[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: grooming
- From: "Chris S. Kimerer" <tanbarkgsd@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: The List <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:18:47 -0800 (PST)
A little word of caution on the Furminator, it works great, BUT, the coat HAS
to be clean and works best if a conditioner is also used. It prevents from
hurting the outer coat, which one can literally put a hole into if the dog is
not freshly bathed and conditioned.
If a bath can not be given but the undercoat is coming loose a high powered
dryer will get rid of a lot of that hair without having to do all the
raking/combing. Of course the best way is to give a really good bath, use the
zoomgroom to pull out as much hair during the bath as possible and then blow
dry the dog. I have a very very plush male that I do this with and just did
last sunday and after his bath and blow had very little raking left.
Chris
Chris S. (Jolley) Kimerer
www.tanbarkgsd.com
AOE Sel.Ex.Ch.Carousel Farms Samantha, PT, TC OFA H/E
Ch. CaralonQED JD Drew Bleibtreu OFA H/E
Ch. Cresthers Blast V Kenlyn OFA
--- On Wed, 2/11/09, Penny & Bill <Ketchy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Penny & Bill <Ketchy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: grooming
To: "The List" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 9:47 PM
I have two bitches with *extremely* plush coats. Not real long guard
hairs, but
rather super thick undercoats. (When parting the hair, it's tough to
see
skin.) When they blow coat, I can barely get a rake through the
coat. It is
actually impossible to get a rake through some areas and I end up
"plucking" the undercoat as it surfaces. This takes forever!
If anyone knows a "trick" for grooming such plush-coated dogs,
I'd love to hear about it. (Bathing and blow drying are out for right
now.)
Thanks in advance.
Paulette McGuirt, GSDCA Member
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Paulette,
Both Forest and Tabu are VERY plush-coated. I like using a metal comb
with them. You can get a lot more hair out that way than by using any
kind of a brush. Other people say that the "furminator" (is that the
name?) pulls out the whole undercoat by just brushing the dogs once.
Penny
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