Muttly

Hi there, does anyone know the closest herding classes to Canberra? Thanks piper, I am so stoked. Never thought we'd get this far. Still grinning! I bet. First trial of the year for us this year is a BIG 1 - Border Collie nationals. Jazz in entered in Advanced A ducks, Started B ducks and Inter A Sheep. I was going to enter her into B sheep but at the point entries closed I decided it had been way too long between training sessions for me to send her out in the big paddock at an unknown venue and no idea what the stock will be like. Trained her on the weekend on some non dog broke lambs and she did an awesome job and I am now kicking myself for not entering B sheep as well. We need 1 pass for our advanced title on ducks, fingers crosse we will bring it up at the Nationals. I will also have Cinna in PT (maybe - might scratch, see what happens) and handling Jazz's daughter from her first litter in her first trial - Started A sheep only. On top o that, agility is on the same day so if anyone visits KCC park, I will be the crazy 1 running from 1 side of the grounds to the other and trying to make sure i have the right dog in the right place at the right time! LOL Yell out if you need help with dog wrangling as I only have Hamish entered in 2 HT runs, otherwise I'm hoping to help out with stock handling and just watch the goings on. So probably will be able to be of some (minor, and non-experienced) assistance if needed!

Hope you are doing better GB, take care. R.I.P. Wedge

So sorry for your loss KW, take care of yourself

Thanks JP. I bet your old gir is much more comfortable now and a good example of case by case.

Well here she is, no clipping, just lots and lots of grooming and swimming in dam water :rolleyes: I think I just need to be more methodical about her grooming and get her into water more, as this is the shortest coat she has had this time of year. There is still a lot of her around hind legs and tail, but at least the coat on her body is shorter.

So sorry:(

horus, I also only just saw this thread, thought you had been a bit quiet earlier this month:( I am so sorry that you had to make this decision and all the pain leading up and past it. I hope Ellie and you are healing well. RIP Cleo, hoping there are many hills hoists of washing for you now.

He is moulting:) Welcome to BC-land

And it isn't about wanting a short coated dog (I do also have one of them), it is about her being comfortable, she is predominantly black, it is very hot here, and she does not have a show coat, she is a big bear!

thanks again, coat not getting cut Great to get different opinions and sure all valid but going the strip rather tan the clip

thanks JulesP sounds good, will see how I go... Use a rake but when she has a lot of undercoat she fusses, she is a sooky girl. Hmmmn Jack sleek (poor Jack if only he knew what you said about him )

Thank you so much everyone:) I did a couple of hours just with large slicker today (not all at once!), and did the most DAGGY clip around her feet to pasterns/hocks (?) rear legs. She has a light sprain from ball chasing on one of her front legs so left them alone. Wow, I should of photographed what came off. Still heaps to go. I brush her regularly but need to almost part her fur rythmically whilst brushing in its direction to get the undercoat if that makes sense. Her coat looks a bit shorter. Definitely going to buy a coat king thing this week, and hope that the shop will give me some pointers in not making all her legs look quite as silly

Thank you everyone I don't mean to be a precious-pup, but don't want to bugger up any further that is a tad 'mutant' in proportions :rolleyes: I am going to try the Coat King or equivalent - I will post in the next couple of weeks the 1) Divine, 2) seriously divine pics :wink:

She is not matted and well loved I can imagine in her in some one else's care :rolleyes: What do you think Jules? I am now leaning towards the Edward Scissor Hands? Furinator/Mars thingy. Anyone recommend anyone in the ACT area?

hmmmn coat king? Is that like a furinator?

thanks again. Might do as it will make her more comfortable, but interested in feedback

Tried many, Proplan here.

fresh is best Try a google on BARF diet. ALso sardines in oil - no name brand once a week is good, as well as eggs with shells crushed up. If she is rotund, not too much chicken meat. The packaged stuff you are feeding is likely quite high fats. With any change in diet, do it slowly adding one food at a time in small quantities slowly building up. AFter a week or so of no adverse reaction you can try something else. Is this a dog that you have not had long and do not know her history re/ diet? If so, go slowly but fresh is better, low fat meats like Kangaroo, then beef, fish once a week etc.

think that is a good suggestion. What works for one dog will not be a great for another. My last senior thrived on Hills Science and Euk. But the main thing is plenty of fresh meat including fish imo

Thanks, she seems to be fairly constantly moulting so not sure it is only once. Seems to be worst now and again Autumn. She is well groomed but will matt from having a harness on for a car trip. Matts really quickly:(

Thanks Rysup, she is outside a lot during the day but doesn't bake, seeks shade, though that is a good point. I used to have a non-pigmented short coat and had to use sunscreen on her. Maybe if it was half length it would give enough protection. Did the people who had to keep annual clips have to do so because of the direction of hair etc? Her coat gets so so long and bushy that she looks like the head shrinkers have got to her It wasn't quite as severe in Melbourne but it wasn't as cold. And it is almost like it is getting more mutant with age re/ length around paws etc

she is very pretty and I would miss her locks, but she would not, and I figure it would be easier re/ grass seeds as well

This is as close to a summer coat she gets, taken autumn this year. She has fine hair and lots of it

Bella is a bush. She is working lines and I don't think I have seen as mutant boofer bush coat as she. I have read and sought opinions and keep hearing hair grows back bad yada yada. I want to clip as the heat is really hard on her. What do people think, will it make any difference in the regrowth? This is a reasonable pic of her winter coat which doesn't really fully shed til near winter again

bump Lucy