https://blog.dermagic.eu/tags/double-coat/Recent content in Double Coat on Dermagic JournalHugoen-gbSat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000https://blog.dermagic.eu/german-shepherd-skin-problems/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000https://blog.dermagic.eu/german-shepherd-skin-problems/The German Shepherd’s skin problem is not bad luck, and it is not something you did. It is written into the breed. Research on German Shepherds specifically has tied their allergic skin disease to variants in a gene that helps hold the outer layer of skin together — which means the predisposition sits in the barrier, not just the immune system. Once you understand that, nearly everything else about this breed’s skin starts to make sense.