Shaved all 3 Collies today
I don't normally shave them but last year they were hot and would develope hot spots. This year I went ahead and shaved them. You can tell they feel better but sure look strange. I will have to keep t...
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Deb and Ed M wrote:Ike was a Handsome dog and you know what I mean by long hair. Bud and Mikko liked being shaved, this was the first time I shaved Lassie my 14 year old Collie and she is embarrassed.
Ike my Aussie LOVED to be shaved. I agree - not very impressive-looking when "nekkid" - but MUCH happier, and certainly dried out faster after his daily swim.
In the before picture, he looks so fat - and he wasn't!
He's been gone almost 2 years. In the spring of 2013, he was REALLY angry with me for not shaving him - followed me around with exaggerated panting and just generally cranky... but by then, he had lost so much weight that quite frankly, I was afraid to let people see how bony he was (plus I figured it gave him some protection from laying on the hard floor).
I always shaved his fur (and now Ben and Jimmy) in the direction that it grew. A #10 blade would leave about a 1/2" of fur - never had problems with sunburn.
