Dear Annette, You're my kind of girl! My whole grooming kit fits into a small diaper bag with room for a pen, mints, tissues, and a can of soda! Sharon Gamboni Taron Cavaliers New Jersey, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Annette Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 5:04 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] trimming etc
> Laura > Your retired dogs can come and join my great unwashed retirees anytime! VBG > I won't feel so guilty then on the very odd occasion that I have visitors! > I was instructed many years ago that to frequent washing removed all the > natural oils from the coat and that you then had to resort to applying oils > which attracted the dirt! I heeded well being the lazy soul that I am.LOL > As for anyone that I am showing they get bathed the night before the show - > having tried all sorts of "fancy shampoos" like Vellus I more often than not > fall back and use good old JDS Insecticidal shampoo with a bit of Benzyl > Benzoate added if I can get it (becoming more difficult these days since > retiring from work!) > Nails take care of themselves and I only occasionally trim between the pads > Grooming aids consist of a Mason Pearson brush , a small slicker and a fine > comb. Only if I have used a "fancy " shampoo do I have to resort to applying > anything extra to the coat. > > Annette > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Laura Trunk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 4:03 PM > Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] trimming etc > > > > > Would everyone***** honestly***** tell me what they do to their dog to > > > prepare for a show. > > > Starting six months before the big day. > > > > > > I hesitate to do this for fear the Show and Breeding Dog Services will > > remove my dogs from my home due to neglect! > > > > But here goes! > > > > I don't do anything *6 months* in advance. > > > > Every dog in my house is groomed thoroughly once a week. I start with a > > regular comb and comb through the hair. If there are tangles I try to get > > them out however I can. I try to use the slicker brush method Pat > Hastings > > suggests-pushing the pins of the slicker through the tangle and moving it > > around to loosen up the tangle, but if the tangle is in a tender area I > will > > sometimes use scizzors and cut through the middle and try to comb it out. > > Then I use a flea comb all over the body. Last I use a flat, natural > > bristle brush and brush the top coat well. I do spritz with water or an > > anti-stat/conditioner spray now and then while grooming. I check ears and > > eyes and clean if necessary. I look at the nails and cut if necessary > (many > > of my dogs never have any white showing and don't need their nails cut). > > > > One or two days before a show I will check the teeth and scale or brush if > > necessary (not often necessary either) and bathe. Right now I bathe with > > Chris Chistensen whitening shampoo. Then I put conditioner on the dog and > > wash out--I have been using Mane and Tail but just started using Vellus > > recently. I blow the dog dry. For those that need a drying coat, I put > the > > drying coat on when partially dry and leave until dry. Then comb out well > > after removal of the coat. Morning of the show I check the nails, teeth > and > > hair between pads and cut/clean as necessary. And of course comb and > brush. > > > > Retired dogs are not bathed more than a few times a year. Show dogs are > > rarely bathed more than once a month *normally* but are always bathed > before > > a show weekend. If shown 4 days in a row, I rarely bathe a second time, > but > > occasionally have had to bathe legs and feet due to very dirty floors. > > > > I sometimes try to condition the coat the week before a show. When I do > > this I use Whoopi Conditioner diluted in a spray bottle. I haven't tried > > the hot oil treatment--maybe I should. > > > > I do spritz the dog with something before going in the ring, usually Mink > > Oil or Ice on Ice. Of course I comb and brush the day of the show. I do > > spritz the feathering with water and blow dry each day just before > showing. > > > > I think my dogs look good although no one would ever accuse me of trimming > > or neatening my dogs! They certainly look clean. The dogs with good > coats > > always have nice sleek coats, the dogs with fluffier coats look > > *controlled*, but maybe not so sleek. Sometimes I think if I bathed > weekly > > and conditioned more often the dogs with the fluffier coats would have > less > > fluffy coats, but maybe not. If they have ticking and freckles--they > > show--oh well. Better than having a stark white or purple dog. > > > > They certainly get enough care. But as compared to those dogs which are > > campaigned continuously, I am sure my methods might be considered > downright > > neglectful. > > > > Laura Lang > > Roycroft 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. ========================================================= "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. 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