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This is Misty, my 8yr old Chow mix. Nope I'm not a groomer.
Last year was the first time I decided to shave my 8yr old chow mix for the summer/spring. She's a freak so I didn't know how she would take it- though surprisingly she didn't freak at the sound of the clippers. When she got home after she pouted for a good hour in the laundry room she raced outside to bark at the neightbor, her now shorttened hackles standing on end. My dad made a joke saying how I should have left a strip of hair down her back to see how cool it would be to stand on end.
I thought he was joking until the second time earlier this year I shaved her, he looked dissapointed at her smooth back. I told my co workers next time, she gets a mohawk. They laughed, and said we should spike it with purple gel and make her look like a dinosaur instead of a lion (usually I just leave her a "mane" around her neck and her tail alone).
So I made his dreams come true. After all, it's hair- it'll grow back. And if they don't like it I can shave it off. But I think she's rockin' her new dinosaur look. After all, she certainly has that chow 'tude to fit it ;)
Maybe when I'm not feeling so lazy I'll link a pic of Misty unshaved. She's not OMG crazy hairy like a pure chow, but her hair is a little longer than a lab and has the most ungodly undercoat from hell that has us sweeping every day. That, and I live in Florida- I think she feels better with it cut, just like you or I.
Last year was the first time I decided to shave my 8yr old chow mix for the summer/spring. She's a freak so I didn't know how she would take it- though surprisingly she didn't freak at the sound of the clippers. When she got home after she pouted for a good hour in the laundry room she raced outside to bark at the neightbor, her now shorttened hackles standing on end. My dad made a joke saying how I should have left a strip of hair down her back to see how cool it would be to stand on end.
I thought he was joking until the second time earlier this year I shaved her, he looked dissapointed at her smooth back. I told my co workers next time, she gets a mohawk. They laughed, and said we should spike it with purple gel and make her look like a dinosaur instead of a lion (usually I just leave her a "mane" around her neck and her tail alone).
So I made his dreams come true. After all, it's hair- it'll grow back. And if they don't like it I can shave it off. But I think she's rockin' her new dinosaur look. After all, she certainly has that chow 'tude to fit it ;)
Maybe when I'm not feeling so lazy I'll link a pic of Misty unshaved. She's not OMG crazy hairy like a pure chow, but her hair is a little longer than a lab and has the most ungodly undercoat from hell that has us sweeping every day. That, and I live in Florida- I think she feels better with it cut, just like you or I.
Category Photography / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Dog (Other)
Size 500 x 910px
File Size 257.7 kB
She's cute!
But as a friendly tip, you shouldn't shave long haired dogs unless you absolutely have too. Huskies, chows, etc, you could be doing more harm to them then helping them! Its a big no-no, because even though they tend to have long thick coats, not only is it designed to keep them warm, but it is also to help keep them cool in the summer! Their undercoat helps insulate the skin. Being that your chow is black, and that attracts heat even more, she is destined for sun burn. :(
If you want to keep him cool for summer, you should really just keep er well groomed. Even though she is a mix,s he still has long fur and if she does get wet you will also want to make sure she dries well. Some breeds have a lot of trouble drying and all the moisture that gets retained in their coat causes hotspots/sores.
I am not a groomer, but I've had to do my own fair share of grooming animals and my GF is a groomer. :B Good groomers and even vets would not shave a chow unless its for a medical issue or they are literally matted down to the skin.
But as a friendly tip, you shouldn't shave long haired dogs unless you absolutely have too. Huskies, chows, etc, you could be doing more harm to them then helping them! Its a big no-no, because even though they tend to have long thick coats, not only is it designed to keep them warm, but it is also to help keep them cool in the summer! Their undercoat helps insulate the skin. Being that your chow is black, and that attracts heat even more, she is destined for sun burn. :(
If you want to keep him cool for summer, you should really just keep er well groomed. Even though she is a mix,s he still has long fur and if she does get wet you will also want to make sure she dries well. Some breeds have a lot of trouble drying and all the moisture that gets retained in their coat causes hotspots/sores.
I am not a groomer, but I've had to do my own fair share of grooming animals and my GF is a groomer. :B Good groomers and even vets would not shave a chow unless its for a medical issue or they are literally matted down to the skin.
I thank you for the tip, and I am aware of sunburns and such. But this is a mostly indoor dog during the summer- it's almost too hot for her to be outside, she hates it. I wouldn't have shaved her so close if she was more of an outdoor dog. Being that she's inside 95% of the time I have no worries about her getting burnt. Trust me I do know this. While even if she does get hot she'll just jump in the pool, we mostly started shaving her during her shedding seasons to reduce the amount of hair in the house as well help get rid of that thick unwanted undercoat.
I know what I'm doing (well maybe not technique-wise), as well as my co worker who's constantly shaving her collie and chow mix as well since I do work at a vet clinic ;)
Usually when we do get request to shave dogs they're mostly done with a 7 blade, which isn't as close to the skin as a 10 blade which I've done my dog. But again, she's mostly an indoor dog. And I really do think she enjoys it and does feel better, she prances around more as if to show off her new look.
I know what I'm doing (well maybe not technique-wise), as well as my co worker who's constantly shaving her collie and chow mix as well since I do work at a vet clinic ;)
Usually when we do get request to shave dogs they're mostly done with a 7 blade, which isn't as close to the skin as a 10 blade which I've done my dog. But again, she's mostly an indoor dog. And I really do think she enjoys it and does feel better, she prances around more as if to show off her new look.
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