[nagdu] Brushing

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

Tracy,

My non-shedding poodle has me so totally spoiled!  I do have to remember to
brush off the hair Daisy sheds onto her, though, before I go in anyplace.
/smile/

I still adore shepherds, but in thinking of what I want for my next dog, I
find I mentally steer away from them because of their shedding...  The
solution, of course, would be to be super-duper diligent about brushing and
bathing, which would be no great hardship.

I'm just sayin'.  It's nice sometimes to just wipe the surface dirt off the
poodle and zoom out the door without worrying about whether she's going to
make a mess.

She makes up for the non-shedding with other poodly ways, but I don't have
to have a coronary when she comes out from under the table in the restaurant
and gives a quick shake before taking me to the door.  /smile/

In my opinion, really, the key is knowing your dog and being aware of its
impact on those around you, especially in public environments or other
people's homes.  We will not talk about the time I had to give my poodle
three baths before I would think of bringing her into my own home to give
her a few more baths with vinegar and stuff.   /lol/  The downside to off
leash training is that you have to give your dog freedom to learn to obey
you...  Or take a flying leap into a stinky swamp and refuse to come out
until all the really nasty stuff has had time to soak into her coat.  Good
thing we didn't have to come home and do a quick change to head out for a
fancy dress ball, huh?  /grin/

Okay, it's late, I'm stupid, and the dogs are bugging me to shut off the
computer and get to bed for snuggles.  Nag, nag, nag, that's all they ever
do.  /grin/

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Tracy Carcione
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 10:43 AM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] Brushing

Julie J, you say you don't brush your dog every day.  You have a boxer, so
that may be fine, but I know people who don't brush a lab every day, and I
think that's a problem.  When I was a college kid with my first dog, a
lab, I didn't brush her every day.  I figured every other day would be
fine.  But then a friend told me that, every time I visited, he ended up
cleaning up lots of fur, and he'd appreciate it if I'd brush the dog more.
 So since then, I've just made it a habbit to brush every day (unless I'm
very sick, or have been out until a ridiculous hour).  I know some
shedding is inevitable, but I'm convinced regular brushing keeps it down
considerably, and, to me, it's part of being a responsible handler, if you
happen to have a shedding breed.
JMO.
Tracy



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