snowball collecting coat
Please help! A desperate PON-mama |
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| how about a snow suit and boots? though they are an expense and you dog will still be growing. but the snow suit covers all the body and the boots will protect the feet. theres a few threads on here about them am not an expert on snow problems as i live in the uk and we get about a week of snow. some people have mentioned using vasaline on the coat to repel the snow. this may end up messy but at least its not painful or uncomftable for your dog. good luck xx |
 This is the gentle pix, my other one has the balls higher up the leg and well.....never mind. It has to do with the moisture in the snow. The wetter, the more clingy. If it makes good snowballs, it's gonna be a problem. Dry snow doesn't really stick. As the snow changes, (it changes it's crystal nature once on the ground.......compacts for example) it may become better for hairy dogs. Snow suits and boots.......and once back inside into the tub for a warm water rinse to melt the balls. I don't think spraying your dog with PAM before you go outside is a good idea, but the PAM does help with keeping the snow off the snow shovel. |
Luna loves to rub her face in the snow; when we get it, that is: I just let her have her fun, and then into a warm (not hot) bath when she's done. This may not be practical for regions that get snow more regularly than we do in the south. |
| PS: Polish Sheepdogs and OES really do seem to be quite similar. Why not join our group? We're always welcoming new members, and many have all sorts of dogs other than OES; you'd probably fit right in!!! We have great fun, and there's always good dog information to be shared here! |
Well, we might call him/her "short stack" but only out of love  |
SheepieBoss wrote: Well, we might call him/her "short stack" but only out of love  |
| My puppy is only 3 months old and although we get a lot of snow, it isn't an issue yet as her fur is still fairly short, just getting small snowballs between foot pads. I saw somewhere that a person had cut the ends out socks and pulled them up the dog's leg to reduce messes made by male dogs piddling on their leg fur. I wonder if this concept would reduce some snowballs on the legs. It wouldn't stop them from forming on the feet. Just a thought. I am curious about your solution because the problem could be mine as well next winter. Good Luck. Would love to see pics of your PON...I had thought about getting one a few years ago. Nancy |
| A silicone-based grooming spray may help repel some of the snow. Something like "The Stuff", Cowboy Magic, Chris Christensen's Ice on Ice, etc.. They make the hair slippery but won't leave a grease trail through your house. |
| Folks, THANKS A LOT for all the advise!!! I think I'll try the silicon-based spray first and if it doesn't work, I might go for the snow suit. The pics illustrate the problem very well, my dog looks just like yours with her snow balls. Also thanks a lot for the invitation to join your group! I would LOVE to do that, you guys seem soo nice and helpful and I have a lot to learn about sheepdogs!  I'll also post a pic about Zizi.Thanks again!!! Andrea, the PON-mama |
Oh, and the sock-idea is great too!  |
| You'll have good luck getting a snow suit in your dog's size, too. Unfortunately, a lot of us have dogs that are hard to fit because they don't make things that big (I have one really big boy!). I didn't see anyone mention it but the easiest and fastest solution to get balls off of her is to just toss her in the tub and hose her off with warm water. If you squeeze her out really well with towels, she wouldn't be any wetter than she would've been if you had let her melt on her own. You're always better of trying to get her all the way dry if you have the time though because wet hair will start matting. |
| I have a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who also gets covered in snowballs and my Sheltie (God rest her soul) had the same problem. I found it easiest to get rid of the snowballs by putting them in the tub and using a hand held hair blow dryer. It melts the snowballs and dries them at the same time without having to also get them soaking wet with water first and a lot faster. Don't know how this would work on a larger dog, but you might give it a try. |
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