Dingleberries!

[PennyInGA]

Klingons, poo puffs, whatever you want to call them. I've never had a long-haired dog before, so this is astounding me

We try to keep her rear section trimmed clear, but is there anything else we should be doing?

[Narmowen]

All you can really do is keep a clear channel trimmed! Some Shelties seem to really get them, and others never do!

[OntarioSheltie]

I have the same problem with Sadie, yet Milo, my parents sheltie has NEVER had this problem and he's got a much fuller coat than Sadie does (she's still only 13 months old while Milo is 7.)

I'd love it if some sheltie owners have some trick that I don't know about. I trim around her rectum regularly, as well as some of the fur below it but it doesn't seem to help much.

[Narmowen]

I have to trim a channel straight down from her hole...like this: ||...right into/through their feathers, otherwise, it doesn't work.

[OntarioSheltie]

Originally Posted by Narmowen

I have to trim a channel straight down from her hole...like this: ||...right into/through their feathers, otherwise, it doesn't work.

Thats more or less what I try to do, maybe I need to take a bit more off. I'll give your suggestion a try.

[BarbV]

OK, but if you are showing your dog, you have to be careful how how much you trim else the tail won't sit right on the haunches.

My groomer used to take off too much, for exactly this problem - but because Timber wasn't a show dog, it was either that, or deal with the mess.

btw - someone suggested using baby wipes to help with clean-up! It was a brilliant idea!

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Narmowen

I have to trim a channel straight down from her hole...like this: ||...right into/through their feathers, otherwise, it doesn't work.

That's my method! Layla's coat is silky and repels dirt, burs, and poop. Annie is the same way. Bits, on the other hand, has coarser hair and plenty of it. She gets a serious channel-cut. We call it the "poop chute!"

[BarbV]

Originally Posted by Chris

We call it the "poop chute!"

Chris

You never fail to crack me up! You should publish a Sheltie dictionary or Sheltiepidkadeia for all these "terms" you come up with!

[sable]

I love it. Yep I have that silky, and never a drop on him. My girl, has the coarse hair and plenty of it too. I'll have to get her attention, and tell her she is getting the poop chute, that is hysterical!!!

All that I can say thank goodness she has a spay job, can you imagine if she urinates on herself, and I have to clean that part up also, I can't imagine what she would do with pups. Pick them up and hand them to me I quess.

[Narmowen]

I've been known to call dingleberries "buttberries..."