We recently lost our labrador of 13 yrs. Although a wonderful dog , the only complaint was he lost his fur tremendously twice per year. Does anyone know or non moulting dogs of similiar temperament [or non moulting labradors] ?
Are german short haired pointers ok? Can you get small ones.? What about bassett hounds do the really roam that much?
Thanks Anthony.

In all honesty if that was the only downside in your dog then thats great. Every chance you can get bigger problems than that.
Sorry you lost your lab sounds like he was a lovely dog.

Yes, Labradors do loose and awful amount of coat but believe me, they are not the worst! The Lab coat tends to lay around like a snow storm whereas some short coated breeds have a short stiff fur like little needles. It gets in everywhere and several times I found my Dalmatian hair work it's way into my skin!

Regards, John

Does a curly coat retriever shed ? if not that might be your answer ! :D

A curlycoated retriever is quite a big dog. I think your best idea is to go to Discover Dogs being held in London this weekend, details are available on the Kennel Club website. There will be representatives from every breed registered with the KC, and the breeders and owners there will be knowledgeable and able to help your find the best breed for your family.

Do remember that with many of the non-shedding breeds their coat grows long, so there is usually a lot of combing and clipping necessary. Also a long coated breed attracts mud, twigs, seeds etc. which can make as much (if not more) mess than dog hair.

Really you need to look at the type of dog you want first and then the coat.

There is a big difference between the character of a GSP and a labrador even though they are both gundogs and an even bigger difference between both of these and a Bassett Hound.

A labrador is a very biddable retriever.

A GSP is a member of the HPR sub group and has a lot more initiative and independence as it is required to hunt, point and retreive tenderly to hand.

A Bassett is a very big dog on short legs that is basically a mobile olfactory unit...................

Visiting Discover Dogs would be an excellent idea, there may be breeds that would suit you that you have never even heard of or seen.

ROFLMAO Tohme I always thought Bassets were Poop machines on lil legs