It is way over due for Maddie and she knows whats going on . She is under the bed hiding. I have them combed out and ready for their bath. Linda Augies mom sent me a variety of shampoos and conditioners. I'm starting with the Pure paws H2O its a hydrating shampoo and conditioner that I have wanted for over a year.
Maddie is black and Tan but her black has never been shiny. I added fish oil for a long time but ran out so I'm thinking of getting some more . Her coat has been different than most Havanese it really never grew on her body. Her face, head and paws are the only area she has ever had a hair cut. I guess I'm lucky . Her undercoat is starting to look grayer so she just might end up gray.
Zoey has had many coat changes her adolescent coat was extremely hard for me to groom. She tangled easy and was very frizzy. She has finally calmed down and a once a week combing has been just fine. I would say she has a nice wavy coat that is very thick. Because I showed her for about a year she got used to being groomed so she posed for her before bath picture and didn't go hide under the bed.
Here are the sisters before their December Bath!
Have you ever tried bathing them together or is that crazy? Now that I have Riley, I was wondering if it was possible or completely insane to even try.
Okay were done. Maddie was first and I really like how her hair feels with the new shampoo and conditioner. It made it shinier and even her undercoat looks darker. Maybe it was just dirtyound: I had one area that was hard and that was her face. She had gotten mats on her whisker area that I hadn't noticed. She was a real trouper and let me gently comp her face.
I was surprised that the shampoo and conditioner didn't work even better on Zoey. It feels really soft and was the easiest comb out I have ever had with her. I did however have a lot of static and friz but that is nothing new. I have always like her coat better a couple days after a bath. The real test will be in about a week.
Interestingly, with all the expensive shampoos and conditioners I've bought, I've been bathing the troops in Dawn dish detergent (with Olay) since we had a first ever problem with fleas. They are cleaner than they have ever been (when I bathe them, not the groomer), and shiny (except for Bailey whose coat is more cottony. Go figure!
Geri I use Dawn every other bath. Love it. I use the Shimmering Lights the other times. Course since Rosie has been shaved down, I could wash her with a washrag like a baby.
I haven't taken a drowned rat (i.e., bath) pic of Cey in a while. They do look so funny and pathetic all wetted down! And so clean and beautiful after! (Just about to post an after-bath pic of Cey on the forum myself actually!)
Ever since their bath both Maddie and Zoey have been itching really bad. I thought I got them rinsed out well . Maddie is the worst I don't think I'll use that shampoo any more. I also dont like the way their coat feels it turned from really soft to sort of sticky.
Well, you are much more brave than I to bathe them together!! I hope you have your camera handy - but I am thinking you are going to be wishing you had ten arms!
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