rotts4ever

Hi Clyde I'm sure he would have gone with you too. He thought the whole crew was there just to give him cuddles or to lean on. I'm always proud of his temperament but more so today. I also feel sad though after reading about one of our own being injured and losing her friends in a house fire, makes you think you really need to enjoy everyday you have with them. I can't image what she is going through. I'm going to give all mine a big hug now Lee

Hi Trina I'l let you know if I track down a copy Cheers Lee

Thanks Wolfgirl. I did ask the producer but she said they don't normally do that but she would see if she could get me one. Maybe I'l contact them again in a day or so. Cheers lee

Hi Guys Just wondering if anyone might have taped the Mornings with Kerrie Anne show today 12th May. My Rottweiler (Damit) was on there with the vet and things were such a rush I couldn't get a copy. I would really love to see how the story came across. I spent so much time worry about him staying on the stage, being live, that I missed most of what was happening around around him. LOL. I went to their site but nothing on there, only clips of the cooking part of the show. I know its a long shot but I have my Fingers Crossed that I might be able to buy a copy off someone Cheers Lee

Well I'm glad i'm not the only one. Somethings we see are very sad, the worst case I had was a very old matted poodle that when we finally got the hair off that was matted over the eyes we found that it's eyes had rotted away (nothing left there except pus) I don't understand how this dog was still alive. The dog had been picked up by someone else from the elderly owner and brought to us. The smell was undescribable, we rang the RSPCA 3 times but no one turned up. We rang the police and asked could they check on the old lady (if the dog was like this who knows about the owner) We were told the dog had to go back and the police took it with them, when we tried to find out what happened we couldn't get any more info. The poor old poodle was so sweet even with everything it took to get the coat off, not to mention the sores etc. I still tear up when I think about it and that was about 8 years ago (somethings you can't forget). :rolleyes: As for getting the blame for things it's not just the owners that blame groomers I have heard vets I was working with blame other groomers for things and I have had to say something to the vet as some of these cases were clearly not the groomers fault.

Hi We groom quite a lot of them at work. We normally groom with a slicker to help separate Hair, then groom out with a steel comb (making sure you get to the skin) this will take quite a while especially if hasn't been done properly for a while. If the pants are really knotty a splitter with long blades can be used. Then a nice long warm bath ( which helps them drop) . Then they are dried with a force dryer, you'l be amazed at how much coat is blown out and you can see the skin when blowing so you can see if there are any problems there which is really good if you have any grass seeds etc embedded, then they are groomed with a comb again. They come up looking like different dogs. Once this is done it is then easier to stay on top of if you then groom with a comb and slicker regularly. If you bath often use something very gental like an oat meal based shampoo or a shampoo that is soap and sulphur free this will stop the oils being strip out, you can also put a little conditioner on the longer areas especially on the pants area and tail this will help stop knotting there. A good blower can also be used to blow out coat on a dry dog (be careful not to dry the coat out to much though) but I find the abovementioned really works. I find some of the other tools damage the coat a bit but that just me. Maybe some of this will help Cheers