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10-31-2006, 07:23 AM | #1 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tennessee
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| Q about silky hair & puppy cuts... I am going to be taking my baby to the groomer for probably her first cut... and I was wondering what I should do. The hair on her back is thin & silky, almost the shaggy dog look, lol. It is very easy to brush out. Her legs & belly are, softer instead of silkier is that makes sense... is that still puppy hair? She has some matting on the back of her legs & belly (from before I got her a few days ago), not bad but I think it's a case of the puppy hair and adult hair getting tangled... My question is this, should I just have the mats removed, so I can brush her everyday & try to keep them away, or should I get her a puppy cut? Or should her belly be shaved? I will attach a picture so you can see her coat (I'm pretty sure it's the thin scraggely looking coat that will be full & silky)... My goal is to have her grow out a long beautiful coat, but I guess I am wondering is if I should keep it shorter until all her hair is adult hair or if it will matt when I start to grow it out anyway... Oh, and the hair on her face always seems dirty and wet (from eating, playing). Is there a secret to keeping her pretty face, well, pretty? Should I just comb it a lot? is there a perfect comb somewhere that I haven't seen? Thanks in advance |
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10-31-2006, 08:41 AM | #2 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Alabama
Posts: 2,225
| get a slicker brush and brush daily maybe a little spray on detangler would help get the matts out and there's a finishing comb for faces i believe
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10-31-2006, 11:36 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lebanon Ohio
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| detangler I bought the cowboy detangler. Its amazing. You use only a sm. amt. It takes the mats out so easy. You do have to brush and a bath about every week or 2 weeks. They take a lot of loving care. Put this product works. I bought it at a horse place. It can be used on humans as well. Hope this helps. |
10-31-2006, 12:16 PM | #4 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tennessee
Posts: 91
| Awsome, I will have to try some, I'd love to not cut her hair Should I be using a soft bristle brush, or comb? I think the brush I have is a shedding brush, and dosen't seem to work well for her. |
11-02-2006, 04:33 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kearny, NJ
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| Wet face? My pup's face also looks wet, esp around the eyes. Looks like he has blocked tear ducts, and they'll need to be drained while he's being neutered. It's a simple test that a vet can do, maybe it's the same thing with your girl? Sometimes the tear ducts don't open on their own, as I was told, it's common in small breeds....
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