Anybody try pruning their dogs yet? Mine's looking like a scruffy looking nerf herder. It's been 10 weeks since her last "day o' beauty" and who knows when the groomers are going to be allowed to re-open.  ?

I recommend you do to the dog what I do to myself - get the electric trimmers and shear it off! Saves a lot of money.

Ha! Hadn’t thought about this side effect yet. Our 3 dogs all shed. I did cut my own hair though, all you need is two mirrors 

My wife is a traveling dog groomer and she’s getting nervous thinking about what she’ll be in for when she’s able to get back to grooming. ?

On 4/10/2020 at 5:57 PM, schplurg said:

I recommend you do to the dog what I do to myself - get the electric trimmers and shear it off! Saves a lot of money.

I may resort to that if this goes on much longer. Was thinking of something like this.

 

 

 

Some of our groomers are still open. They are considered essential because of ticks being on dogs

12 minutes ago, slonezp said:

Was thinking of something like this.

Dude looks like he lost a bet.

I have a long haired Border collie that I have shaved couple times a year and he's miserable right now. 

 

I saw dog trimmers in the Amazon cart and I'm just BETT'N she's gonna ask me to do it......my noggin is getting bad also.

21 minutes ago, Bird said:

I have a long haired Border collie that I have shaved couple times a year and he's miserable right now. 

 

I saw dog trimmers in the Amazon cart and I'm just BETT'N she's gonna ask me to do it......my noggin is getting bad also.

Be careful shaving any dog with a double coat, as it can ruin their coat and do more harm than good. In the warmer months frequent brushing should help them quite a bit. Their double coat like my Great Pyrenees has helps keep them warm in the winter and keep them cool in the summer.

 

A good double coat brush works the best. Brushing them once a week sometimes more when shedding is bad works wonders for them. A little trimming here and there is fine especially on their undercarriage in the warmer months helps quite a bit. 

28 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

Be careful shaving any dog with a double coat, as it can ruin their coat and do more harm than good. In the warmer months frequent brushing should help them quite a bit. Their double coat like my Great Pyrenees has helps keep them warm in the winter and keep them cool in the summer.

 

A good double coat brush works the best. Brushing them once a week sometimes more when shedding is bad works wonders for them. A little trimming here and there is fine especially on their undercarriage in the warmer months helps quite a bit. 

A quick Google search shows you are correct, was unaware. 

52 minutes ago, Bird said:

A quick Google search shows you are correct, was unaware. 

You’re not the only one, trust me. My wife gets calls quite frequently asking if she’ll shave this dog or that dog. Most say they can’t find a groomer that will, that’s why. 
 

The only dogs that do terribly in the heat are the dogs with short snouts or smushed in faces, like pugs, bulldogs, etc. The general rule of thumb the shorter the snout the harder time they have in the heat. Hope this helps. 

We had a newfy that we shaved every summer.  It definitely made the heat more comfortable for him.

On 4/13/2020 at 10:07 AM, GTN said:

Some of our groomers are still open. They are considered essential because of ticks being on dogs

Well the fiancé gave mango a bath last night and decided to let her sleep in the bed with us....... I woke up to a tick on my elbow