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#106480 - 05/12/2006 11:46 PM |
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My partner is so hot during the summer months. He recently got overheated on a track requiring me to soak his entire body with a water hose. His hair is pretty long, not a long hair GSD though. I was thinking about using a 5F blade. Any recommendations? I would also appreciate a link or instructions on how to clip him. He wont let anyone touch him but me and my wife.
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#106481 - 05/12/2006 11:54 PM |
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A dogs coat is as much insulation against the sun as it is the cold in winter. Just be sure he get a deep brushing/combing/raking 3-4 time a week.
The only thing needed for cooling a dog off is getting the belly wet. Wetting down the whole dog can act like an insulation and keep the heat IN. Cool, not cold water for drinking.
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#106482 - 05/13/2006 03:55 PM |
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Hey Dennis, If you are trying to get rid of the top coat, you woudl need a blade with a comb attachment, but remember, it's the undercoat holding the heat. But if you shave that dog, his coat may grow back really ugly & patchy & strange. I used to groom & have seen this happen more than once! Fact, I stopped doing it for customers & told them to move on down the line & go to another groomer, (of course, these were pets & I realize yours is a service dog & you are just trying to do right by the dog). I would listen to Bob & just keep his belly & testicle area watered down.
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#106483 - 05/13/2006 09:58 PM |
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I would try to get your hands on a force dryer and blow out the dead hair. That way he can cool himself better and the air can get down to the skin. If you shave him you will take his cooling system away. also the coat will never come back the same. It can go two ways, either come back in thinner or thicker. I've seen where the coat came back in twice as thick as before. Like I said I would try to blow out his coat with a force dryer.
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#106484 - 05/13/2006 10:20 PM |
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Altering a GSD's natural hair causes skin problems that the breed would ordinarily not be succeptable to.
Soaking a dogs entire body with water also traps heat in rather than cooling the dog, soak the paws and the belly and underside of the dog, not the top. At least, that's what's been said on this forum several times in the past. Brush the dog with a rake and a shedding blade to get rid of as much excess fur as possible.
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#106485 - 05/14/2006 10:09 PM |
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Rake out the undercoat well. (After using the furminator http://www.leerburg.com/1072.htm, I absolutely recommend it!). You may want to thin the coat with a Mars coat stripper. I ended up thinning my GSD's coat so much, it was easier to shave her. I used a 10 which is way to short for anything other than laying around at home. Her coat is growing back beautifully - time for a trim <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
If you have to clip your dog's coat, a 3S is longer and the skip blade is a little more "forgiving" as far as leaving any mark in the dog's coat.
Once you get out all the undercoat, you probably won't need to thin or clip the hair.
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#106486 - 05/25/2006 08:43 PM |
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Hi! I'm a groomer (sort of, I'm on hiatus to have a baby at the moment) and I think the 5F will cut funny. Not so much that it will grow back wierd as was previously suggested, but a 5F is really hard to work with and can produce and inconsistent look. Only the truly experienced (like my teacher) should use them. If you want a longer look but a cooler dog, try a 4F or a 7skiptooth. Good luck!
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#106487 - 05/25/2006 09:42 PM |
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In an inexperienced persons hand, the 5f can not be skimmed properly, would probably be pushed down too hard, giving a lovely ratty sort of shaved look with a few nicks in the skin to boot. I agree with the previous posters who said good raking/blowing out of coat is all that should be done.
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#106488 - 05/26/2006 08:34 AM |
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One thing I have done is clip the belly hairs and under the inside of the rear legs --- but not too much -- just enough to help cool the underbelly. I am pretty handy with skimming with a clipper though having had a Welsh Terrier and an ESS in the past, neither of which I stripped or scissored.
I agree on not clipping the coat.
Also, conditioning the dogs to the heat seems to be the most important thing as well as keeping them lean, in top shape, and hydrated.
I am agressive with undercoat removal though as I have one who develops hot spots if I don't keep it (the hair over his hips in particular) cleaned out.
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#106489 - 07/29/2006 01:07 PM |
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If you just want to take some of it off, to make it closer to the length of a regular GSD, you may try a guide comb with a 40 blade under it. A 5 cuts funny with double coated breeds, and a 7 skip blade, according to the groomers I work with, can eat a dog up in inexperienced hands--they're good for getting down under bad mats but other than that not used by any groomers I've worked with. The only ones I"ve seen that really leave the cut looking decent are a 10 and a 7, both of which are too short IMO. A guide comb with a 40 blade under it does a really good job--we did that a lot when I worked at Petsmart and the dogs turned out looking very nice. A 1 or 0 guide comb leaves 1-2 inches, depending on the coat.
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