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Originally Posted by Mardelin  The products used are different with each dog, depending on coat texture. Also, what you use on a puppy when it first goes in the ring is much different than what you use on it as an adult. But, remember the secret to growing a great coat is nutrition and cleanliness. I bathe show dogs every 4 days.
A must do is training it early on every aspect of the grooming process. Teaching it how to lay still for you on the table while you put up that topknot. How to stand while you trim their feet and iron it's coat.
Oh! back to the topknot....practice, practice, practice. I struggled with it until Marie Cordona gave a lesson. A good hairspray I use "CC" for spraying that tease to give it body, "IT" for setting the topknot and a must have is All Systems Invisible Hold, A real life saver is applying a good gel before drying. |
Those are all great points Mary, it is soooo true about the topknots,practice,practice and more practice. Alot of people wait until show day and it can be a very stressful job to put a topknot in when you are stressed about the show itself.So preparation is vital !! It will save you time and make the whole show preparation experience less stressful and more enjoyable
* This is of course in my own experience , thus far *