try a groom king work at it gradually a little at a tome , you can order a groom king on line www.groomersmall.com . I think that's it or do a search for groomers Mall or groom king Emilie Emilie C.Woodruff Windvane Kennels 5877 Gardi Road Kamloops,B.C. V1S 2A1 Canada http://www.geocities.com/windvanekennels ----- Original Message ----- From: <RihadinK9@xxxxxxx> To: <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 3:49 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Thinning out neck hair In a message dated 12/12/2004 6:43:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, jomarigsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: I have a dog with a ton of coat and am trying to make the neck look a little less "bushy". Ok, groomers....fire away with any suggestions <g>! Thanks, Well, you could use a grooming "rake". Or you could do what I do, bathe the dog (in warm water of course) and then use a force dryer to blow out the loose hair. I suggest you do this outside, LOL! Ginger Cleary, Dallas, GA http://www.rihadin.com "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping that it will eat him last." Sir Winston Spencer Churchill, 1874-1965 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================