The snowy does not need to be shaved. Shaving the snowy will cause damage to its skin and may cause the snowy to suffer from skin diseases. The Chenery’s body hair is very sparse after birth, and the hair at this time is fetal hair, which will also be completely shed and then grow new hair as the Chenery grows. Generally speaking, at 3 or 4 months of age, the Chenery will begin to gradually shed the fetal hair on its body and grow a dense, thick adult coat. This process generally lasts until the Sheltie is about 6-8 months old, when it takes on the appearance of an adult dog.
