GREATBASIN NEWFOUNDLANDS !!!
THE REASON WHY, NOT TO SHAVE YOUR DOG!!
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Why
you shouldn't shave your long haired double coated dog. Epinions.com
LOOK
I'M GOING TO LET YOU IN ON ONE OF THE BIGGEST SCAMS GOING. iT'S SUMMER &
100 DEGREES F OUTSIDE. YOU NOTICE YOUR NEWF ( OR ANY DOUBLE COATED DOG )
PANTING & YOU THINK TO YOURSELF, WOW, FIDO MUST BE HOT IN THAT FUR COAT!
FAST FORWARD TO THE LOCAL GROOMERS SHOP. "OH YEAH," THEY SAY, "YOU SHOULD SHAVE
THAT DOG RIGHT NOW! hOW MUCH YOU ASK? OH ABOUT $50 TO $100, SINCE WE
HAVE TO SHAVE SO MUCH HAIR OFF."
nO!!
LONG HAIRED, DOUBLE COATED DOGS DO NOT NEED TO BE SHAVED IN THE HOT WEATHER, ANY
MORE THAN YOU NEED TO SHAVE YOUR HEAD IN THE HOT WEATHER. DOUBLE COATED
DOGS ARE DOGS THAT HAVE AN UNDERCOAT (THE LIGHTER SOFTER COAT THAT SHEDS) & DO
NOT NEED TO BE SHAVED. UNLESS THE DOG HAS PASSED THE POINT OF NO RETURN IN
THE MATTING DEPARTMENT, THE BEST TYPE OF GROOMING FOR THESE DOGS IS A VIGOROUS
UNDERCOAT RAKING WITH A SPECIAL TOOL THAT HELPS REMOVE THE UNDERCOAT. ONCE
THE SHEDDING UNDERCOAT IS REMOVED, THE DOG DOES FEELS COOLER. THE GUARD
HAIRS ON THE TOP THAT DO NOT SHED OUT PROVIDE PROTECTION AGAINST THE RAYS OF THE
SUN. ACTUALLY THE UNDERCOAT INSULATES THE DOG FROM THE HEAT. ON MOST
DOGS I WILL SHAVE A STRIP UP THEIR BELLY, SO THAT THEY CAN LAY ON COOL SURFACES,
& GET MAXIMUM COOLNESS.
ANOTHER MYTH IS THAT BY CUTTING THE HAIR OFF SHORT, IT WILL CAUSE THE DOG NOT TO
SHED. DOGS WITH UNDERCOAT SHED. IT MAY SHED SHORTER HAIR, BUT IT
WILL STILL SHED. THE MOST HURTFUL MYTH AS FAR AS THE DOG IS CONCERNED IS
"DON'T WORRY, IT'LL GROW BACK". WELL SOMETIMES IT WILL & SOMETIMES IT
WONT. THE OLDER THE DOG, THE LESS LIKELY THE GUARD HAIRS WILL GROW BACK.
THE UNDERCOAT WILL REGROW, BUT THE UPPER HAIR SOMETIMES DOES NOT. THIS
GIVES THE DOG A PATCHY, SCRUFFY APPEARANCE. ALSO SKIN THAT IS DAMAGED BU
UV RAYS THAT THEY WOULDN'T OTHERWISE BE EXPOSED TO, CAN TAKE A LONG TIME TO
HEAL, & THE DOG MAY HAVE SCALING & DANDRUFF FOR QUITE SOME TIME AFTER THE HAIR
HAS GROWN BACK. SO DON'T LET YOUR GROOMER SHAVE YOUR LONG HAIRED, DOUBLE
COATED DOG IN THE SUMMER, IT'S NOT NECESSARY, & IT'S NOT GOOD FOR THE DOG. IT
ALSO ACTS AS AN INSULATION BLANKET. NOT LETTING THEM GET TO HOT.
DOGS WITH NO UNDERCOAT OF COURSE REQUIRE REGULAR GROOMING & HAIRCUTS, BUT DOGS
WITH UNDERCOATS RARELY DO.