Grooming

[nancy rink]

Hi Pammy-

I second that - don't feel bad about how you groomed your first Cairns! Riley (my first) never had any skin problems at all from my mistakes in shaving him; he just had the wrong kind of coat & it created other problems for him. He was otherwise a very happy dog. He possibly could have developed skin problems if we lived in a damp climate, but I'm fortunate to live in high desert so it's nice & dry here - never had a problem with bad skin or fleas in my household. My skin, on the other had, has a few wrinkles....

I think a lot of skin problems come from food allergies anyway.

At any rate, that post earlier by brin145 had a fantastic link to step-by-step photos of what 'pulling' is: color-and-grooming.html

It is exactly what it seems - pulling out the hair. I occasionally pull a few problem areas in Rocky, but mostly I leave it to the professionals. Just interview your groomers before you trust your dog to them, or start in on it yourself. You can't do any harm; much less than using the shaver, and it really doesn't hurt them. Just pull what comes out easily. Good luck!

[pammyandpeanut]

Thank you Nancy, I thought someone gave a really good site to go to. I saved brin link and will try and trim Peanuts face today. I dont have any tools to work with yet. But going to price them soon . I hate to order things on line.So i hope my local pet store carrys the mar king coat comb.

thanks againfor all your help...

pammy,peanut,duncan,rocky!