Re: [PyrNet-L] Shaving Pyrs

["Donna Coffman" <dcoffman@erols.com>]

Hi Karen,
What you are doing seems to work for you, so I suggest you continue with
the clipping.  After all, at 10, she should not have to stand on the
grooming table for 1.5 hours if she doesn't want to.  If she's comfortable,
that's what matters now.
Donna

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> From: Karen Reiter <kreiter@servtech.com>
> To: pyrnet-l@gamerz.net
> Subject: Re: [PyrNet-L] Shaving Pyrs
> Date: Saturday, March 14, 1998 11:04 PM
> 
> Hi Cindy and welcome to the list...
> 
> <<When you clip the guard hair the coat gets dirty much easier,and the
> undercoat grows faster than the guard hair so it has to be brushed even
more
> often to keep from matting. Of course if you are not going to keep
> your dog brushed then clipping is better than a matted pyr.>>
> 
> Question.  If I brushed my girl (10 Yr old spayed bitch with hugh coat)
> 15-20 minutes every day and full grooming on weekends (1-1.5 hours on the
> table for combing, brushing, clip claws, etc...) and she still was having
> problems with matting (prior to EVER being clipped) what would you
suggest
> would help with this problem?  Shelly's not real keen about being on the
> grooming table for extended periods of time anymore.  Because of her age,
I
> worry more about her comfort and health than her looks.  I'd happily not
> clip her again if I had an alternative that didn't involve having to clip
> her but provided the same results/outcome (i.e. comfortable and happy
Pyr).
> 
> 
> I appreciate any input that you could provide with this.
> 
> Thanks,
> Karen Reiter
> kreiter@servtech.com
>