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Great knowledge if you have a double coated dog.

CLIPPING DOUBLE-COATED BREEDS IN THE HEAT

Clipping Double-Coated breeds is contentious. That’s a massive understatement. As I have said repeatedly, although many people choose not to read that part, the decision to clip a DC breed in hot weather should be based on risk factors for heatstroke, for example being old, being overweight, being a large breed, being dark coated, being brachycephalic, having existing health conditions such as heart disease. I’d probably also add “being miserable in the heat”.

And yes, I’ve heard all the arguments “coat funk” (abnormal re growth) and “sunburn” being the most common ones.

Re abnormal regrowth, I’d suggest reading Mia Overnas The Educated Groomers page. https://theeducatedgroomer.com/shaving-double-coated-breeds/

Re sunburn - keep your dog out of the sun. You should be doing this anyway.

Image below posted from a private group with permission of owner. Personally I think Zhiva looks fantastic.