If I shave my dog's hair, would it grow faster and thicker?

I duno if thats true, i juz heard it from my friends. I have an eskie puppy. Juz wondering if shaving actually will make my dogs hair grow faster and thicker.

If I shave my dog's hair, would it grow faster and thicker?

No, it will not. Shaving the hair has no affect on the follicle, which is where the hair starts growing.

If I shave my dog's hair, would it grow faster and thicker?

No. We have a Himalayan cat and we shave her. Fur comes back the same.

I disagree with Shadrack... not everyone lives in the great white north. I live in Florida and we shave our animals because they get TOO warm.

If I shave my dog's hair, would it grow faster and thicker?

Should come back the same

If I shave my dog's hair, would it grow faster and thicker?

no! you should not belive everything people tell you.....you should not shave your dogs hair around this time of the year anyway.......your dog will freeze

If I shave my dog's hair, would it grow faster and thicker?

No, and there's no guarantee how fast it will grow back. I had a friend that had a shepard/collie cross, and she clipped the hair real short in the summer. It still had not grown back in by winter, and the dog was so cold.

If I shave my dog's hair, would it grow faster and thicker?

Nope. Some breeds with thick double coats (like your eskie) will actually take years to regrow their coat to its normal texture and thickness. Please, do not ever shave your dog.

If I shave my dog's hair, would it grow faster and thicker?

No. It will grow back softer and with more of a tendency to mat.

If I shave my dog's hair, would it grow faster and thicker?

DEFINITELY NOT!!!!!! I have two dogs, one is a pit bull mix that i rescued from a shelter and she was recently spayed when i got her, so she was shaved down there, and her hair still hasn't grown back and it probably never will.....it's been a year and a half!!