A horrible topic...but a critical question!!

[bamawife]

Originally Posted by lillymae

This can be a problem with any breed with long hair. Keep it trimmed shorter & maybe out farther, in other words a bigger area.

This is what we do! Raley is 2 years old and we rarely have that problem!

[MamaZiggy]

yep, i do believe because of all that hair it would happen to most. Ziggy does have this happen (as he has a long coat) but i trim his *area* when i give him his weekly bath. this curbs the problem. after pooping though always ask Ziggy "Bum check baby" and he will stay still and present his bottom for inspection, lol

[yorkietalkjilly]

My Scotty & Jilly & the puppy Jilly wouldn't let me keep, Teddy, all had this issue from time to time, despite keeping them close-trimmed. Tibbe? Even with his stand out, cottony-type coat which sometimes I fail to trim back there, has never - ever - left anything - nothing - on is bum! I have had him 4 years & never had to clean his bottom. I just find that incredible. But he does such an amazing curl-up kind of position & waits like that for a long time afterward when he "goes", I don't guess there is just no way anything can get on his behind! He is the only dog I've ever had never leave anything on his tush.

[mamaj]

I`m going to use puppy wipes on my baby, as well as keeping her trimmed.

[concretegurl]

I have seen Elvis uhhhh wipe his tooshie on the grass. At first I thought he just needed a gland cleaning but no he was defi ately wiping.

Princess always had hangers she eats a lot of dental rope strand by strand though. A short cut around bum and down her back legs along. Also usimg a leave in conditioner like lanolin, biosilk or marikesh around bum &the down legs (under tail) leeps pooh from sticking or drying on hair.

[Teegy]

I regularly trim bums, but since changing diet I don't find sticky bums an issue any more. I bought round edged baby scissors and also a little rechargeable conair set of clippers for quick and tidy bum shaved

[PackOf1]

Riley's is so cute