lgdnevada
Chillin' with the herd
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It's that time of year here where dogs are blowing coats left and right, and foxtail season is upon us. For those of you who don't know what foxtails are you can google that nasty weed....the little arrow-shaped seed heads are infamous for getting up into dog's noses', eyes, ears....they get inbetween a dog's paws and just work their way up into a corner and penetrate the foot, then your dog has a big red swollen pussing toe..... Anyhow, this time of year, try to take a moment to look your dogs over each day, check their feet and ears. I have a small pail I put scissors, nail clippers, and a variety of brushes and pick combs in, and then I pack around a slicker deshedder comb and nail clippers in my pockets and every day try to give 5 or so of my dogs a going over really good with the brush. It always amazes me how much hair CONTINUES to come out even after I think I've stripped them down for summer. I never shave my dogs, but have heard of cases where people did and the hair never grew back in right. Your dogs will love you for the few minutes spent doing preventative grooming that gets the old dead winter hair out and keeps them cooler, and lets their new winter coats come in better. Of course not all pooches submit to this beauty parlor stuff and I'm exhausted after wrestling with my Pyrenean Mastiff girl, she is hog fat - and it was like wrestling with a greased pig, getting her dewclaws trimmed and checked for foxtails LOL.... But a little brushing and checking the feet is sure a good idea this time of year at least where I live. We had a really wet spring. The foxtails this year are rampant. I know in California they are horrid in summer too. Happy grooming everyone!