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Yes I did know to never shave them. I just wanted something to help cut down on the fur somewhat. My husband and I have learned to live with the hair, as we love them and it's worth it, but it just seems like it's never ending, although it's more now since they are blowing their coats.
I wouldn't want to put them through anything that is going to cause undue stress. One in particular hates to be brushed, so I know a day at the groomer he would loathe. I can only brush him in short spurts. Where we live now really doesn't have a great selection of groomers, so I doubt I would be able to find one who specializes in sibes, which is what I would want like Nifty said. So I will probably just keep brushing them in the backyard and vacuuming daily.
And yes I live in the "south" with 3 artic dogs so of course they're going to shed, but we just moved here from the "north" a little over a month ago and they shed like crazy there too. They just shed....a lot lol. As we got our 2nd and 3rd we even said "what's a little more hair"....Ahh but they have that sweet, goofy face to make up for it
They just shed....a lot lol. As we got our 2nd and 3rd we even said "what's a little more hair"....Ahh but they have that sweet, goofy face to make up for it ;
Your last sentence made me laugh...you're dealing with hair and their sweet goofy faces make up for it...I have two Bostons and a Frenchie...it's a good thing they're cute too because we suffer their noxious SBD...ahem...farts!
The National Dog Groomers Association has a search function that might help you find someone who specializes in Sibes. Since you're living in NC, these probably aren't going to be too thick on the ground, but it's worth a look. Maybe you'll find a transplanted groomer who recently migrated from colder climes. I tried to do the search, but what was returned was a page full of programming script. Oy! Couldn't decipher it at all.
I'd be happy to give you the name of the groomer my brother uses for his Sibes, but that place is located in Mooresville, NC, which is located north of Charlotte and is about a 5-hour drive from you!! I'm assuming you won't want to drive that far, but if you do, let me know and I'll pass along the info. When my brother takes his dogs to this place, they come home with not a single stray hair.
We had our Husky groomed this year after her fur started matting and was just looking horrible. The groomer did a fantastic job with her even trimming her paws. Our husky hates to be brushed and trimming is even worse so I was surprised she was able to do such a great job.
Nifty-Thank you for the link. I'm going to do a search and see if I can come up with anything. And your right, I don't think I have any plans to drive out that way . But thanks for the info!
Trlhiker-I'm glad to hear yours does so well. Mine don't mind the brushing so much-if they're in the mood to let you do it. I see you're in eastern NC is your groomer anywhere near me?
I took them out into the backyard this evening and brushed just 2 of them, and it seemed that it had snowed in part of my yard . Then the wind was blowing and hair was everywhere. It seemed to get a lot of hair off, but anyone with a sibe knows, more hair is always there, no matter how much you brush them. My youngest who is almost 7 months is still getting his adult coat so he hasn't really started shedding yet. I can only imagine what it will be like when he starts. And the in-laws are visiting in a month, I hope they are prepared for hair lol. They're in the mindset that dogs should be kept outside and still can't believe that we keep them in the house. But that's a whole other thread .
Just took the dogs to the beach today then the self wash dog wash,Dazzle and Chaos piece of cake but Phoenix with her very full collie type coat..well it was Hair Hair everywhere!!.The high power blower does get a lot of hair out of the double coated dogs. I use to always bathe Jazz and blow her out when she started to blow her coat and it helped alot as she too had such a thick double coat, I would go during hours when they were not busy as the hair would fly all over everything and everyone and people with short coated dogs do not seem to see the humor in hair falling like snow during a blizzard
The high power blower does get a lot of hair out of the double coated dogs. I would go during hours when they were not busy as the hair would fly all over everything and everyone and people with short coated dogs do not seem to see the humor in hair falling like snow during a blizzard
I take Bandit to a wash-your-own-dog sort of place, but I won't use the blowers on him for precisely that reason. I can't control where the hair goes...but boy, does it go!! I figure that not everyone else in there -- I don't think this place has non-busy hours -- wants to be covered in husky-fur. So we skip the blowers.
mine lived inside and I kept them shaved during the warmer months. They were always groomed with cool, new blades and never had issues regrowing their coats. Shaved coats are VERY easy to furminate compared to full-length coats. And my pool loved their shaved coats, too
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. But thanks for the info!
. Then the wind was blowing and hair was everywhere. It seemed to get a lot of hair off, but anyone with a sibe knows, more hair is always there, no matter how much you brush them. My youngest who is almost 7 months is still getting his adult coat so he hasn't really started shedding yet. I can only imagine what it will be like when he starts. And the in-laws are visiting in a month, I hope they are prepared for hair lol. They're in the mindset that dogs should be kept outside and still can't believe that we keep them in the house. But that's a whole other thread 
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.The high power blower does get a lot of hair out of the double coated dogs. I use to always bathe Jazz and blow her out when she started to blow her coat and it helped alot as she too had such a thick double coat, I would go during hours when they were not busy as the hair would fly all over everything and everyone and people with short coated dogs do not seem to see the humor in hair falling like snow during a blizzard
