Terrier Breeds - Page 2

dar512 · 02-20-2009, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Did you shoot one?

Great minds and all that. I was going to post the same thing until I saw yours.

Shawnee123 · 02-20-2009, 10:53 AM

The greatest of minds.

wolf · 02-20-2009, 01:18 PM

She's British, so I was picturing her in elegantly tailored hunting pinks on the back of a bay gelding.

be-bop · 02-20-2009, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by busterb

Thanks. Do they have to be trimmed, clipped, or whatever?

No they are bred with a double coat and they have to be hand stripped,you can do it yourself but it takes a bit of time to get right.we take ours to the Dog Parlour once or twice a year.
cost is minimal about £30 twice a year.
Some people leave them shaggy looking but they get very hot in the summer unstripped

Undertoad · 02-20-2009, 06:02 PM

Here's a page with a very shaggy border terrier, before, during, and after handstripping:

http://www.munakennels.com/handstripping.html

They also have before and after of a cairn terrier and an irish terrier. It's actually kinda hilarious.

I like a shorthair dog because there's no maintenance, but I'm sure I could take a dog to a shop every 6 months.

DanaC · 02-21-2009, 06:00 AM

We had Westies when I was a kid. One of them had something wrong with his fur. We didn't know until we took him to have his undercoat stripped, and then it never grew back! He always looked slightly pink through the long white fur:P

[eta] looked even pinker when my bro and me died the two westies with food colouring ... didn't tell mum. Just dyed them while she was out and left them for her to find. One candyfloss pink, one mint green; both with a blue cross daubed on their foreheads and a helium balloon attached to each collar

TheMercenary · 02-22-2009, 12:02 PM

Dana that is evil. I love it. What was her reaction?

Sundae · 02-22-2009, 12:42 PM

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Tina is well experienced in the art of handstripping a dog whether it be to get your dog ready for a show or to make your pet look the way it was intended.

Not by nature!

I have to admit how much better they look though. And I'm sure it's a relief to them too - it's just the wording made me go

DanaC · 02-22-2009, 02:36 PM

@ merc. she was surprised. baffled at first. :P What we hadn't banked on was that the dye wouldn't wash back out... they stayed like that for about 6 or 7 weeks til it faded and grew out.

sweetwater · 02-22-2009, 02:52 PM

A dog with its coat is better protected from the sun than a dog who has been shaved down "to keep him cool", though I've worked with groomers and had to do it when owners demand it. I think mostly they don't want to be bothered with maintaining the coats, but say otherwise, thinking we'd believe it. *sigh* Stripping coats is mostly to keep them hard, as required by the standards, because clippering can make them grow back softer. Do what is easier for the dog if it is not going to be shown.

busterb · 02-24-2009, 09:34 PM

Border Terriers are like hens teeth in the south. I check online adds in most newspapers in my state and Neu awlins. + Don't think I'll ever pay $650 and up for a dog.

busterb · 03-26-2009, 08:08 PM

This mutt showed up a few days ago. Cute as hell. Young male, which seems to come and go. I've fed, petted and fixed a place for it to sleep.
Two people have called today and asked if mine. Not yet.

morethanpretty · 03-26-2009, 08:34 PM

Its adorable Buster!

sugarpop · 03-26-2009, 09:03 PM

awww, what a cute puppy!

My sister has always gotten a lion cut on her chow in the summer, because it's wicked humid and hot here during the summer. Last year her hair didn't grow back on her sides. it finally did grow back on one side, but the other side just has fuzz on it.

classicman · 03-26-2009, 09:38 PM

Now that you posted pics he's yours. There are rules ya know.

02-20-2009, 10:53 AM	#17
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02-20-2009, 01:18 PM	#18
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02-22-2009, 02:52 PM	#25
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	A dog with its coat is better protected from the sun than a dog who has been shaved down "to keep him cool", though I've worked with groomers and had to do it when owners demand it. I think mostly they don't want to be bothered with maintaining the coats, but say otherwise, thinking we'd believe it. sigh Stripping coats is mostly to keep them hard, as required by the standards, because clippering can make them grow back softer. Do what is easier for the dog if it is not going to be shown. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

02-24-2009, 09:34 PM	#26
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Border Terriers are like hens teeth in the south. I check online adds in most newspapers in my state and Neu awlins. + Don't think I'll ever pay $650 and up for a dog. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

02-20-2009, 06:02 PM	#20
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Here's a page with a very shaggy border terrier, before, during, and after handstripping: http://www.munakennels.com/handstripping.html They also have before and after of a cairn terrier and an irish terrier. It's actually kinda hilarious. I like a shorthair dog because there's no maintenance, but I'm sure I could take a dog to a shop every 6 months.

02-21-2009, 06:00 AM	#21
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	We had Westies when I was a kid. One of them had something wrong with his fur. We didn't know until we took him to have his undercoat stripped, and then it never grew back! He always looked slightly pink through the long white fur:P [eta] looked even pinker when my bro and me died the two westies with food colouring ... didn't tell mum. Just dyed them while she was out and left them for her to find. One candyfloss pink, one mint green; both with a blue cross daubed on their foreheads and a helium balloon attached to each collar

02-22-2009, 02:36 PM	#24
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	@ merc. she was surprised. baffled at first. :P What we hadn't banked on was that the dye wouldn't wash back out... they stayed like that for about 6 or 7 weeks til it faded and grew out.

03-26-2009, 08:08 PM	#27
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	This mutt showed up a few days ago. Cute as hell. Young male, which seems to come and go. I've fed, petted and fixed a place for it to sleep. Two people have called today and asked if mine. Not yet. Attached Images __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

03-26-2009, 08:34 PM	#28
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	Its adorable Buster! __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

03-26-2009, 09:03 PM	#29
sugarpop Professor Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: the edge of the abyss Posts: 1,947	awww, what a cute puppy! My sister has always gotten a lion cut on her chow in the summer, because it's wicked humid and hot here during the summer. Last year her hair didn't grow back on her sides. it finally did grow back on one side, but the other side just has fuzz on it.

03-26-2009, 09:38 PM	#30
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Now that you posted pics he's yours. There are rules ya know. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

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