Mandeville's "OES"
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| Basic grooming is pretty much the same. The "style" is a lot different for trimming and showing. |
| Have you come across any good reading that might be helpful. It's hard to find anything beyond line grooming. Show coat presentation is a good topic for anyone wanting to have a best seller. |
| Your best bet is to observe at a show. There are regional differences in grooming techniques/styles across the US, as well as differences in other countries.
There are a few pictures and descriptions of show prep in one of my books - "The Complete Old English Sheepdog" by Christina Smith. Compared with what is really involved, it is pretty minimalistic. No grooming secrets given away there!  |
| There's that one hard-to-find Australian book, too. Somebody remind me the name of it. Lisa sent me an excerpt and I know Nita has it... |
| The book they're recommending is in this thread, but it's out of print and hard to find.
http://forum.oes.org/viewtopic.php?t=17661 |
| Thanks Tammy. If you all are referring to Monique Carrier's book, I got it on ebay and am waiting for its arrival. |
| If you all are referring to Melissa Verplank's book let me know. I should be able to find it somehow. I went to our local show and there was only one OES showing and he did all the grooming in his RV/Mobile Home. I think when they show in my neck of the woods they plan that it will be very hot and do almost all grooming before entering the ring. |
Dee Knight wrote: referring to Monique Carrier's book, I got it on ebay and am waiting for its arrival.
Wonderful so hard to get, lets know what you think of it when it arrives and you have a read of the grooming and show trimming section. 
Jill it was published in Canada. |
| I am sooo glad to have this book. Thanks y'all for recommending it. It is definately for a novice but that is what I am. I especially liked the "tips for gooming" section and the "scissoring" section. She goes beyond line grooming, is very meticulous, the ink drawings are very helpful, and I learned much from the "showing your OES" section. I would recommend this to new parents and there might be something new to try for the accomplished groomers. |
lisaoes wrote: Dee Knight wrote: referring to Monique Carrier's book, I got it on ebay and am waiting for its arrival. Wonderful so hard to get, lets know what you think of it when it arrives and you have a read of the grooming and show trimming section. Jill it was published in Canada. Well, mine came from Australia. |
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