I've never been impressed w/ naked care, used it w/ bitches who blew coat....then again, I generally have a lot of coat. If I am campaigning a dog they are wet daily and back brushed w/ the blower until almost dry. If I need to grow undercoat (again, bitches), Maxicare from Cindra is a good moisturizer. They also have a nice bodifying spray for shows. Careful, on a dark dog too much and it flakes, but honestly, so does everything. Not the end of the world, they are wet again the day of the show and blown out. I also soak them to the skin when we get home to remove any product. If your handler reaches for a spray, good chance there is alcohol in it. (Drying). Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions visit _http://www.pinehillgsds.com/_ (http://www.pinehillgsds.com/) In a message dated 7/3/2010 5:41:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, managsd@xxxxxxxxx writes: I would love to hear how other people groom their dogs that they are actively campaigning. How often do you bath them? How are they housed? Do you do anything different when trying to grow coat? I am currently showing a male. We live in an area in which the summers are in the 90's-100's and we are preparing for a show in 3 weeks. He's fairly close coated to begin with and I normally bathe him every 2 weeks to month but now we are doing a cold water bath once weekly. He gets brushed out daily and I use Naked Care on him. He is fed a good diet and supplement with Naked Care. I'd love to hear how others care for their dogs. I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday weekend!!! Catherine Morton Mana Shepherds ============================================================================ 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. 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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. 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/ ============================================================================