Dog Breeds Recommended for a deShedding Tool

Some breeds have coat textures that vary between individual dogs. These breeds are noted with an asterisk(*). Not all dogs in these breeds shed. If your dog sheds, the FURminator^® deShedding Tool will work on your dog.

For a list of breeds that we do NOT recommend using a deShedding tool on, click here.

A

• Affenpinscher
• Afghan Hound
• Airedale Terrier
• Akita
• Alaskan Klee Kai
• Alaskan Malamute
• American Bulldog*
• American Eskimo Dog
• American Pit Bull Terrier*
• American Staffordshire Terrier
• Anatolian Shepherd
• Australian Cattle Dog
• Australian Kelpie
• Australian Shepherd Dog
• Australian Terrier

B

• Balkan Hound
• Basenji
• Basset Hound
• Beagle*
• Bearded Collie
• Belgian Griffon
• Belgian Malinois
• Belgian Shepherd
• Belgian Tervueren
• Bernese Mountain Dog
• Black and Tan Coonhound*
• Black Russian Terrier
• Bloodhound
• Blue Heeler
• Border Collie
• Border Terrier
• Boston Terrier*
• Bouvier des Flandres
• Boxer*
• Borzoi
• Briard
• Brittany Spaniel
• Brussels Griffon
• Bull Terrier*
• Bullmastiff

C

• Cairn Terrier
• Canaan Dog
• Cane Corso
• Cardigan Welsh Corgi
• Catahula Leopard Dog
• Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
• Chesapeake Bay Retriever
• Chihuahua*
• Chinook
• Chow Chow
• Clumber Spaniel
• Cocker Spaniel
• Collie

D

• Dachshund*
• Dalmatian*
• Deerhound
• Doberman Pinscher*

E

• English Bulldog*
• English Foxhound*
• English Mastiff
• English Setter
• English Springer Spaniel
• English Toy Spaniel
• Eskimo Dog

F

• Field Spaniel
• Finnish Spitz
• Flat-Coated Retriever
• French Bulldog*
• French Mastiff

G

• German Shepherd 
• German Shorthaired Pointer*
• German Wirehaired Pointer
• Giant Schnauzer
• Glen of Imaal Terrier
• Golden Retriever
• Gordon Setter
• Great Dane
• Great Pyrenees
• Greater Swiss Mountain
• Greyhound

H

• Harrier Beagle

I

• Ibizan Hound*
• Irish Setter
• Irish Terrier
• Irish Wolfhound
• Italian Greyhound*

J

• Jack Russell Terrier
• Japanese Chin*
• Japanese Spitz

K

• Kai Dog
• Keeshond
• Kuvasz

L

• Labrador Retriever
• Lakeland Terrier
• Leonberger
• Lhasa Apso*

M

• Manchester Terrier
• Miniature Bull Terrier
• Miniature Pinscher
• Miniature Schnauzer
• Munsterlander

N

• Neapolitan Mastiff
• Newfoundland
• Norfolk Terrier
• Norwegian Elkhound
• Norwich Terrier
• Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever

O

• Old English Sheepdog
• Otterhound

P

• Papillion
• Parson Jack Russell Terrier
• Pekingese*
• Pembroke Welsh Corgi
• Petit Basset Griffon Vandéen
• Pharaoh Hound*
• Polish Lowland Sheepdog
• Pomeranian
• Pug

R

• Rat Terrier
• Rhodesian Ridgeback
• Rottweiler

S

• Saint Bernard
• Saluki
• Samoyed
• Schipperke
• Scottish Deerhound
• Scottish Terrier
• Sealyham Terrier
• Shar Pei*
• Shetland Sheepdog
• Shiba Inu
• Shih Tzu*
• Siberian Husky
• Silky Terrier*
• Skye Terrier
• Spinone Italian
• Smooth Fox Terrier*
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier*
• Standard Schnauzer
• Sussex Spaniel

T

• Tibetan Mastiff
• Tibetan Spaniel
• Toy Fox Terrier*
• Tibetan Terrier

V

• Vizsla

W

• Weimaraner
• Welsh Springer Spaniel
• Welsh Terrier
• West Highland White Terrier
• Whippet
• Wire Fox Terrier
• Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

Y

• Yorkshire Terrier*

• If you are unsure if your pet has an undercoat, please consult your veterinarian. This list does not include all dog breeds recommended for a FURminator^®deShedding tool. Please contact us for additional questions.