HELP! Full coat and the bark park?!
alison |
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Alison Hmmmm...got the same problem! I have used several dry powder products & then a good brush out before allowing her back in the house. She still looks a little dingy BUT smells better  She seems to love to rocknroll with the dogs that slobber alot...gross...she's such a "miss priss" at home 
Diane |
| So Diane, do you keep her outside and wait for her to dry or do you brush her wet? Where I am we have a lot of rain and she is muddy with clay. When the mats are wet does it hurt her more to brush them out or is it better to wait until they dry? She finally is getting that beautiful sheepie coat and I really want to let it grow. |
| All I can suggest is to maybe avoid the park until things dry up a bit? I know it means she will miss out on the fun for a bit, but to keep her coat in top shape is difficult if she is in the mud....
With my girls, I dry them off with a towel, rub their feet dry, and crate them until they are mostly dry, then brush them out. If they are kept well groomed it shouldn't take too long to go over the entire dog and remove any knots that may have started. |
alison...cassie does not have a heavy coat...due to her splash of English Setter soooo she dries pretty fast...I towel her off at the park & after we get home...brush a bit & shake on some 8in1 Perfect Coat Dry Shampoo Powder. When we get inside I wipe the biggest off her feet & stand her in the tubby & wash her feet/legs up to her pits I do the mats a bit at a time with my fingers & pin brush. I use Top Performance GloCoat after a bath...it helps repel dirt & reduce the mats. I am always hunting for new products & techniques to make her upkeep easier...let me know what you find 
diane |
| Cassie's moma - I love your avatar!!! She looks like such a lady!
I mentioned on another post, that I just had Merlin shaved right down from a full coat to almost hairless sheepie. Sniff. We also have daily visits to the dog park and combined with his rough housing couple times a day with one of his brothers, Blue the Blueheeler/Lab he was becoming a mess especially around the neck area. One of the woman I met through the dog park was taking a course on dog grooming and had practised on my three, while searching for a job. I wrote a letter of reference on her behalf and she got a job at a very "chee chee dog spa". This is how she refers to it! She called me and offered to pick up Merlin at my house 2 days ago and take him with her to work...and it was her treat! Can't complain as she got three bags full of hair in return!
He's very embarressed however, and has appeared to be very upset with me for humiliating him this way. I promised him that I won't do it again for a while. On a serious note, although I really love the full coat and will probably keep it the majority of the time - I don't think it's such a bad idea occasionally to clip them. Not just for comfort or cleanliness but you can go over their body and check for any abnomalities such as lumps or bumps you'd normally miss. Merlin is still in his teens but Shaggy got a series of lumps (benign), lots of warts , and even an ugly looking tumor on her rear as she aged. I then kept her clipped short the last year of her life so the vet and I could keep track if there were any changes. Another positive thing about clipping them short once in a while, (unless they are to be used for show) is you can really see their body lines. I always worried that Merlin was on the thin side and had checked with my vet but now feel reasured that's he's okay. Panda on the other hand, was discovered to be underweight after he was clipped short so I adjusted his daily intake. Still, I just love that full coat and it's my favorite look. Marianne and the boys |
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