“The Afghan hound has a unique coat. The typical coat appears to be produced by having a non shedding undercoat that becomes quite long on the back of the head, ears, sides of the body and legs. The hair on the face, neck, top of the back (the saddle) and tail is short and hard, rather like a greyhound. The pattern described is the adult pattern. Puppies from 2 months on are large fluffballs. Both bitches and dogs that are neutered (spayed or castrated) revert to varied extents to the puppy coat pattern. There is a range of coat in the breed. Some individuals will have much more extensive development of the short haired regions with a saddle that extends more than 1/2 way down the side of the body as well as short hair on the feet and pasterns. The dog with extensive short coated regions is called a ‘patterned’ Afghan hound. Others may be so full coated that the saddle scarcely appears.
Texture of the long hair has a major influence on how easy it is to maintain the dog. A fully coated Afghan Hound with a curley or wooley coat is capable of matting very quickly and is best maintained as a clipped down pet. The coats that are easy to maintain are silky in texture and somewhat resistant to matting.
However, no matter are silky the coat on the Afghan the is a breed that needs frequent grooming (at least a simple brushing every 2nd or 3rd day) They should not be owned by someone who lacks the time for the regular brushing that the hounds need.”
no..they do not shed alot…when they first lose their puppy coat it comes out like crazy…after that a female in heat will likely blow her coat but for the most part they lose hair like a human loses hair but do not really shed
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November 9th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
look them up on animal planet
November 9th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
yes they have very long and silky hair. I don’t think you can shave them either
November 9th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
no they dont shed.
November 9th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
“The Afghan hound has a unique coat. The typical coat appears to be produced by having a non shedding undercoat that becomes quite long on the back of the head, ears, sides of the body and legs. The hair on the face, neck, top of the back (the saddle) and tail is short and hard, rather like a greyhound. The pattern described is the adult pattern. Puppies from 2 months on are large fluffballs. Both bitches and dogs that are neutered (spayed or castrated) revert to varied extents to the puppy coat pattern.
There is a range of coat in the breed. Some individuals will have much more extensive development of the short haired regions with a saddle that extends more than 1/2 way down the side of the body as well as short hair on the feet and pasterns. The dog with extensive short coated regions is called a ‘patterned’ Afghan hound. Others may be so full coated that the saddle scarcely appears.
Texture of the long hair has a major influence on how easy it is to maintain the dog. A fully coated Afghan Hound with a curley or wooley coat is capable of matting very quickly and is best maintained as a clipped down pet. The coats that are easy to maintain are silky in texture and somewhat resistant to matting.
However, no matter are silky the coat on the Afghan the is a breed that needs frequent grooming (at least a simple brushing every 2nd or 3rd day) They should not be owned by someone who lacks the time for the regular brushing that the hounds need.”
November 9th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
no..they do not shed alot…when they first lose their puppy coat it comes out like crazy…after that a female in heat will likely blow her coat but for the most part they lose hair like a human loses hair but do not really shed
November 9th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
I have no idea. But I’ll star for Chetco. She will know, she show’s afghans and knows more than anyone else on this forum.
I wouldn’t think so though. Most dogs with coats like that don’t shed much.
http://clubs.akc.org/ahca/
November 10th, 2009 at 12:13 am
google
afghan, breed traits
afghans, shedding
and read up on the websites you find.
G
November 10th, 2009 at 12:18 am
dont think so