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Need help finding out if my puppy has dander and will shed

I just got a maltese fox terrior puppy he looks more like the dad short hair. I can’t tell if its fur or hair and we had him for two days. Im worried he will shed and be smelly. I have a morkie and he doesnt shed or smell. I see flakes on my new puppy and can smell him and wasnt’ sure if this is how he will always be.we have a small house and four kids, I have been happy with my other dog and thought he would enjoy company, he is 2 1/2 years old, I just don’t want to make a big expensive mistake. The smell is important to me.

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Well, being smelly goes with individual dogs, not the breed (or cross breed)…if you already “smell” him, then there are products on the market to help with that (Dermascent is a natural product, which you drop down their back once a week for a month, then twice a month for a month, and finally it becomes a once a month deal)…also, Fish Oil caps help with oder (the Omega’s)…a very cheap suppliment.

As for the shedding…a Maltese/Yorkie cross has parents that neither shed…a smooth Fox Terrier, however, sheds a LOT…and if this one takes after the FT, then you’re going to have hair. Fish Oil also helps with shedding.

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