Grooming the ruff

[BarbV]

I agree....I wouldn't trim the ruff yet, until it grows in a little more. My dogs are both coming up to 3 years old, and I still haven't trimmed.

You can give the ruff a little more definition though with brushing. If you use a product like CC's Coat Dressing, it will give it a little more staying power as well (kinda like hairspray for dogs).

When I brush the ruff, first I do a regular line brush to get out tangles, then I finish by kinda back-brushing upwards (with the coat dressing) to give it "pouff".

Here is the picture of the boys "au naturel" - no brushing. You can see they are finally coming close to getting coat.

 

[Calliesmom]

She is so stunning,her coat just flows so pretty.

yeah- not too bad for a little rescue girl

 

[Calliesmom]

Beautiful! just beautiful! I can only hope that someday Belle might be something like that.. her mom has quite a big coat.

you'll need some patience - maybe you can ask the breeder when the mom's coat came in- might give you an idea of timeframe- 1-2-3 years
I can't wait for Cran and Dixie to get big dog coats- but they are only about 14 months so we got a ways to go too

 

[sable]

I only cut paws, hocks and wild hairs that hang down. I love the natural sheltie look.

 

[danisgoat]

I only cut paws, hocks and wild hairs that hang down. I love the natural sheltie look.

I second that. Only the hair between the toys and the hocks for me. And a little trim to make the ears look neat!!!