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Like Pebbles, I also have a Chocolate and Tan Min Pin, and he has bleeched in the sun, but he hasn't lost his colour as bad, but then again he is a 4 times winner of Best Chocolate and Tan in a row! He is almost 3 years old, and probably one of the very few, Min Pin that still retain his dark chocolate coat! He has a preference to be indoors anyway, so he doesn't sunbath but I have found when playing with him that he had like a winter coat that was falling off in a sense, so I stripped him with a stripper and he seems to still has his dark chocolate coat on him, but you can still see his pale bleeching through his back but it's not as noticeable! No special diet, or anything, just the same meals as our other dogs. Edited to add: Forgot to add, to help keep his coat dark for the shows, I used to spray a bit of water on his coat, and then put a bit of Chris Christensen Silk Spirit on him, as it helps make their coat look fresh and brings the colour up and makes their coat look great! The bottle sizes for the silk spirit probably may not be enough for your Lab, it'd probably take 1/2 a bottle to do the job! haha yes i dont think we will get very far with one bottle on my lab lol i love min pins my friend has them and they are so self assured also the scariest 4 inches of dog i have ever seen

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hi all, whoa i am overwhelmed with all the replies you all obviously know your stuff shaar i totally agree i definitely want to be an honest exhibitor and in response to the shade sail we have thought about it but our back veranda is actually encased in shade cloth but she chooses to lay in the spot where the sun goes so i think that it maybe more the sun that the spot The shaded run is a good idea but in regards to locking her up during the day we don't want to do as we are out of the house most of the day with work ect and don't think that would be fair on her The diet aspect of things is interesting as we feed her mostly raw food loosely following the BARF diet with chicken, veges ect and supplement with optimum but i would like to try adding the livermol where would you get that??? And bisart i am definitely going to try your routine give our already spoilt dog some pampering and see how we go :D where do you get the show stars stuff ect from? would a pet stock have it or can i get online? BTW can some one plz clue me in on how you all quote each other lol it looks much easier and i am a forum newbie

hi guys, thanks for the replies got some good suggestions shazzapug i love the idea of putting a kids rashie on her that would effective not to mention adorable lol, i didn't know that dyeing was illegal i have heard in passing some dog people talk about it and have always wondered about the ethical nature of that so thanks for clearing that up its a lesson i do not want to learn the hard way! An in response to the shade we are fortunate to have a large yard surrounded by big leafy trees so there are plenty of nice SHADY places that she could lounge but she prefers to sprawl out on the deck in the sun and sunbake my human boys are up for new rashies this year so i think i will try that suggestion, i wonder how she is going to look running around the yard in a red spider man top! otherwise it will be investing in a light summer jacket for her to wear

hi all i am new to this so please bear with me we are new to the show world just this year we have been exhibiting due to increased work commitments we took a break but want to get back into it now my concern is my liver dog likes to lounge in the sun when we are at work and has begun to bleach i would like to know if judges take this into consideration are dogs penilised because of sun bleaching or is the overall dog judged accordingly? i have heard that some people dye their dogs should i be considering this? and is there anything i can do besides locking her up in the shade( which we don't want to restrict her during the day)to reduce the sun bleaching eg doggy sunscreen or something lol. thanks for any replys

Hi All, This is my first time on a forum so i hope i am doing this right! My Labrador related question is this. We have our gorgeous lab bitch whom we have been showing quite well and is approaching her 12 month birthday and all the screening that goes along with that. I want to know how you source a vet that has experience x-raying Labradors specifically for hip and elbow scoring as i have heard that a bad vet can reflect badly on the scores, is this true? does anybody know of any vets with specific experience? we are in the Gippsland area of Victoria but i do not mind traveling to make sure it is done right the first time. any help would be greatly appreciated