Hair not growing back after being bitten and shaved

[Calliesmom]

I'm really sorry, but my English knowledge (I'm a native Spanish speaker) is failing me here... . Which part is the ruff? The white collar part for most shelties? ... I feel really stupid asking this, sorry >_<

think of the ruff like the mane on a male lion

 

[dawns2shelties]

My Gypsy's neck was shaven to get blood prior to a surgery. I took a good 8 mos. before I saw any stubble and than it grew back very quickly. I was afraid it would never come back but she has a full beautiful ruff again.

 

[famous seamus]

Lucien

Eleore I agree with the others, give it some time and I am sure the fur will come back.

Shelties hair keeps them warm in winter and cool in summer. They have their own air conditioning and heating built in! It is good that you are learning to groom Lucien yourself.

He is a very beautiful guy, your Lucien. Are those white rings on his ears?

Best to you,

Kate

 

[Chris]

No worries about language here -- we're from all over! Ask away -- everyone is happy to translate. Ask Clantyre, who finally explained to me today what a Sheltie's "stop" is -- in a way I could understand! Up to now, I've just been nodding intelligently as if I had a clue.

 

[Caro]

I'm really sorry, but my English knowledge (I'm a native Spanish speaker) is failing me here... . Which part is the ruff? The white collar part for most shelties? ... I feel really stupid asking this, sorry >_<

Sorry about that - yes I do mean the mane, the white collar part, and the nape is the back of the neck.

Funny thing was when I wrote the message I actually put the word 'mane' because I always call it that, but changed it to 'ruff' because that is the more technical term and the one people here use.

 

[famous seamus]

stop

What is a shelties 'stop'? I have no idea.



Best,
Kate

 

[BarbV]

What is a shelties 'stop'? I have no idea.



Best,
Kate

The stop relates the bone structure along the nose.

There are certain grooming techniques that you can use to camoflauge it somewhat, but that's really only for show dogs.

If the nose is too straight (i.e. collie-like) you can try to trim back the stop a little, but for companion pets, I would never bother.

 

[famous seamus]

Stop

Wow, there are so many new terms I learn in here all of the time. Thank you Barb V.

Harper Lee, as my other girl did, has a big old sheltie nose. My boys were always beauty nosed dudes.

See pix,



Best,
Kate

 

[Eleore]

@Justicemom
Yeah, I learned about it the hard way. Thank you so much for your knowledge!! 6-9 months is a lot of time, but compared to it not growing, it's nothing. I still don't get why some is growing and some isn't, but only 1 month has gone by, so I'll be patient

@Calliesmom
Thank you for the explanation

@dawns2shelties
I think I remember the pics, she is such a cute girl! I hope she is doing better now (it was her kidney, right? Sorry if I'm mixing her up >_<). Thank you!

@Kate
Thank you! . He is my little spoiled guy, so I can't disagree with him being handsome! The white things are tape; his ears are taped but they came undone that night. I chose to let it be like that since I didn't have enough tape to redo both ears at that moment.

@Chris
Haha, I know everyone is really nice, but sometimes I do feel stupid - and a bit embarrassed as I'm rather proud on my English (written only... I bet Lucien's pronunciation is better than mine!).

@Caro
No worries! You had no idea I didn't know, and thanks to that I learnt something new

 

[nbrard]

The stop relates the bone structure along the nose.

There are certain grooming techniques that you can use to camoflauge it somewhat, but that's really only for show dogs.

If the nose is too straight (i.e. collie-like) you can try to trim back the stop a little, but for companion pets, I would never bother.

I only knew this one because Mikos doesn't have one! We don't mind, at 18" tall we can just refer to him as our 'mini collie'