Glen,
There is absolutely no trimming of the Cavalier king charles spaniel. You
may trim the hair between the pad being careful not to cut any of their
slippers. Some use a drying coat to prevent massive curl after bathing. I
know their was some discussion earlier about a drying coat many people on
the list liked a lot. I don't recall the name or where you can get it. Have
you joined the CKCSC, USA to learn about shows, etc?
Patricia Powers
-----Original Message-----
From: Glenn Fulton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, August 02, 2001 12:43 PM
Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Showing Cavaliers
>In a message dated 8/2/2001 12:41:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
>
>> A simple way to learn is to go to as many dog shows as you can. Observe,
=
>> make notes do not be intrusive and learn quietly from the successful =
>> exhibitors.This includes other breeds by the way.
>> Grooming can be trial and error, what works for someone elses dog may =
>> not work for yours.Buy small or sample sizes of differing products and =
>> use them on your dog 'til you find one that works Do not expect people =
>> to give away all their 'tricks of the trade' after all they have spent =
>> many years, in some cases, finding out what works and what doesn't.
>> In the world of showing and breeding dogs there are no quick fixes =
>> although you can be a quick learner!!.=20
>>
>
>Thanks so much for your reply. I am not totally in the dark. About 20
years
>ago I use to show Old English Sheepdogs and Bichons. I just know from that
>experience that there are a lot of tricks that everyone does and that
aren't
>really a secret. I got out of OES mainly because the breed has gotten so
far
>away from the natural look. All that hair teasing , etc., is not my vision
>of what an OES should be.
>
>I have a 2 year old CKCS that is not show quality. He is way too big and
his
>coat is quite curly. There are just a lot of things in specific to CKCS
that
>I don't know. A lot I will learn from the breeder. I am just anxious to
>pick up all the knowledge I can as soon as I can. Like is there a trick to
>getting the hair to lay flat or is that just natural? Do you cut off the
>whiskers and long hairs around the eyes? I keep hearing contradictory
things
>about stacking the dog (some say you do and some say you don't).
>
>Thanks for the advice.
>
>Glenn
>
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