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Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze  Yes, work from the inside out. Start with the diet, making sure it's a 5 star dog food or you home cook like me.  Next make sure he get's omega 3 and 6 fatty acids every day. Omega 6 is found in safflower, sunflower, corn, evening primrose, and borage oils. Omega 3 include fish oils (especially cold water fish such as salmon, mackerel, halibut, and herring). They are also found in canola and flax oils, flax seeds, walnuts, soybeans, and freshly ground wheat germ.
Next make sure you use a good dog shampoo and conditioners such as #1 ALL SYSTEMS in a concentrated form so you can dilute it down even more during the dry winters where you don't need to "deep" clean so to speak. Use a hot oil treatment once a month during warmer months and every week or two during the winter months. What I do in the winter is shampoo first, towel dry and apply the hot oil AND the conditioner, wrap them in a warm towel for 15 to 20 minutes then just do a good rinse. This leaves the coat so soft and not a bit oily. I even dilute the conditioner down quite a bit and do a mist on them before brushin. Don't brush a dry coat. It break it off really bad.
By the way, your boy is so beautiful!!  |
We use Canidae & Innova mixed - they are both 5 star.
I tried the Hot Oil Friday - did wonders.
I didn't leave it on very long.
I will try 15 minutes with both hot oil & conditioner in a few weeks.
I don't brush dry anymore - Mary (mardelin) taught me that one.
I do comb head hair for a topnot though.
Mary suggested Flaxseed Oil also - I haven't found it yet - I will try GNC next week.
Thanks for the complement- everyone thinks he is girl because of his cute babydoll face! kim