Barbiro Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 I shave Lady, my Flat-Coated Retriever, every summer. We live in Florida and it gets very hot and muggy. I got the OK from the vet and Lady seems to feel more refreshed and pant less after she's shaved. I also shave Tobi, my Long-Hair Chihuahua (well....I shave everything but his pretty curly tail). Do you shave you dogs in the hot summer months? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Cassie Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 I have Newfoundland Dogs, and no I don't shave them (they do get scissored, newf's these days carry way too much coat)...for one thing they are still being shown by the breeder who still owns them...and most times a double coated breed's coat comes back in terrible after being shaved off, the undercoat will some times grow faster than the outer coat...I had an old Newf. which I used to shave off every summer...the only reason, she was very old and did not enjoy being groomed, grooming would stress her out and it is impossible to keep a Newf's coat without constant grooming....so we did shave her (only at the being of spring)...but every winter her coat came in horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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