Trimming inbetween pads
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| One word: everything.
For show, you'll need some more hair around the edges of the paws. If you cut everything right now, you'll have plenty of hair to work with after we show you the detailed stuff next month! |
| thank you Mandy. Abi got into pine sap and I was wondering how much could be clipped. Any ideas on removing pine sap? |
| You already answered it, cut it out! Well, if it's on the feet that is. I'm racking my brain right now because I know there is an answer for how to get it out and it's not coming to me.
Give it a minute and I'll think of it. Or someone else will remember! |
| Guinness got pine sap on his feet last summer and Nita told me about some good stuff it is called goo gone I bought it at the hardware store. Is that what you were thinking of? |
| That's it!! Wash it really well afterward so they don't lick it. |
| I have goo gone. Let me know if that's what it is. Since I'd put it on her paw and since she can lick it I would want to make sure she can ingest the goo. Thank you. |
| No licking!! Put her in the tub, apply the goo gone, let it work while watching her like a hawk and then wash it out really well. |
| OK. I'll finish brushing and will apply it before I bathe her. She's due for a bath anyway. Thanks guys. |
| Mineral oil will also have the same effect as goo gone in case you happen to have that around instead. It loosens adhesives. It probably shouldn't be licked either. |
Maxmm wrote: No licking!! Put her in the tub, apply the goo gone, let it work while watching her like a hawk and then wash it out really well.
Goo gone is a great product for removing many oils, tars etc and as sap is an organic tar it should work fine. However please all be very carefull with any solvent near your dog. Use the minimum amount necessary to cleanse the area and do your best to prevent it from contacting your Bobtail's skin. I know it has irritated the skin on my hands before when using it in the shop which isn't surprising since citric acid is it's main active ingredient. Goo gone works best at full strenght (don't dilute it) and when it is worked (rubbbed or massaged) into the affected area. And as has been noted as soon as you have finished cleaning up the affected area make sure you wash and rince the area well. Good product that will serve you well but as with many cleaning products be careful in it;s application. Thanks and Cheers Carl |
Maxmm wrote: If you cut everything right now, you'll have plenty of hair to work with after we show you the detailed stuff next month!
i am soooo excited!! |
We trim everything too. I dug out in my barn cupboard, and found my little palm sized Wahl trimmer - yippee! After I brought it in and warmed it up, the batteries even still worked.  Can't wait to try it.
For weight pulls you trim the pad hair as well - you want as much pad surface as possible making contact with the floor. You also leave their nails a little long too - for traction on the rug. (The pulling chute is carpet - the indoor/outdoor looped stuff) This is the 1st activity I ever have done that lets me not trim nails before an event! (They also leave nails long on the coon hounds - the better to climb trees with!  .) |
| Thank you all for replying. I was in a panic since she had pine sap in areas that would show also. I had readied myself with the goo gone and the mineral oil and was eating a pb&j. Brushing and bathing takes me so long and I hadn't eaten all day. Well, this sounds crazy, but. I put a dab of peanut butter on the sap, squished it around, and with a fine tooth comb a lot of it came out. Took a bit of work. Can you believe it? Dee |
got sheep wrote: found my little palm sized Wahl trimmer - yippee!
I used mine. Its quieter than the big ones. Although, I am very slow and it can get hot. Every now and then I touch to make sure it isn't too hot. |
I have found a bit of olive oil removes any kind of tar and sap, and is digestible! However, I would wash those paws well or you might end up with a Tom Cruise look a like slidding across your floors!  |
| Sorry I'm late in replying but good old dish soap removes a lot of stuff too. Haggis rubbed against our addition while we were putting tar on some areas and it came right out. |
| One of our groomers calls DAWN the dish soap>>>her secret weapon
Diane |
DandAbi wrote: thank you Mandy. Abi got into pine sap and I was wondering how much could be clipped. Any ideas on removing pine sap? alchol gets rid of pine sap in seconds. been there! Benji stepped in a huge pile as soon as i put this on him with rag it wiped off instantly quite amazing stuff good luck |
Maxmm wrote: You already answered it, cut it out! Well, if it's on the feet that is. I'm racking my brain right now because I know there is an answer for how to get it out and it's not coming to me.
Give it a minute and I'll think of it. Or someone else will remember! alchohol instantly gets it out |
Quote: One of our groomers calls DAWN the dish soap>>>her secret weapon Cool
Diane Yep, here in the city I use Dawn for just about everything. Mascara, lipstick, engine grease, miscellaneous puddle scum, etc., etc., etc. Also try pet safe GOOP. They also have a groomer's formula and a GOOP shampoo. Odor Handler is another great degreaser and deodorizer. |
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