Afghan Grooming Products: Help Plz

[lexa]

Hi all, I'm new to this forum and have enjoyed reading it. I have an almost two year old brindle male afghan. Currently, I'm using coat handler shampoo and conditioner and "the stuff" plus ice on ice for damp/brushing. However, I've stumbled upon the laser lite and plush puppy sites and am interested in using their products.

Have any of you used both and prefer one over the other?

Do afghan coats get kind of used to a product (like our hair) and then do you switch products?

kind of a crazy ? but have to ask..

Does anyone know if the laser lites "wow detangler" leave the coat feeling yuck or looking clumped?

I've also noticed that most product sites emphasize that you MUST use only their products in combination to acheive the best results.. but does anyone combine products and if you do would you please tell me which ones you have found to be the best.

I probably have a bizillion more ?'s but hopefully you all will have some advice from your experience. I would hugely appreciate any and all suggestions. And there is no such thing as toooo much info. So plz bring it on! Thank you.

[Dogsfevr]

Products is truley trial & error.What works on one coat may be useless on another but the Affie people i now plus myself we all use Pantene & yes i mix & match & have good results with the right combo

[Bullmastiff Addict]

try asking in the afghan thread too

[SkySoaringMagpie]

Afghan coats vary quite a bit. What one person swears by might not work for your boy.

Your local climate will have an impact too. The dryer it is, the more likely it is you'll need extra oomph from your grooming products to keep the coat matt and tangle free.

So I agree with Sttrlvr, you'll need to experiment to find out what woks.

I mix products all the time!! We've used PP and Laser Lites and been happy with both - they are quality products. I use them for different things.

Applying them properly is half the trick, and a good hydrobath helps a great deal.

[Darkrai]

Lexa, lets start with the basics.

An afghans coat should be silky by texture, you need to look at products that will keep the coat like this...

Water.. Bore/hard water is horrid on an afghans coat (i should know), rain water is one of the best followed by town water (careful of water restrictions some palce have high clorine levels )

Shampoos - I use laserlites Protien shampoo (black, mohogany and purple) there normally is a colour sticker on the bottle to allocate the colour, but if you have a brindle i would suggest Mohogany (spelling lol)

Conditioners - Laserlites protien mix with a cap full of laserlites Silk

I always have soft silky coated afghans

Inbetweens or at show Pantine condtioning spray or lasterlites show spray

I don't use much of anything else trial and error is the real way, But i have found the fido's flea control can leave their coats dry and brittle :D

Hmmm looking back on this i think i should become a lazerlites sales rep

[lexa]

Afghan coats vary quite a bit. What one person swears by might not work for your boy.

Your local climate will have an impact too. The dryer it is, the more likely it is you'll need extra oomph from your grooming products to keep the coat matt and tangle free.

So I agree with Sttrlvr, you'll need to experiment to find out what woks.

I mix products all the time!! We've used PP and Laser Lites and been happy with both - they are quality products. I use them for different things.

Applying them properly is half the trick, and a good hydrobath helps a great deal.

[lexa]

Lexa, lets start with the basics.

An afghans coat should be silky by texture, you need to look at products that will keep the coat like this...

Water.. Bore/hard water is horrid on an afghans coat (i should know), rain water is one of the best followed by town water (careful of water restrictions some palce have high clorine levels :D )

Shampoos - I use laserlites Protien shampoo (black, mohogany and purple) there normally is a colour sticker on the bottle to allocate the colour, but if you have a brindle i would suggest Mohogany (spelling lol)

Conditioners - Laserlites protien mix with a cap full of laserlites Silk

I always have soft silky coated afghans :p

Inbetweens or at show Pantine condtioning spray or lasterlites show spray

I don't use much of anything else trial and error is the real way, But i have found the fido's flea control can leave their coats dry and brittle :D

Hmmm looking back on this i think i should become a lazerlites sales rep

Thank you Palane. I just ordered LL products. My water used to be well (hard) but now we are required to have city water and the plant is so small that they are having to chlorinate it. You can almost always smell the chlorine and sometimes the tub water looks almost bluish like a swimming pool. This can't be good for the afghan coat. I'm hoping the LL will help. About everything they suggest for an afghan coat is coming so it will be fun trying it out. Coat handler doesn't have the lanolin. Hopefully it will soften his coat. Right now his head has the right silky feeling and parts of his legs but not much else.

My boy is mostly cream with some red brindle on one side and the other is silver, grey, and cream on the other and his saddle and unmasked face part are tiger coloring. Which LL color tint would you suggest? Do you still think mahogany? I think you should be their sales rep too!

I started a topic earlier and thought I was going to the afghan thread but it ended up elsewhere (I think) duh. But have you ever had a problem with any of your afghans marking in the house? uuuaaggghhh I know but there it is. I have never had a dog do this. He will be 2 in June and just started this about 6 weeks ago. Like his stealing of food he is very fast and sneaky about it. Food grabbing is kind of funny, especially since it's their instinct but the marking instinct is yuck. Any suggestions?

My first afghan was a relative of Sunny Shay's Shirkhan of Grandeur and he looked alot like the "Lion on the leash" that is pictured in the afghan thread. He wasn't show quality but he was a great dog for a teenager. The dog I have now is but is almost 2 too old to start showing him? I notice all of his liter mates are listed and pointing in many shows in my area. I would also have to get a handler for him due to business and kids. I've also heard handlers can have them for quite awhile. Would miss the rascle.

Sorry for all the questions. I'm kind of thinking out loud (in post) here.

lexa

[ellz]

It really is a trial and error process when you are deciding what works best. And yes, there can be a buildup of product over a period of time so it doesn't hurt to use a clarifying shampoo once in a while.

Personally, I like LL products. Many swear by Plush Puppy and whilst I do like a couple of their products, I do keep coming back to LL for most of my dogs.

That said, I have about 20 bottles of product in my bathroom and each dog has a different regime so it can get confusing (and sometimes expensive) if you have more than one.