RE: [pyrnet] Grooming Question

["Robyn Allwright" <ziffanyrobyn@earthlink.net>]

> Now we have a Pyr and are having the occasional small mat show up.  She is
> strictly a companion animal.  Would it be unacceptable to thin the fur
> behind the ears if she is not being shown?  She is brushed at least twice
a
> week, normally more often.
> 
In the show arena, it is common to thin the fur around the ears, as you do
in the Newfs.  We have one Pyr who gets curly bits there, and it really
looks funny if it's not thinned.

--- Robyn Allwright
--- ziffanyrobyn@earthlink.net
--- Ziffany Great Pyrenees & Tibetan