Chris, I bred and owned a lovely Tri male. I even use his photo on my website in the slide show. He is in natural coat there, free standing, and had been neutered for at least a year when the photo was taken. I placed him in a pet home not long after the photo was taken. Just recently I received some photos of him from his present owner--- I didn't even recognize him. He had been clipped into the cocker pet trim that we have been discussing. His ears were shortened and even his head was shaved--- as well as his back. There is no way that clipping him was necessary. I should know, I had him as an adult and I know what his coat care was like.
BTW, I didn't say anything to his new owner about the clip. He's her dog now and she loves him. It's a good placement home regardless of whether he is shaved or not. I admit, it did make me upset to see the clippers had ruined his lovely natural coat, but that's life. Basically, I am saying that clipping a Cavalier shouldn't be necessary. If the pet owner wants to do this, it's their choice and I won't tell them not to, but I reserve the right to deplore the promotion of clipping a Cavalier. In 21 years of owning this breed, I have never had to get out my A5 clippers. I don't even trim the underpads. It has been amusing to see that there is a double standard on clipping. One for the show dogs and one for the pets. All the best, Susan Cochran ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Gingell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 10:51 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Pro's > > Annette, if a pet owner wants to give their dog a cocker trim with an A5 > clipper, that is their choice. However, I really don't think that this > should be promoted in the national club newsletter by a board member when we > already have problems with trimming in the show ring. > > > I think anything which will assist owners of pet Cavaliers to make life more > comfortable for them and their pets should indeed be promoted by the > national club. Let them spend their time cuddling and playing together not > trying to manage unruly coats. Clipping of pets dogs has no relation > whatsoever to the problem of trimming for the show ring in my opinion. The > national club did a fine job assisting people to understand how to clip > their pets without making them look like a very unfamiliar breed. > > Chris Gingell > Caruaidd Cavaliers > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
