LOL! I guess almost all of us experience the same thing...the first time I sent Scottie to the groomers, I didn't like the way he looked after he came back. They cut off his beautiful long lashes, and he doesn't have that look that makes him my Scottie... After that, I sent him to another groomer, who did a much better job, and I stuck to that groomer until now It takes a few trials and errors to find a groomer that you would like. Good luck in finding yours!

Yeah, some of them do...I've seen it first hand when I visited a pet shop, and there was a lady grooming a dog there. She hit the poor dog on the head when he didn't want to cooperate. But I guess I'm lucky that Scottie's groomer doesn't do that. And the place where I send Scottie to has a big window where we can see the grooming process...I always peek at the window whenever I stop by.

LOL! If you don't like the wiry harsh coats of the Schnauzer, then how? You already got a Schnauzer leh The actual standard of the breed's coat is supposed to be harsh. But since we don't send our dogs for shows and clip their coats, it will be soft, so win-win situation I guess

Hand stripping is the process of pulling out the top (and dead) furs of the coat usually using a tool...it's SOMETHING like when we go to the hairstylists and they use the knife-like tool to thinner our hair that kind, I THINK (Groomers please correct me if I'm wrong). Because the Schnauzers have a double coat, stripping kind of maintains the two coats...when we send to groomers, we usually clip them ('shave' using electric clippers) so both layers are gone. What grows out is the bottom layer first, which is soft so that's why we feel their coat is soft.

Unlike our normal clippings, hand stripping cannot finish in one session...it can be quite painful if the person doesn't know how to do it, and it's quite expensive to do if you send to the groomers to do it (last I asked, it was about RM200 per session >.<") So, since our dogs are only pet dogs, easy way is to clip

Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_grooming#Stripping


I remember posting about handstripping also last time in the previous thread. It's here: http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...&#entry24595057

EDIT: A very good FAQ about stripping and clipping http://www.harborside.com/~laurelt/handstrip.htm

This post has been edited by Rayne: Dec 5 2009, 12:37 PM

Hi, since your dog is a mongrel it's quite hard to know whether its parents are from shedding breeds or not. Most dogs do shed though, some more than others. If from what you said your dog's body shows no sign of baldness and he's healthy and active, he's probably just shedding If you are concerned about his coat, you could give him some supplements for the body and coat. There are quite a few good oil/paste supplements for coat. I used to give Scottie a brand called 'MyBeau'...but now I give him human grade salmon/fish body oil. You could try that too Hope this helps a little!

Since you mention that you have just bought a dog, I would assume that it's a pup and it's very new to your home. In that case, NEVER ever beat or force the pup, especially when they have just been introduced to your home. House training needs time, lots of patience and CONSISTENCY. You do not expect a pup to immediately know where to pee or poop the day it has been brought back when you haven't taught him/her where to go in the first place. It's like telling a baby not to pee an poop in the diaper the first day you brought the baby back.

Disciplining is important, but it only comes when the pup has already known the house rules and have broken them, NOT before. There are lots of sites out there which guide first time owners how to house train their pups. I would suggest you go Googling for them and do a good read up. Beating and forcing will only make your pup fearful of the house and not bond with you. Hope that helps.

This post has been edited by Rayne: Dec 8 2009, 09:26 AM

Scottie has never done that before, so I guess I can't say much about it, but I have read before that dogs sometimes do that in general (not just Schnauzers). It could be because that they have not fully digested their food or something like that. Best way is just to do what you are doing now: clean it up before he gets the idea in his head

Jason, just a query...how do you sterilize the clipper? I have a clipper that my Mom uses to clip Scottie's coat sometimes, and I notice recently that he contracted bumps after grooming. Maybe it's grooming allergy, or maybe it's not, but to eliminate that probability, I think I'll sterilize the clipper just in case...do I just take the blade out and soak it in hot water / use Germisep? Or is there any sterilizing solution for clippers? I have a Kim Laube clipper (forgot the model name) and the blade is detachable, but there's only a lubricating oil and brush to clean the clipper.

Thanks...will look into that

Yup, saw lots of it...but I don't groom Scottie myself My Mom does it for me sometimes, but for the really good grooming, I just send Scottie to the pros.

After reading about stripping and all, I really wish I had the time to learn and do it myself but since I don't know anyone who can teach me (and I'm too chicken to DIY through trial and error), I guess Scottie will have to be clipped... Maybe I should look into getting a show potential dog, yes? Show dog breeders definitely will know how to strip (or at least know people who knows how to strip ) Haha! Hopefully that will be in the future, when I get better pay

Ooh, cool...you know how to strip? Would love to see how it is done (and if I can do it myself.. Use clipper also I can get it wrong, so I'm more hesitant with the stripping blades!) I've read about plucking (use fingers to pluck the fur out) but that doesn't look that feasible, and I've seen an owner who did that before...it's not as nice as a properly stripped look, in my opinion. Haha!

I used to give Scottie's puppies Orijen & raw before they went to their new homes...they did quite well on it Other brands you could look into would be Addiction or Acana. Better yet, feed raw if you have the time to prepare it

Ooh, the thread's been super quiet...

Jason, I'll be coming with Scottie for the Christmas gathering I'll be bringing some smoked sausage purses (for the humans), peanut butter cups and maybe some meatballs (for the furkids)

Kenji ar...don't know if I can handles two dogs plus all the food I'm bringing. They can be quite 'uncivilized' coz I haven't brought them out for a long while after I broke my arm, so...I'll see how la.

Aww...never mind, next gathering when you can go, I make some for you

Haha...sure, no problem Just that I'm not sure it will taste as nice as what you would expect only...

This post has been edited by Rayne: Dec 15 2009, 06:03 PM

Haha...thanks for the compliment Paiseh only! Not really a good cook also...still learning and practising, so you all would be my taste testers...

Hahaha...she haven't try ma. The rest already tried that.

Wow, I just noticed this....30 people??! I won't be preparing for 30 people though So, I guess it's first come first serve... (syok sendiri...as if the food is so nice )

Present ar...I just get a toy only The exchange is for the furkids right? I keep confusing it if it's for humans or furkids...

Haha...can can

Haha...ok la, then I'm ready ady. Just need to bake the food stuff only...