Tabitha
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To Shave Or Not?
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My friend shaves(or clips down?) his sheltie every summer with a 0.3mm length shaver. He's lucky his dog genetically has a lot of coat. But I notice his coat is much lighter when it grows back and also gets mats very easily. The guard hair does not finish growing in a year before its clipped again. He said shaving him down really helped with the panting. I guess less hair means the dog can cool down quicker so it does make a difference?
I have yet to clip down my boys, but I always make them wear cooling vests when we go out and we avoid walks during the day.
If by shave you mean all the way to the skin then I would say no. But if you can clip it down short I think it's okay. But personally I cannot live with the fact his coat might never be the same again. But my friends sheltie like I said still grows a lot of the undercoat back, maybe he's lucky? Lol I'm not willing to take that chance though. But according to my breeder as long as the you don't hurt the follicles by using a hot blade it always grows back.
I have yet to clip down my boys, but I always make them wear cooling vests when we go out and we avoid walks during the day.
If by shave you mean all the way to the skin then I would say no. But if you can clip it down short I think it's okay. But personally I cannot live with the fact his coat might never be the same again. But my friends sheltie like I said still grows a lot of the undercoat back, maybe he's lucky? Lol I'm not willing to take that chance though. But according to my breeder as long as the you don't hurt the follicles by using a hot blade it always grows back.
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I finally (3rd time is a charm) found a decent groomer who KNOWS about shelties. Man no one would believe how horrible the 2nd one was and she raises aussies and works with agility shelties, go figure?
Anyway this last one who is groomer specific told me that some cuts on their hairs wont grow back and I left it up to her to do right by my dog letting her know the wonky uneven cut on his collar from the last one still bothers me and NO cutting around his face collar.
He looks wonderful, still uneven but no more cutting there. She shaved his belly and did his poop shoot beautifully. No one seemed to do any of that before. I never saw his belly good before this last grooming and sometimes wondered if he was "all there" down below. He now has the cutest peaches and cream belly and the cleanest butt ever. I am so happy. She said that is the only area to ever see clippers on a sheltie. I know Chauncey had a bad experience with #2 and he behaved almost ashamed. He wouldn't go into the dog park for the first 2 days after the last cut. I was upset and Chauncey actually was looking in the mirror ( I know sounds crazy but he did) and it was first time I saw him do that and struck me odd. I think he hated his cut too. If I shaved him I think he would be upset. But his belly must feel good on the cool time.
Anyway this last one who is groomer specific told me that some cuts on their hairs wont grow back and I left it up to her to do right by my dog letting her know the wonky uneven cut on his collar from the last one still bothers me and NO cutting around his face collar.
He looks wonderful, still uneven but no more cutting there. She shaved his belly and did his poop shoot beautifully. No one seemed to do any of that before. I never saw his belly good before this last grooming and sometimes wondered if he was "all there" down below. He now has the cutest peaches and cream belly and the cleanest butt ever. I am so happy. She said that is the only area to ever see clippers on a sheltie. I know Chauncey had a bad experience with #2 and he behaved almost ashamed. He wouldn't go into the dog park for the first 2 days after the last cut. I was upset and Chauncey actually was looking in the mirror ( I know sounds crazy but he did) and it was first time I saw him do that and struck me odd. I think he hated his cut too. If I shaved him I think he would be upset. But his belly must feel good on the cool time.