Pete.the.dog Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 (edited) With my concerns about the continuing Adelaide heat wave and the summer to come, I just spent 20 minutes giving pete a puppy cut - fur about 1-2inches all around body - except his head cause I was scared of cutting him! He looks like a real scruffer but I don't mind about that. He has beautiful long straight tail fur, and I'm not sure what to do with that, my instincts tell me to leave it, i can't imagine it would add a lot of heat to him, but if I'm told otherwise I'll trim it off, any feedback would be great! EDIT: He's a mystery mutt with thick woolly fur who was trimmed in the past by the shelter - so no need to worry about his coat going funny - it already was :D Edited November 9, 2009 by Pete.the.dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravyk Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 If Pete has 'wirey' terrier fur, he could possibly have his coat stripped instead of cut. I'm in the process of doing Peggie. She has gone from long grey and white fur to short brindle and white fur. I am thinking about leaving her tail long [because I love it so much] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete.the.dog Posted November 9, 2009 Author Share Posted November 9, 2009 If Pete has 'wirey' terrier fur, he could possibly have his coat stripped instead of cut. I'm in the process of doing Peggie. She has gone from long grey and white fur to short brindle and white fur. I am thinking about leaving her tail long [because I love it so much] Hey Ravy, he did have his coat stripped :D about a month ago, he had 'a few' wirey furs on top but hardly any, he is 97% fluff - stripping just didnt really make enough difference, he is still panting like mad!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravyk Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Poor bugger Peggie is definitely feeling much better with her coat stripped. You could also get the hair thinned out. Thinning scissors work well for this. Maybe you should freeze him inside a ice cube for the summer :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete.the.dog Posted November 9, 2009 Author Share Posted November 9, 2009 Poor bugger Peggie is definitely feeling much better with her coat stripped. You could also get the hair thinned out. Thinning scissors work well for this.Maybe you should freeze him inside a ice cube for the summer :D yeah I'll see if the puppy cut makes a difference, if not ill try thinning - I've got a 'Polar Collar' in the post hopefully that will help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 The tail can just be trimmed to a length that looks in balance with the rest of the trim. I don't like to see dogs with huge, bushy tails asyou tend to notice the tail first and then see there is a dog attached to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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