On 11 Aug 2010, at 23:40, Michael Goodwin wrote: My Dogs would rather not have any coats short or long this time of year. It's only going to be back in the low 100's here(Bakersfield,CA) <REPLY> I sometimes shave the bellies of my older animals when it is hot, as well as shaving their feet more frequently to keep hair out of their paws and icnrease cooling ability. I do want to appologize to the midwest for the heat - seems a front moved in fromthe Atlantic last night and is keeping the heat over the midwest for a day or two Meanwhile, the eastcoast is have some light rains (we desparately need this) and temps in the 70s (we have had 90 -100 weather for 53 days of the last 60) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================