how often.....

[jester]

TEXT how often can we bathe our babies? how often should we brush their hair? could we get by just with a daily combing and a weekly brushing?

[honeybabe]

if you have a long coat shih tzu i'd suggest daily brushing... it's part of the daily routine with these dogs.. brush brush brush daily! what do you mean daily combing and weekly brushing???

my full coats (those whom i show) are bathed every 4 or 5 days, those who are cut down are bathed once a week or once every two weeks. they barely get dirty coz they spend most of their time inside our bedrooms anyway.

[RainWater]

hi there jester!

the max bathing a week is twice only. Do not go overboard. Baka magkasakit na yung shih tzu mo.

as for brushing, depende sa coat. Do you plan to grow it or nagupitan na ba ng maigsi?

Kung full coat, you must brush on a daily basis.

Kung cut down na, you may brush kahit every other day.

Make sure you spray water-conditioner. Gamitin mo ang spray pump na puno ng water at may pinch of conditioner.

[honeybabe]

nabubrush nyo pa mga cut downs nyo?? si desire kse has mga 1/4 inch of coat since she was cut down to the skin... lol!! so she is matt free for the next few months!! weeeeeee!!! ;D

[jester]

thanks rainh2o and honeybabe.
i have a cut down, a long coat and a puppy. ;D
over na ba ang twice daily brushing? can too much brushing damage their coats?
kasi, sometimes, i brush at night then i comb in the morning, other days, when feeling masipag, brush in the morning, brush again at night. ;D

[honeybabe]

as long as you are properly brushing your ST's coat, there is nothing wrong with frequient brushing. yan si rain addicted magbrush sa mga ST's nya LOL!! ;D likewise when i don't have anything to do... i keep on brushing my dogs as well...

[youzico]

ask ko lang kung kayo lang ang nag cut down ng coat ng tzu nyo?

[RainWater]

jester said:

thanks rainh2o and honeybabe.
i have a cut down, a long coat and a puppy. ;D
over na ba ang twice daily brushing? can too much brushing damage their coats?
kasi, sometimes, i brush at night then i comb in the morning, other days, when feeling masipag, brush in the morning, brush again at night. ;D

hi there! if your dog is not caged. try brushing ng twice a day para hindi mabuhol.
pero light lang ha

tapos twice din magpalit ng bands, if applicable.

minsan pagtamad ako, once lang. hehehe

[honeybabe]

yes i cut down my dogs myself... that was when my clipper was in tip top shape... i had to bring two over to the groomers coz my kennel help screwed my clipper... just great!!

now to get new blades.... LOL!!!

[youzico]

is it true if you cut down the first coat nung tzu pagtumubo hindi n maganda tulad ng first coat? any solution to that?

[RainWater]

kadalasan ganon ang nangyayari. hindi babalik sa dati ang coat.

so kung cut down, DECIDE super muna

[honeybabe]

nye... i've never had that problem... whenever i have mine cut down, ganon pa din ang coat nila... not unless there was a drastic change like climate... food... vitamins... shampoo... etc..

[mia]

RainWater said:

kadalasan ganon ang nangyayari. hindi babalik sa dati ang coat.

so kung cut down, DECIDE super muna

mejo napansin ko to sa tzu ko..

[honeybabe]

bakit sa akin same pa din

si pugsley same pa din ang coat... likewise with dara and desire

si pugs nga parang type ko pahabain ang hair.. nakaka aliw kasi .. maganda naman...

[dharie]

RainWater said:

kadalasan ganon ang nangyayari. hindi babalik sa dati ang coat.

so kung cut down, DECIDE super muna

i agree! mine kze after cutting down, hindi na rin ganon kaganda ung coat. same with my best friend's tzu..