Micci

It is a good idea to strip your dog if you want to maintain the colour, the more undercoat you can remove the better. You can even strip the top of the head, throat and ears to keep the colour darker, it may not be the jet black it should be but will look a lot better then if clipped. For a pet, you don't need to section strip like showdog suggested, you can just let the coat 'blow' ie get to a long length and then it is easier to pull the whole lot out (he'll just look like a yeti for a while as the coat grows). Stripping down to bare skin will minimise the amount of faded undercoat growing back, though if he was shown it would count as a coat fault, as they should have some undercoat in there. Or with a little work each week you can keep him looking smart in coat for a long time. I prefer to keep all my dogs stripped, even the retired dogs and overall I would say they are easier to keep then having to bath and clip them every 6-8 weeks to keep them smart Hey Becks thanks for your reply - sorry guys haven't been keeping up with the posts - exam time at the moment at uni.... :rolleyes: Can I ask why show dogs have their coats sectioned when stripped? - I'm guessing its maybe to with achieving the correct shape or something... Will it make a difference if Micci's coat was stripped in sections - I contacted the lady in Elwood and they said they do it in one go.... so I'm a bit confused.

I'm feeding him Eaglepack Holistic Puppy food at the moment, and he's been getting the oil for the last 3 months... We recently went to a doggy beach in Brighton where we met another little Black and Silver mini and he was practically grey... I would rather take the trouble to maintain my mini's coat for as long, it looked terrible and he was only 7. Were you able to find a hand stripper in Melbourne for Gomez - looking for one at the moment?

Thanks for the suggestios - I didn't realise too much oil could make his skin worse... I'll cut back on the Flaxseed to see if it helps.. Re: Bathing I rinse him really well - that was my first thought when he started so i make sure everybit is gone. I don't use conditioner much with him at all just every now and even then its mainly on his furnishings..

Hi Guys, My little man Micci is 6 months and has a serious dandruff problem. I have tried Aloveen Oatmeal shampoo and a various other shampoos for dry skin however nothing has stopped the flaking. ;) I also put Flaxseed oil into his food as the vet said this may help his skin but no results... has anyone else had this problem with their MS? I know skin disorders as something inherent in the breed but has anyone got any suggestions as to keeping the problem under control? Also I want to strip his coat rather than clip, just wondering if this will this make his skin problem worse? Thanks guys