Hairs getting in Red
Could u pls kindly share how do u keep yr sheepie's hair (especially legs' & mouth's) in very white? thx thx thx  |
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| I trim, trim trim...too lazy to do the peroxide and baking soda mix...I just keep cuting the hair around her mouth...it seems to be the only place that I can cut and she stays still...I take advantage of it!!! |
Darcy wrote: I trim, trim trim...too lazy to do the peroxide and baking soda mix...I just keep cuting the hair around her mouth...it seems to be the only place that I can cut and she stays still...I take advantage of it!!!
Thanks, Darcy The Owner of Don's dad (most of the OES's Owners in Taiwan) taught me to use "corn starch" mix with grooming powder everyday, and also peroxide when bathing.....I"m working hard on it, hope I can keep Don's hair looks "clean". I also couldn't stand and trimmed his lower mouth hair.....  |
| I try to keep Clyde as clean as I can but I've come to the realization that I'm fighting a losing battle. Don't get me wrong-- it bothers me too! I try to change his water as often as possible and I've been keeping his beard trimmed too but it'll always keep coming back. But, I've accepted that a little beard stain doesn't hurt him and I hate the idea of putting him through all kinds of treatments to try to fix it. It would be another story if I were showing him but I'd rather just let him be a dog and get messy when he wants to...within reason, of course! |
| Even in the show ring you won't see an oes with a perfectly stain free mouth... it's just part of who they are, not much you can do about it that really works. |
ButtersStotch wrote: I try to keep Clyde as clean as I can but I've come to the realization that I'm fighting a losing battle. Don't get me wrong-- it bothers me too! I try to change his water as often as possible and I've been keeping his beard trimmed too but it'll always keep coming back. But, I've accepted that a little beard stain doesn't hurt him and I hate the idea of putting him through all kinds of treatments to try to fix it. It would be another story if I were showing him but I'd rather just let him be a dog and get messy when he wants to...within reason, of course!
Ooh, ButtersStotch.....I agree what you said..."hate the idea of putting him through all kinds of treatments to try to fix it". As long as he's health....outlook....doesn't matter ..ahhahaha  |
| Hi, We use baby powder. the beard has to be dry so its done first thing in the morning before they get going with the water. Get an old face cloth and make 2 piles of powder, one on each side of the cloth then rub well into the beard, brush out with a small slicker brush. do the same to the feet but put the powder into a plastic carrier bag, put the foot in the bag and rub in the powder.It so simple but it works a treat and its cheap.
Heather. |
| I've noticed that the type of food can easily stain Rufie's beard... we feed him Nutro Natural - which doesn't include food dyes, etc. and that seems to be good for not staining. |
I'm afraid Tasker lives by the moto "a dirty sheepie is a happy sheepie"  . We brush alot but don't worry too much about staying bright white. |
| at a grooming expo they had a sheepie who was longer not full leangth and had his bottom beard shaved not the top and he was oh so cut and mess free.I think I am going to try this with griz he is always slopping water on me and I love dogs but being drinched with slimmydog water is gross. |
rufie wrote: I've noticed that the type of food can easily stain Rufie's beard... we feed him Nutro Natural - which doesn't include food dyes, etc. and that seems to be good for not staining.
Wow -- your dog's mug sure looks white! Chumley's mouth is stained. I just view it as her coloring. Just like my black cat has an orangey/brown chest for the same reason. Can't imagine the effort needed to keep it from discoloring -- but I'm impressed with the people that can manage it. |
| Tanglehar wrote
Hi, We use baby powder. the beard has to be dry so its done first thing in the morning before they get going with the water. Get an old face cloth and make 2 piles of powder, one on each side of the cloth then rub well into the beard, brush out with a small slicker brush. do the same to the feet but put the powder into a plastic carrier bag, put the foot in the bag and rub in the powder.It so simple but it works a treat and its cheap Thanks for the tip I am going to try this for griz's feet |
| That sound like a good tip does it really work? When we were at the vets for our last check up we sat next to a man who showed persian cats, he also used baby powder on his cats. Although I trim their beards they still get a little stained I think I will give the powder a try. But my dogs motto is----- when clean roll in something really smelly. |
| I'm with Toot and others - we keep Bailey's beard pretty short which hides the stained area a bit and minimizes the amount of water I get in my lap when he puts his post-drink face on me! In fact when Winston got here last weekend I trimmed his beard too because it was long and very dirty. I sure hope his mom won't mind when she comes to get him |
| Be careful with the baby powder......... I never used it on my kids because of the risk of them inhaling it........... call me over reactive but I wouldn't think a lungful of talc would be real good for a sheepie either. Corn starch is less fine and less likely to be inhaled. |
Tasker's Mom wrote: Corn starch is less fine and less likely to be inhaled [than talcum powder]. Plus, it's vegetable material and not a mineral like talc (soapstone).
I don't know about the medical or grooming ramifications of either talc or corn starch. |
| I've always been told to use corn starch too... I don't find it does much honestly...lol... |
| very good point I guess Ill try the corn starch.Thanks I had forgotten about the powder issue with kids. |
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