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T- time i now that thats why i said feathering

Most working setters have such little hair as it is it isnt worth clipping & what they do have gives them protection. Once you clip the coat it ruins the texture & grows back odd colurs & often cottony. Personally i would by a dog suit from the states which protects the coat plus lets them work still or just put the hardwork in in. As for oils just purchase the avon skin so soft Most of the field working setters that are aslo showen with massive coats are still keeped in coat . A 10# will be fairly severe on a fine coat ,depending on the coat & if you truely want to trim the feathering of i would use a #4 or#3 stills leaves a little covering without scalping it .I use a 10/15# on the throats & that leaves it very short

I cant use hills due to the wheat /corn aspect my breed can be intolerate to it. Our old girl gets proplan light & pedigree mature tin,whilst many will say no tin when they get old finding a diet thats suits there needs & stomach can consist of things we may not prefer to use,our oldie has blossomed on this diet ,her stomach has settled & she has got a new zest for life so we are happy. Oldies diet is trial & error & something mild

We take our dogs to the chiro /bowen before a vet,the vets first course of action is drugs. The people we use now the muscles & what course of rehab is required. Alot of vets havent a clue ,just because a dog is limping on the front doesnt mean thats where its sore. I now from the 20 plus yrs we have used them i have learnt so much from them to the point they now respect our knowledge aswell. The benefits in any competitive dog is amazing

I get my dogs checked by bowen & dog chiro every month no matter what better to maintain & athlete then let problems develop

You can only roll the coat for so long & after a while it statrts to look tacky & when you roll the coat your actually just breaking the top coat,when push comes to shove you have to strip right back to keep a good coat in the end

Miss yes we use them to maintain a good show coat plus it can be used for stripping the coat fully.

Mick no your are not wrong & if you go to dogshows you will see many pups of 3 months wearing chains & there is absolutalely nothing wrong with it. Dogs that are showen with chains are well adjusted ,outgoing & have no problems with them so dont fell pressured or worried

The type of methods mentioned would be used to maintain the coat but to keep the correct coat you would have to hand strip back to skin when the coat blows(dies)strippng the coat is done over a few weeks & in sections so when the coat grows it grows neatly & uniformed as they kneck,head & tail area grow quicker than the back coat,this process is done 2-3 times a year is very hardwork . You still need to clip the throat,ears,bum & scissor the feet,under belly,eye brows etc. We dont strip pets ,even though we breed them if the pet people want the dog stripped then we teach them as we keep hand stripping done to the smallest of numbers as long term it isnt great on your joints,fingers elbows etc a price you pay for stripped coats. Stone wont do the job ,hand stripping is the only way & the schnauzer club of vic do have grooming days etc

The dog needs a good hydrobath & blow dry ,the quicker the coat comes out the quicker the coat will return.

To be honest more downs than ups,have done this jod for 13 yrs & its hardwork & requires continous spending,luckily for us we have all he good equipment for our showdogs

optimiun is the old performance brand. Those Hills prices are amazing ,actually nearly fell of my chair

Thats the thing about foods optimiun gave our dogs the runs,they lost alot of weight & condition ,supercoat a lost cause hills i cant feed due to an ingredient that could be an issue with my breed.Royal canine is now available through a stockist here in WA but for the price we found there was no difference in the dogs compared to eukanuba,i guess where lucky through our business we can get the breeders bag eukanuba 20kg for $75,Bonnie we have found works well with the kennels but they changed an ingredient in the bonnie performance so we no longer use it as it affected the dogs

Okay the only cheaper brand food we have feed & would feed is Bonnie working dog,its 15kgs for about $30,we use it it through the kennels as it suits so many dogs,keeps good condition & doesnt affect there tummies,so maybe give that one a try

Well my veiw is its cheaper to pay more & keep the dog in good condition than payless & they lose condition which then requires more money spent

The way i see it is your concerned that the dog has an health issue so unfortunately despite the $$$ the people intending to take this dog need to be made fully aware of any known health issues prior to taken the dog on. Patellas could cause soreness but if it is me the money saved testing is nothing compared to things going wrong. Have the new people been told about the patella prob??

remember dont over do it ,what looks like weight gain this week could turn into the runs next week so do it in small quantaties,weight gain is a slow & easy process,many people get overly excited & increase the amount & it all comes out the otherend

Is this one of the pups from they 8 yr old blind bitch that had a litter??

When it comes to grooming you have 2 types of clients. Regulars that come back year after year,the dont care types that go anywhere thats convient at that moment & very raely return these kinds are very active in summer. Grooming is hardwork on the body,expensive to start out & even more expensive if you dont have a good client base. You also need to look at what sort of dogs you where thinking of grooming,how fancy a groom you wish to learn & above all how confidient you are in handling dogs because as a groomer you are also a trainer & advisor to your clients.

i prefer not to go into detail about our reasons for not using them but put simply we drive past 4 vets murdoch included to our choice of vet . There are plenty of good vets around in your area depending on which one you tried already. Did you bring your dogs vet notes with you from NSW??as that would always be handy for any new vet you pick

Loraine there are other specialists out there bare them we wont use them full stop but that is our choice

I guess we all have opinions of vets but i wouldnt take a dead dog to murdoch

Certain biscuits have different ingredients & different smells so its always best to stick with what you now & wait if stocks arent in.I now i cant use hills on my dogs due to the wheat & corn ingredients as my breed can be intolerate

The WA natural balance has been around for years & was mainly sold to japan where it did extremely well. We have used it & whilst we dont continue to do so many do with no issues at all,it just didnt work on the dogs i wanted it to like there current diet

I cant say ive noticed swelling but as a result of his problem his teeth have detoriated much quicker . The main associated problem we find is when he has a flair up he gets bad ears as its all connected