Before and Afters??? Just for fun! :D

SMoore · 04-22-2009, 05:32 PM

Thanks, I still miss him very much. I would easily have another Saint Bernard again. He came from a very bad situation but was such a good and gentle dog (and at 180lbs you hope they're gentle! lol) At least the last two years of his life were good and he was very much loved.

I love Rumor though, the photos say Zoey but that was her old name. I changed it to Rumor when I got her. She's such a fun dog and always playing games. Her favorite game is to try and take the socks off my feet as i'm putting them on for work. I think she thinks it keeps me home just a bit longer!

I spent my entire day off working, i spent quite a bit deshedding my malamute/GSD mix (cain in my sig) he came out pretty nice though! I hate taking him to work with me because he hates kennels and will howl the entire time! I can't keep him in the grooming area with me because he leaps right over the grooming gate to greet everyone.

I'll get pics up in a few.

SMoore · 04-22-2009, 05:41 PM

Here they are. I also love how his coat came out, I used the tropiclean shampoo and it smells so good! Ignore his mean evil expression, for some reason cameras make him really nervous.

Dunixi · 04-22-2009, 06:26 PM

sMoore...very pretty. He is marked sorta like Tiberius. hehe

Graco22 · 04-22-2009, 09:08 PM

SMoore, your parti is gorgeous. I love her color! When I got my cream boy, I was looking for a chocolate, but I couldn't find any with breeding that didn't fade out, and I don't like the faded brown. She is gorgeous though, and will look stellar once she gets some coat back on her. Very neatly marked too!

winniec777 · 04-22-2009, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by SMoore

I have one Standard, i havent updated my sig in awhile. I got this girl a few weeks ago from jenlanepoodles.com

She's beautiful! Looks like she's wearing a shrug!

SMoore · 04-22-2009, 10:34 PM

She's definitely quite the character! Thank you for all the wonderful compliments.

Roughly how long does it take for a standard coat to grow back or does it vary? She has a wonderful coat to work with so i'm looking forward to it growing out. I'm not sure what kind of cut i'll put her in, i really like the lamb cut but i think it might take away from her markings if i keep her body short.

I really want to get better at scissoring so i'll probably be playing with her coat quite a bit if anything just for practice and because she actually enjoys the attention. As soon as I lower the grooming table she hops up on it and I have to do SOMETHING to her or she wont leave me alone. She adores being groomed.

Best*In*Show · 04-23-2009, 02:57 AM

IDK anything about growing-in timeline, but have fun with the eventual scissoring, she's beautiful!

I love this whole thead, so fun to look at.

Tangles_42 · 04-23-2009, 08:16 AM

Two of todays dogs

This is Rex, he comes in once a year for a clip

This is Jenny, she is clipped short because she is owned by a pensioner (senior citizen) so has to last for about 6 months

Thanks for looking

Graco22 · 04-24-2009, 09:40 PM

Smoore, yeah, it depends on the dog really. Some grow fast, and some grow slow. I took my standard down with a 4 blade from a continental in late October last year, and by March, he was in the full German trim in one of my earlier posts in this thread. I give him a product called Dream Coat, by Halo, and it really grows hair fast! If I am really rushing for coat, bathing weekly will grow coat fast too.

Here is a little Doxie I handstrip every 3 months or so. His coat was blown, so down to the undies he went. He is adorable, and such a good boy. Took about an hour of work. I did some more finish work after the bath, but he had a lot of hair! LOL

SMoore · 04-24-2009, 10:26 PM

Beautiful doxie!

I've seen Dream Coat up at Petco. I use a product called Show Stopper I wonder if that helps at all? I also give her a bath about once a week. I like going to the lake at least once or twice a week so as you can imagine the dogs get pretty dirty.

I also love the smell of the shampoo I use on her. I alternate between Tropiclean and Earthbath and just love the smell so I keep her pretty clean.

GroovyGroomer777 · 04-25-2009, 09:02 AM

Beautiful grooms, guys.

SM, I didn't know your SB passed.... so sorry.

bmeyer45 · 04-25-2009, 04:36 PM

I'm not a professional groomer, just clip my own dogs..
cockapoo and miniature poodle.

bmeyer45 · 04-25-2009, 04:45 PM

Had to make two posts to get closeups of their faces

Tangles_42 · 04-26-2009, 07:52 AM

bmeyer: Well done, they look lovely

bmeyer45 · 04-26-2009, 10:53 AM

Thanks!
other than being a squirmer, I love clipping the poodle. Just like shearing a sheep.
The cockapoo on the other hand isn't a squirmer, but his hair is strange and it takes a little more time to clip.