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i dont weigh my dogs food never have.Does your boy have skin rolls on his shoulder area & near his bum/tail area??If he does this is also a good sign of being overweight We tell people one important thing,the more you feed the more they expect. Any dog can always be hungry & it isnt just a Lab thing but when people feed a little here & little there it isnt for the dog benefit but to make the humans feel better.Dogs learn quickly that if they scab long enough they will get rewarded for it. In our house to get a treat means doing a job ,could be bugger all type of thing but there being rewarded for doing something not for sucking up.

You still shouldnt get a residue . i have even with my own show dogs bathed fully & clipped & head off to a show . Personally there is no easy option with clipping.

These arent designed for poodles coats . If your dogs are ending up oily then you have a problem ,either your over oiling your blades & not washing them properly or something else. I groom fulltime & never end up with oily dogs

Firstly dont leave biscuits down all day.Meals should be eaten in a set time then picked up.meals should be given to each dog & thats there daily quota.If your allowing grazing then you truly have no idea how much he is eating in relation to his daily diet. As for how much is too much there is no easy answer because each dog is different but as already said they need to grow slowly Some dogs need more than others,some still need 3 meals others 2 meals is just right. In reality your dogs are getting 4 meals aday

The reality is you will never now the status of a backyard.Parvo can last for a long time in the ground & you would never now if in the last few years there has been parvo in that yard. I dare say if your renting with a dog your not going to have a lot of choices so only you can decide whether to nock back this place & wait

2 dogs on a property is the legal number visitor or not when there are 3 you are over your numbers plain & simple. It may suck but it doesnt matter.Many a show person has been court out because of this. It only takes someone to complain & the rangers only need to sit & watch. The only legal way of being over your numbers is with a permit or pups up to 3 months i believe is the age anything after that is a 2 dog limit. If the OP is advertising then it will draw anyones attention to dog grooming business so ideally it would always be best to ask the local council of what the area rules are. No point haveing a good business then something happens & its no longer able to be done. If they do choice to continue then make sure your discreet & not draw over attention to the dogs coming in/out. We lived in the burbs for years over our numbers & a risk we where prepared to take.We where dob in either by a fellow dog person or the plumber & as a result moved to the kennel area that still has a 2 dog limit unless you apply for a kennel license. No license then its strictly 2 dogs

Twice a year or however long the coat lasts.Some blow there coats very quickly . The thing to remember is even if you get someone to strip the coat out you still need to work on it weekly to maintain all that effort. Your dog may have a great coat & it can be partially striipped out & then maintained. Depending on what tools you have or are using can make the job very easy or much harder. We show a hand stripped breed .Whilst we run a grooming salon we dont strip out to bald though we will show people what they need & how to do or we will work on a coat . The coat ideally can only be stripped once its ready so it needs to be really blown for a full strip.If there is a new coat coming through underneath thast when you can do a partial strip & try to roll it

I would suggest contacting the griffon breeders in Perth as some get there dogs strip by a lady .Im not sure if she will do pets.Not sure how much your prepared to pay for this to be done as it wont be cheap. You cant ruin the coat as such with hand stripping you can certainly do a crap job & you learn each time but the key is you must work on the coat weekly to maintain a good coat,you could roll the coat if it has correct texture. Generally they wil be stripped back to bald skin once it has blown & done in sections as the back grows slower than the neck,bum & head

Huh?Surely it would only be breaking council reg's if the OP actually owned the dogs, not just grooming them (or even babysitting them). that's absurd if that is the case....... WA has always had a 2 dog limit you can apply for more which is very hard to come by,As this person is running a business from home one would presume all the business permits etc have been done. If for example the OP owns 2 dogs & then has clients dogs there the reality is you can only lie so many times. Remember it only takes one neighbour or cranky client to dob you in & some councils are worse. maybe absurd but that is how it works so one must be very careful. Obviously many will have 3 dogs on occasions & you can certainly get away with it but if your caught then you must be happy to accept the consequences

She will find very few who will let her stay.The dog would have to have a big issue to allow this happen as it isnt in the dogs interest to have the owner standing around & can make the exoerience more stressful & as most salons groom other dogs at the same time with multi groomers its also a safety distraction for them. We wont allow people to stay .

Firstly make sure she has insurance.Also be aware if in the suburbs(WA) it is a 2 dog limit & if you own dogs already then add any clients there you are breaking council rules. We dont sell any major products.Find it too much hassle with the books & a pain to keep around,we prefer to send people off with list. What we do keep on hand is a small number of combs,brushes.

yep very common & generally those in the know just get it fixed when it first happens as it does return.It could be a month latter,year latter or what ever. You can learn to push it back in but generally the more it pops out the bigger it gets. Our local vet does it . Tacking doesnt always last either & often the stich can annoying so generally the best option is to remove & it be all over.Some can accasionally end up with dry eye but you can simply use eye lubrication ointment from the chemist. We have never had one but i did breed a breed highly predisposed to them.I am fully aware from fellow breeders wher it has happened with what there experiences where & all started with the cream,pop it yourself ,the tack to get it out now. Shouldnt cost you a fortune & a specialist doesnt need to do it.

so did you leave them all day by your choice or did they groomer say how long they had to stay or did you drop off & pick up after a set time for there groom only?? As to mixing no it would never happen here.Clients are paying for a grooming service & if mixing was a thing they wanted to offer then they should be getting you to sign a contract such as doggy daycare etc etc

so how many hrs total a day does she spend. During work hrs can she not be left anywhere else??

The dog shop at the canine grounds sells them(open this sat/sun all day)

we get them done asap.You can leave them but its often results in a deformed ear. Some vets in Melbourne are using a different method which doesnt require surgery & the resukts are great.I will be finding out this method for future use here

we had clients who feed EVO & it made the dogs drink so much .I cant remember what it was ingredients wise but i do remember looking & thinking OMG. These dogs where a breed prone to bloat ,they stopped feeding & the dogs no longer drink gallons a day

just take it in your luggage.Thats what i do with my food

Unless the dog is a lazy one i wouldnt consider that diet to be over the top,infcat mine would be under weight on that. Does the dog pinch the others meals??

for starters stop picking him up or doing things that will cause him pain.If your dog has a back/neck injury he needs quite/recovery time & the vets advice on confinement means exactly that,no unnecessary activities to aggravate the area. Pain can cause vomiting even the tablets can cause vomiting but its essential you allow the dog to recover & that mens no play,picking up,jumping.Any activity that will re aggravate. If your not fully happy go back to your vet. Your little one may have pinched a nerve,pulled a muscle all sorts of things

You have to realize that free for all playing isnt educating.Dogs learn form what is considered normal behaviour by there owners(just like kids) Whilst its socializing your youngster needs to learn the on/off button "Lolly is the main perpetrator in the whole thing though and if Suede stops and lays down for a rest then Lolly will jump on her and get it started again." This is where you need to do something.This is not teaching her manners & allowing her to annoy the other dog just encourages her "behaviour" as such.This is when you need to place her onleash & allow her to learn where the line is drawn As i say i have a 7 month old here who would dearly luv to play with my other to boys BUT he is growing & i dont want any damage but he also needs to learn that dog doesnt equate to play.Dog equates to civilized behaviour unless told otherwise. He is around my other boys,sleeps with my other boys & interacts in the house with our littlies(onleash) as hes learning who to behave .Its important that he socializes correctly. He is a gem at the shows & just loves life but he respects me & whislt being a doofas is his thing when excited around dogs he will listen to me when asked ,my word means way more Maybe its from the show point of view that i dont want my dogs to automatically presume that if it has 4 legs its play time.I want mine to listen to me & they can play on my terms & finish on my terms. He will be a powerful boy so i dont want my arms ripped out do to his presumptions just as theres nothng worse than another dog owner whos dog is going retarded because its doesnt understand lead etiquette or time out behaviour. When he first arrived my oldie was his teacher but now hes growing up he gets supervised plays with my oldie/My other setter & him would play till the end . I think what you need to understand its a bit like going to kindy where you have the children who have manners & do things nicely & you enjoy being around & then there is the feral child with no boundries or manners that after awhile drives you insane. Dogs can be the same & what they learn as puppies often moulds them for life. It sounds like they get on well which is super but i personally think you need to read the older dogs body langauage & when its had enough that means its enough for both

I never use them on the showdogs. We certainly use them in the salon as they are a god sent for the unruly coats that come in. I prefer to use a good old fashioned undercoat rake though that doesnt cut coats & works a treat.Had ours for nearly 20 now. With aborder a good comb through will work wonders

My young boy doesnt get unsupervised play.He is a very social boy who will happily play rough without thinking. It is still very important they have intereaction BUT you must learn when it right for the play to end. Your girl also needs to learn her boundries & when the line is crossed. I have a very beautiful older setter here who just dots on our small breed BUt our littles are taught the rules as are my big kids & you must always play it safe . As miranda said growing joints also are a big factor

cuts can also be caused by using the wrong blade. But having said that if the area becomes so overgrown there is a bigger risk of clipper rash. Use your #10.Hold head up & clip away,even with folds there shouldnt be any dramas.I clip daily & many breeds that are throaty .We do plenty of ladradoodles etc etc with no issues at all.

You can use an anti pull harness or head halti to start the educating process but training is obviously needed asap