Warmer Weather Approaching.

[Cuban]

As the title suggests, also from almost this idea mentioned in the thread talking about far Northern hemisphere breads of dog in Thailand. Our big dogs are noticing the increase in temperature and are knocking over their water bowl to create a splash of water to lay in, I thinking of making a dog proof paddling pool for them.

Our smaller (1.5kg) long haired mutt spends most of the time indoors but I'm wondering if there is a benifit to having her clipped short for the hot season.

I'm aware fur/hair gives some protection against the sun but they sleep in the shade, I don't want to have to consider getting them to (slip,slap, slop) use sunscreen.

Any thoughts are experiances welcomed.

[Rimmer]

As the title suggests, also from almost this idea mentioned in the thread talking about far Northern hemisphere breads of dog in Thailand. Our big dogs are noticing the increase in temperature and are knocking over their water bowl to create a splash of water to lay in, I thinking of making a dog proof paddling pool for them.

Any thoughts are experiances welcomed.

What a great idea, a doggy paddling pool, you can have a small sand beach as well, they would like that to roll in and keep cool and can also bring some in the house later, but better still, let them share your swimming pool with you

[Cuban]

What a great idea, a doggy paddling pool, you can have a small sand beach as well, they would like that to roll in and keep cool and can also bring some in the house later, but better still, let them share your swimming pool with you

Only really thought of it at the weekend when my niece's boyfriend produced a small inflatable paddling pool to contain their child. No water in it - just a padded base and filled with a few toys.

As for swimming with them, in the sea I get long red scratch marks on my arms where they hold on for a rest.

[Old Man River]

I have two dogs. One sheds and the other doesn't. For the one that sheds (the outdoor dog), I do nothing. She will lose her fur in the hot weather naturally. For the one that doesn't (the indoor dog) she has the benefit of the cooler household temperatures, but we do get her fur cut more often than natural.

For the outdoor dog, in the hot weather, we fill with water one of those green tubs that I guess are meant for mixing cement. We put it under a shady tree and the outdoor dog (golden retriever) submerges herself when it gets too hot. This seems to work OK.

[Cuban]

Last night my wife and our small dog had disappeared onto the balcony, too long to be talking to a friend out there so on checking I found a scene from Edward Scissorhands and Zone Reality:The World's Worst Hairdressers Gone Wild. I had only suggested that getting the fur cut might be a good idea a little earlier.

This dog is very used to being brushed and washed by us so the next step to cutting fur is not too much for her to cope with and she behaved well. My introduction of the steel comb to present a stable tuff of fur to trim was what was required to level out some of the earlier wild 'style' attacks. The result is pretty good for a first attempt.

I should point out, when I made the first post in this thread I had zero intention of DIY grooming.

Thinking about getting some thinning scissors now.

[Nienke]

"we want pic's, we want pic's!"

[Cuban]

We've only done the flanks and section above the tail so far, the legs will be difficult I feel so will do over the weekend as time allows. not sure how we will approach the ears - with extreme caution is my first thought.

I'm spending the day reading up on dog grooming.

[Nienke]

From the pic it looks good.

Did you give her a bath before?

What I normally do is cut the longest part of first, and then start modelling. I comb the hairs staight up and those hairs that stick out I cut. If you understand what I mean as I find it pretty difficult to explain through writing what to do.

[Cuban]

> From the pic it looks good.

I'd go as far as to say it's not bad for a first attempt.

Just above the tail, in the picture you can see a slight indentation in the coat - that was an early cut by my wife that was a little bit too keen. the style I adopted using a comb was to follow hairdresser type technique - so I asked about her holidays and if she had seen the soap opera on TV last night.....

> Did you give her a bath before?

Showered the day before, but she had been out 'playing' with a few of the neighbouring dogs and was a little muddy around the paws. Hence waiting to do the legs after a half wash and dry cycle over the weekend.

> What I normally do is cut the longest part of first, and then start modelling...

If only I could express my art in doggie coats

Do you use (obtained in Thailand?) electric clippers?

[Nienke]

I use scissors. But it takes an awfull lot of time. (i don't have that many dogs to clip)

Better use electric clippers.

[bina]

u can leave the legs, just trim around the paws, then, u clip the bottom hairs of the ears, inside the ear and around the face easier with clippers but only if the dog is quiet and u know how to do it....

even my lhasa(s) i clip back only the body, around the paws, and shorten the leg feathering--- all with scissors. we do aroud the face (the mustache) and eyebrows a bit but not much. we cut back a lot more on the underbelly and chest so that when they lay on the cool floor, ti cools them down. we also used to leave puddles of water int eh shower for the boxers to lay in since my male (RIP) was from finland originally. the boxer bitch was born in the desert so had no heat issues and she had a longer less squishy nose.

lhasas seem built for extremes of heat and cold; their fur is layered with good air circulation. we are just having problems with lili's ear hair. and now of course tick season has started: early this year, not much of a winter, no rain, already hot in february/march.

bina

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