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The dogs are starting to get pretty dirty again (we live on a dirt road so it's hard to keep them clean) so it's coming up for their 3-4 monthly bath.

What shampoo is good for Westies?, I want some ideas on a shampoo that WON'T make their hair soft. I need the shampoo to clean the hair but leave it feeling nice an coarse.

I don't strip them, just clip, so it is pretty hard to get the same bristley feel to them when clipping.

Any ideas would be appreciated :)

Thanks

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Chris Christensen On the Wire from Classic Show Supplies. Link is here

Only one I know of specifically for wire coats. Not cheap though. :rofl:

Hahaha..clicked on that link and had a heart attack!

It lasts a very long time and you can dilute it. :eek:

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Thanks for the info poodlefan and oakway, I had another look on-line...Googled 'shampoo for wire coats' this time instead of shampoo for WHW terriers, there were a few sites but so far this one seems interesting

http://www.laserlites.com.au/coattype3.shtml

I have emailed a couple of their distributors to find postage costs, their product is reasonable enough.

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Well, I received the SHC-Laser-Lites36 Stripping Shampoo as well as a 300ml of detangler spray by Coat Handler (was reccommended by Jillian (Canine Equipment at Carina), she was the only firm that answered my emails!

1L of shampoo is $18.50 (and you dilute it 100-1) so it is pretty economical.

The detangler is $19.75

It's raining here today so it'll be bath-time tomorrow, 3 stinkin' Westies here!

I will let you know what the products are like.

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If you are clipping the coat it will go soft so i wouldnt be spending big $$ on products designed for the correct coat texture.

The products listed are designed for coats which have been groomed correctly

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If you are clipping the coat it will go soft so i wouldnt be spending big $$ on products designed for the correct coat texture.

The products listed are designed for coats which have been groomed correctly

Hi Showdog,...yep, I was thinking that very thing myself! (after reading the shampoo bottle that said Stripping Shampoo!) :laugh:

Penny and Mac (being 10 and 12) don't take kindly to being stripped (tried it a couple of times and they cry), one needs to start stripping as a pup for it to be successful I reckon.

Never mind, I'll bath them today and maybe they won't be too soft (I hope)

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