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KDOGG331 said:
just looking in case I ever get a poodle or even a fluffy dog, figure I'll have them brushed out instead of doing it myself. And thinking for poodle I'd keep it in one of the short full body ones or doodle cut instead of the stupid show one lol idk what the name is though cause there's a few cuts that look similar that I get mixed up
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Actually those “stupid show cuts” served a purpose back in the day. Poodles were bred as retrievers, and many could do that job yet today. Because of the coat texture, the early fanciers realized that it could easily be shaped for maximum effectiveness and protection in water retrieves. The big, fluffy areas left in varying configurations around the torso and head were believed to have protected the brain, lungs and heart from cold water. The Pom-poms on the feet and legs aided in moving efficiently through water, much as flippers aid a swimmer in gliding through water with less effort than bare feet, but leaving all of that leg coat on would act as “drag”, slowing them down and tiring them. They have webbed feet as well, and because they had strong toes to help them grip wet rocks, they were left bare to take advantage of that. A lot of coat left on those feet would have made them slick, and fur left between the toes would have hampered that gripping ability.

Maintaining the standard puppy cut at home is very simple and serves them very well into old age. You just have to pay special attention to areas that tend to mat and keep those areas combed out regularly. Food gets dried in the coat around the muzzle, and on the ends of the ears. And as they scratch their ears and the area under them, they tangle the longer hairs there. Matting areas are pretty much the same with most dogs- even short haired dogs get them under and behind the ears.

@sharron, if Bella has fungal skin, you need anti-fungal treatment. Antibiotics don’t do a thing for fungus except treat any secondary infections. The thing with her feet could be from anxiety as easily as allergies. When they get stressed, they sometimes react by nervous licking and biting at themslves. They also will do this if they’re bored. Those spots get irritated, stay damp, and then they lick and bite at them even more in response. Lick granulomas can be notoriously difficult to cure, in part because the licking has become a habit that doesn’t stop when the spot(s) are cleared. I had to retire a Flatcoat from the ring because of a bad area on her back leg. It was just so chronic that no amount of grooming could resolve it. Hers started when she injured an eye while hunting. She couldn’t reach the irritated spot with the bandages on, so she transferred that to an area on her back leg. By the time the vet removed the bandages, the lick granuloma was well established. <sigh>

And watch a dog that can’t react well to change. New environment, an new animal or even a new family member, and his territory or pack order is disrupted. So he will often pick a spot in the house, and when he’s stressed he’ll go to that spot and start licking, usually his legs, feet or belly.

Oh, and we’re home!! ;) I’ll keep catching up - I probably shouldn’t have started by going backwards through the posts.
 
ronott1 said:
I have yeas raised pancake batter in the proofer. I am making waffles!
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Um, shouldn't you use waffle batter for waffles?
We had waffles today.

N F C said:
DH just made breakfast for us...bacon, grits, eggs and English muffins. It was good!
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Grits? Are people allowed to eat grits north of the Mason Dixon line? ;)
 
bruceha2000 said:
Um, shouldn't you use waffle batter for waffles?
We had waffles today.


Grits? Are people allowed to eat grits north of the Mason Dixon line? ;)
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We love grits :lol: A while back, DH cooked breakfast for his maintenance crew and included grits in the food line up. Got a very mixed bag of reactions. Most of them had never eaten them before and had no idea what they were.:gig
 
N F C said:
Sorry to hear about your old boy Cap.

How are you feeling these days?
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My neck is a bit better but i have no reflexes in my left arm so something is screwed up. And i have a sinus infection again. Antibiotics seem to have no effect on clearing them up.
How are you NFC?
 

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