[nagdu] speaking of winter...

[Julie J]

Do you use a conditioner after his baths with the special shampoo?  Maybe 
mixing a bit of the conditioner with water to spray on as needed to help 
with the skin dryness would work?

I've also had good results with using a rubber curry brush to massage the 
skin and distribute the natural oils.  The one I have I found in the horse 
section of the farm supply store.  It's just solid rubber with rings of nubs 
on the bottom.  The dogs love it!

HTH
Julie



---- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeanette Beal" <bealjk at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] speaking of winter...


> Albert - he has such finicky skin and allergies that we have medicated
> anti-dandruff sebhorric shampoo from the vet. It's awesome, expensive and
> stinky. Dandruff shampoo made for humans (like head & shoulders) is not so
> nice for dogs because it's made for human ph balance and dogs ph balance 
> is
> different. Might not be a big deal on a dog with relatively normative skin
> but on a dog like Drum with crap skin it's dangerous.
> I kind of like the stick of butter idea but I fear what it would do to his
> stomach :).
> Would no-bath sprays that are moisturizing and relatively natural be ok to
> spray them down with to keep the static at bay? Or is that overkill on the
> anti-bacterial front?
> JB
>
> On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Meghan <meghan at n-republic.net> wrote:
>
>> Maybe try spraying down his coat with a moisturizing spray right before
>> putting the jacket on?  I'm not sure if that would work, but it might be
>> worth a try.
>>
>> Meghan
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie J" <julielj at windstream.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <
>> nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 3:32 PM
>>
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] speaking of winter...
>>
>>
>>  I've heard good things about Mushers Secret, although I haven't 
>> personally
>>> used it.  Monty doesn't seem to have any issues with regular snow, but 
>>> the
>>> halfway melty sort he is not fond of.
>>>
>>> We are having a serious static cling issue.  Got any ideas on how to
>>> remove a dog coat without giving the poor dog the shock of his life?
>>>
>>> The coat is a must.  Monty is a Boxer mix, with the coat of a Boxer.  We
>>> have 2-3 feet of snow on the ground and another storm in progress.  I 
>>> think
>>> the temp is somewhere in the single digits, which is actually warmer 
>>> than it
>>> was supposed to get today.  The coat is made of synthetic materials.  It
>>> cannot go in the dryer.   Any ideas?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>> Julie
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeanette Beal" <bealjk at gmail.com>
>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <
>>> nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 2:30 PM
>>> Subject: [nagdu] speaking of winter...
>>>
>>>
>>>  Anyone having a blast dealing with winter weather and sensitive paws? I
>>>> bought both ruff wear socks to have Drummer wear with his boots and 
>>>> some
>>>> baby booties - the ruffwears are better for so many reasons but the 
>>>> baby
>>>> booties....oh they're cute!
>>>>
>>>> I think Drum is forming some hot spots on his crotch as a result of the
>>>> salt, etc. outside. He has pretty rough allergies in the
>>>> summer/fall/spring
>>>> but usually winter is his break. Now he's got 2 good hot spots and some
>>>> pink
>>>> skin. Unless there's a new seasonal allergy?! ACK!
>>>>
>>>> Jeanette
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