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Manual for the Xoloitzcuintli (Xolitzcuintla) by Amy Fernandez
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Grooming
your own Dog: How to do it and what is the best equipment to use
First
things first:-
The
10 grooming steps
Dog
Grooming - First step: Brushing
PART
2
Never wash before brushing, matts
can turn into felt
Washing
a badly tangled coat will often turn it into solid felt, particularly if it is a
woolly coat. Once this has happened it will be virtually impossible to brush
your dogs’ coat out. You will have no alternative but to clip your dogs’
coat off or cut out big lumps of it to remove the felted matts.
There
are literally hundreds of items of grooming equipment manufactured and sold
nowadays, and they are sold everywhere, from your vet’s surgery and
neighborhood pet shop, to the local dog show and on the Internet.
There
are companies that have been making good-quality dog-grooming equipment for many
years. These include Lawrence of England,
who were making quality horse grooming equipment for 200 years before making
equipment for dogs, Oster, Wahl, and Doggyman, and their products are generally
very good. Other equipment is made by inexperienced companies, often for large
retail outlets, and is not as good. This particularly applies to slicker
brushes, and only a good-quality slicker brush will do its job well. With combs,
pin brushes, and undercoat rakes, there is not as much difference.
The
best dog-grooming equipment is usually American or Japanese, but there are also
some good very old English manufacturers of dog-grooming equipment such as Lawrence.
America and Japan are two countries that have large numbers of exceptional dog
groomers and an incredibly high standard of grooming on their show dogs, and
this requires access to top-quality equipment.
Some
grooming tools are really useful—like slicker
brushes, revolving or rotating
combs, and undercoat rakes, and some are
useless. Some are easy to use, and some, like stripping combs and scissors,
require some training and experience to use properly.
When
possible, taking your dog with you and buying your grooming equipment initially
from an outlet at a dog show is a good idea, because the staff there should be
very knowledgeable, and you can ask for advice on the best equipment for your
particular dog. If you have a pure-breed dog, you can also go and look at your
breed and see it groomed for the show ring and, when they are finished showing
for the day, ask the exhibitors for grooming advice or hints.
The
Essential Equipment
There
are only three essential items of grooming equipment that everyone with a
longer-coated dog should have.
These
are:
-Scissors
-Slicker
brush
-Revolving
comb
If
you have a larger dog, with a thick double coat, then you will also need an-
-Undercoat
rake
One
type of undercoat rake.
If
you have a dog with a fine single coat then you may need a pin brush.
A Yorkshire Terrier being brushed with a pin
brush after bathing. A Yorkshire terrier has hair that is more like human hair
than most dog hair.
To Be Continued
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Selected
Dog History and Dog Care & Grooming E-books (click on
e-book cover image to read more and buy)
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Dog Grooming
- Long Coats: for pet owners
Fully
Illustrated
US$2.99
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In
e-book and Paperback
Cutting Your Dog's
Nails and Pad Hair or All
you ever wanted to know about your dog's feet but were afraid to ask
by Puppy Care Education
Fully
Illustrated
The complete
e-book guide to your
dog's paws
and trimming your dog's toenails and pad hair.
E-Book
US$2.99
Paperback
in Color US$11.99
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Healthy
Ears for Your Dog or
All
you ever wanted to know about your dog's ears but were afraid to ask
by Puppy Care Education
Fully Illustrated
The complete e-book guide to your dog's ears
and helping to prevent infections and other problems.
US$2.99
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Old
Dogs, Old Friends Parts 1 and 2
US$4.99 each
Enjoying Your Older Dog
is about making the most of your companions later years and savoring them
Caring for Your Older Dog
looks at many of the illnesses and problems that can occur as old age
advances, and helps to show what can be done to alleviate them and
provides advice that may help you to live with them
Illustrated
dog e-books by
Chris
Walkowicz and Bonnie Wilcox DVM
We
all one day notice that our dog is getting older. Often suddenly realizing
that they are no longer able to do all the things they used to, that their
eyes are looking cloudy or seeing that gray hair is getting very
noticeable on their face. Old dogs slow down and may take it easy but they
still love a bit of excitement and they have become wonderful companions.
It can suddenly be very disturbing to think of what the future holds.
In
Old Dogs, Old Friends Chris Walkowicz and Bonnie Wilcox have
created a set of books about loving, living with, and caring for our old
dogs, our old friends. The authors have collected wonderful personal
stories from literally hundreds of owners of old dogs to illustrate what
sharing their lives with our old friends can be like.
If
you have a four legged family member who has reached or is approaching old
age the two books in the Old Dogs, Old Friends series—Enjoying
Your Older Dog and Caring for Your Older Dog—make
not only inspirational and moving, but also practical reading.
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Dog Grooming - A Short
History
by Amy Fernandez
Non
Fiction
This illustrated e-book gives a short but detailed history of dog
grooming, and the trials and tribulations of the development of show dog
grooming and dog grooming in general.
From the days of hand clipping and no running water, this book
tells the story of how dog grooming has grown up.
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The
Complete Q & A Book on Dogs by
Chris Walkowicz and Bonnie Wilcox D.V.M.
Illustrated
with original drawings by Mary Jung.
It’s
not always easy to find knowledgeable answers to questions about buying,
raising, loving, and living with dogs in today’s world. The authors of
this 200 page book have managed to provide straightforward and practical
answers to most questions that prospective and new owners are ever
likely to ask, while always having the dog’s welfare at the forefront.
The book also features delightful hand drawn illustrations.
Most
of those who are lucky enough to share their lives with dogs know they
are privileged, and do not take the relationship lightly. This books is
for all of those people who feel this way about their dogs
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Rehoming Ferri
by S Bush and R Samuels
Non
Fiction
Fully
illustrated, inspirational, true dog story.
When
Ruth lost her elderly Chinese Crested dog, Lou, she was devastated and
she and Bohdi, her Tibetan Spaniel, were both pining for another
companion.
So
into their lives came Feral, now named Ferri, another older Chinese
Crested girl in search of a new home. Unfortunately this girl did not
have Lou’s easy nature and turned Ruth’s and Bohdi’s lives into an
emotional roller-coaster ride. A ride that Ruth describes with touching
and genuine feeling in her emails to the friend who gave her Feral.
Illustrated
with color photos taken by Ruth. |
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Operations Manual for the Chinese Crested
by Amy Fernandez
Non
Fiction, Breed Specialist Book
This fully
illustrated e-book provides an excellently written, in depth look at the
Chinese Crested, that is ideal for breeders, owners and judges.
Award
winning author Amy Fernandez has owned, bred and written about Chinese
Cresteds since 1982.
Operations
Manual for the Xoloitzcuintli
by Amy
Fernandez
Non
Fiction, Breed Specialist Book
The
complete illustrated guide to the Xoloitzcuintli, or Mexican Hairless dog, for
judges, breeders and owners.
This
books is aimed at readers with a serious intestine in understandign the
structure and traits of this rare and ancient breed, the Dog of the
Americas.
Amy
Fernandez is an award winning dog book author who has owned Xolo's and has
judged the Mexican Xoloitzcuintli Specialty show in Tijuana, by
invitation. Her books have won her the Howell Award for dog writing, among
many awards, and she is a regular feature writer for various dog
magazines.
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