Just dropping a line to say hi! I am a pet stylist at a vet clinic. I have 2 furry children. Looking forward to meeting and talking with everyone! Are there many groomers on here?

Hi,Foxycuts,
Welcome! I have just joined in this forum about one week ago but I like this forum because people seem to be friendly and there are many topics to talk about.

I am not a groomer but I bathe my dog at home. I have Pembroke Welsh Corgi named Palette(Tri color). What shampoo/conditioner do you recommend? Bathing a dog with or without conditioner makes difference in outcome?? I use conditioner because I feel it makes soft to touch but I am not sure.

Anyway,welcome and enjoy forum.Your crews are so pretty. what are their names?

you were absolutely right. those are two very cute fur babies. welcome aboard.

Originally Posted by yassy

Hi,Foxycuts,
I have Pembroke Welsh Corgi named Palette(Tri color). What shampoo/conditioner do you recommend? Bathing a dog with or without conditioner makes difference in outcome?? I use conditioner because I feel it makes soft to touch but I am not sure.

Anyway,welcome and enjoy forum.Your crews are so pretty. what are their names?

Thanks for the welcome! My kids names are Sam & Foxy. Fox is the one that looks like a fox.

I love your Corgis name, it's very unique! I don't really have a particular brand of shampoo to recommend. Just one that is detergent/soap free so it doesn't wash away spot on products like Frontline. Using conditioner will make the coat more soft and it will help keep it cleaner longer and have less static.

Originally Posted by Foxycuts

Just dropping a line to say hi! I am a pet stylist at a vet clinic. I have 2 furry children. Looking forward to meeting and talking with everyone! Are there many groomers on here?

Hi thanks for joining this forum and in our family also welcome to your family u and your family are most welcome we all r there for everyone

Originally Posted by Foxycuts

Just dropping a line to say hi! I am a pet stylist at a vet clinic. I have 2 furry children. Looking forward to meeting and talking with everyone! Are there many groomers on here?

Oh, what adorable fuzz babies! I love them!

I was an NDGAA certified groomer back around 30-something years ago, but had to quit because of the chemicals needed to control flea infestations back then, and to disinfect the kennels and tables (chlorine bleach solutions, for one thing, are something I can't tolerate, although I can tolerate Lysol OK). I could probably do the job today with the improved ways to disinfect and de-flea, but I recently hit 60 and my hands aren't as steady as they used to be. I'd hate to see what some poor poodle would look like after I scissored her legs!

The critters I fell most in love with while in my grooming years were the Maltese-- we had five who visited regularly, three in full show coat and two that got regular puppy clips-- and they were such good little dogs that we never had to keep them in kennels while they waited for their turn. They just loafed out on the visitor's couch while they waited.

So my most recent puppy is a Maltese. She's 3 1/2 months old now, and just learning "don't bite". At the moment she's a little fuzzball with teeth, but we're working on that!

Even after a 30-year absence from the trade, I find myself going straight into "groomer" mode with this pup when she needs her bath and/or daily brushing. I didn't do this with the various mixed dogs I've had over the years in the interim, but this one is going to have long hair, and thus needs to know that Mama isn't going to put up with any nonsense when it comes to taking care of it.

One concession I DO make to her, though, is to make sure bath day (every other week) is a BIG day for her. I'll take her to the beach in good weather, for instance, and let her make a REAL mess of herself before taking her home for her bath. So we sort of break even on that one, since she gets really tired out playing in the sand and water and doesn't give me much static about the bath.

You are doing a really great job grooming your babies!

Originally Posted by yassy

What shampoo/conditioner do you recommend? Bathing a dog with or without conditioner makes difference in outcome?? I use conditioner because I feel it makes soft to touch but I am not sure.

I replied earlier but it aparently didn't post.

I don't recommend a particular brand but at least a shampoo without soap/detergent. That way it doesn't bother the flea stuff like Frontline.

Conditioner will make the coat more soft and it will also make it stay cleaner longer and have less static.

I like your dogs name, it's very unique. My kids are Sam & Foxy. Foxy is the one that looks like a fox.

Originally Posted by mamapajamas

I was an NDGAA certified groomer back around 30-something years ago, but had to quit because of the chemicals needed to control flea infestations back then, and to disinfect the kennels and tables (chlorine bleach solutions, for one thing, are something I can't tolerate, although I can tolerate Lysol OK). I could probably do the job today with the improved ways to disinfect and de-flea, but I recently hit 60 and my hands aren't as steady as they used to be. I'd hate to see what some poor poodle would look like after I scissored her legs!

You are doing a really great job grooming your babies!

Thanks!

I have a problem with chemicals too but the stuff I use is ok for me. It's really weird I can use the shampoo on all the dogs but if I use it on my own dogs the smell of it dry bothers me. I also have to be careful not to get the colonge on me either. We do have an exhaust fan in the room which helps.

Originally Posted by Foxycuts

Thanks!

I have a problem with chemicals too but the stuff I use is ok for me. It's really weird I can use the shampoo on all the dogs but if I use it on my own dogs the smell of it dry bothers me. I also have to be careful not to get the colonge on me either. We do have an exhaust fan in the room which helps.

I have a problem with the colognes, too... so I guess it's a good thing that so many shampoos have their own nice smells. I agree with your other message about the conditioner, too, and on dogs with long, silky hair, like Malties, Yorkies, Afghans, etc, a good de-tangling conditioner is a must. When I've got Button's little butt under the dryer I need to know that I'm not going to hit a snarl. Right now, her coat's only two inches long, but when it's down to the ground, that is going to be a major issue. I don't have a full groomer's set-up, so I have to hold the pup under one arm, aim her somewhere in the general vicinity of the dryer, and brush with the other hand. As you well know, snarls have to be brushed out ahead of time, and a WET snarl is extremely difficult to handle. Happily, both of her parents are under 5 pounds (her breeder is selecting for small Malties), so she shouldn't be much of a problem when she gets older.

This is my baby, BTW.

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That photo was taken by her breeder, but I know it's my pup and not one of her littermates because of the little hank of hair hanging down in her right eye. Now, it sticks straight out from her forehead. She was about 1.25 lbs when that pic was taken, and now tips the scales at just over 2 lbs.

Originally Posted by mamapajamas

This is my baby, BTW.

buttonava1 - Dog Pictures, Dog Photos - I Love Dogs

That photo was taken by her breeder, but I know it's my pup and not one of her littermates because of the little hank of hair hanging down in her right eye. Now, it sticks straight out from her forehead. She was about 1.25 lbs when that pic was taken, and now tips the scales at just over 2 lbs.

She's adorable! What a tub, over 2 lbs.! At least being tiny she won't take forever to keep brushed out. I've tried growing out my Shih tzu/Maltese, what I call a "Shihtese" but he just looks to frumpy a few days after a bath even with brushing. This pic was the longest he has ever gotten, when he was yet a pup. Now I keep him about an 1 1/2" in the winter time.

Hey, Mods...

Foxycuts has been having a problem replying to my message on this thread. She sent me a private message in reply to my last comment.

Why would she be having a problem posting a message on her own thread? That one is a puzzlement!