I think I may be losing the grooming battle with my bergamsco. I know they're suppose to look a scraggly until the flocks are visible, but I am having a hard...
Hi Bonnie, How old is your Bergamasco? When they initially start to grow lots of wooly hair they tend to get matted behind the ears, chest, and abdomen. It is...
Mats are something that you want out of a Collie. Mats are something that you leave in in a corded dog. They are what will eventually be your cord. The...
Yes, do it all with your fingers. You don't want matting behind the ears at this point and it is important to brush the head, face and ears now. The saddle can...
this is big OT for this list but most of us have unusual breeds of cats as well as dogs on this list. Besides that, being the listowner, it's my perogative to...
I began cording my Havanese about a year ago. I now have cords every where but along his spine. I have 2 questions. how to I get the hair along his spine to...
I know nothing about cording a poodle, and am new to the group. How do I start? Do I separate the matts? Really, I know nothing and don't know what to do? I...
Linda, I have a standard and corded her in a continental. What I did was to bathe her, let her dry (NO hand dryer) in a cage dryer or on her own. Then I...
Linda, That's exactly right. Separate the matts that form. As they grow out, they will form cords. I have a puli, so hers are larger than a poodles. You can...
I still have not found the best way to separate matts! My SWD matts the worst on her hind quarters! KtFKtFKtFKtFKtFKtFKtFKtFKtFKtFKtFKtFKtFKtFKtFKtFKtFKtFKtF ...
Greg, Do I recognize you from the Havanese list?? I've been cording my sweet Chachi for about 18 months now. When hair meshes together between the cords I...
Thanks, To all for your advice. Linda Lisa <lisalareau@...> wrote: Linda, I have a standard and corded her in a continental. What I did was to bathe...
Can you please tell me where to get this book?? I am trying to cord my Standard in the Continental. It has been 8 - 10 wks and it is driving me crazy. I...
Carlene Sheppard Hend...
carlene@...
Oct 19, 2006 12:15 am
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Here you find more info on the book http://www3.telus.net/public/horans/Grooming.htm Can all advice on Pulik be used on any other breed? Or are the cords...
Carlene, I would like to know where to get the book too. I work at a library, but we don't have this book in our system. Hope someone can tell us how to get...
I actually got my copy on ebay......just did a search for a little while and one week there it was! Lisa Here is my standard poodle, Pi in her corded coat....
What great photos... Makes me think of putting my girl in a continental too... she's nearly 4 but I keep her in a "puppy trim" corded... so she usually gets...
I found this when searching around for the book. http://www3.telus.net/public/horans/Grooming.htm You may still be able to get it for this reasonable price...
As for matts, yes, you can just divide the matt in two at the top, and pull the two parts to the skin. IF, you think the cord would be too big. If it looks the...
... From: Carole Hodes To: CordedDogsGroomHelp@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 12:19 AM Subject: cords Though all cords form the same way in...
Ahhhh, the public ridicule stage LOL!! Carlene, I would like to know where to get the book too. I work at a library, but we don't have this book in our system....
Patty Martin
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Oct 19, 2006 11:32 am
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I'm ISCC Certified and I know the feeling. I use my Poodle as a demo dog sometimes when I speak at trade shows but I was cording her in the Saddle until she...
Patty Martin
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Oct 19, 2006 11:45 am
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Thanks to all of your for your advice. I have another question, what do I do with my poodles ears. I am reading on the posts that the ears can split? Last...
I e-mailed the author of the cording book to see if it was for poodles too and this is the answer I got back. I wanted to share. linda ... buy if it ... The...
No, you want to let the ears cord... you just *don't* want to tear them down from the tip of the cord to the ear leather... that's when the splitting of the...
My husband and I are the authors of the grooming book that has mentioned on here lately. It is not available from any bookstore, only directly from us, and...
The "U" shaped letter opener works best on ears but you have to be patient-you just can't go whacking away because you cause waaaaay too much pain that way....
Patty Martin
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Oct 19, 2006 5:22 pm
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Sorry, I posted that info on the book and wasn't aware that the postage had gone up!...
