got the pup booked in to be shaved tomorrow,.......just a thought before i take her there, she's a standard poodle / whippett cross, i'm assuming it is OK to get her shaved ? anything i should look out for or know about ?
is it OK to shave a Lurcher ?
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short back and sides i reckon, she's just too hot in this weather.
strangely for a lurcher, she keeps jumping in the sea to cool down.....weird, must be the poodle in her
strangely for a lurcher, she keeps jumping in the sea to cool down.....weird, must be the poodle in her
I only had one, several years ago... But it was truly 'nuts'
It swiped the bacon from my hand, running between me and the grill. Hogged the bed to the extent I fell off. Did several dozen laps of the sofa on a daily basis. Never a dull day with a lurcher.
It swiped the bacon from my hand, running between me and the grill. Hogged the bed to the extent I fell off. Did several dozen laps of the sofa on a daily basis. Never a dull day with a lurcher.
Too true mate ! this ones as mad as a box of frogs ! if she's not doing 40 mph she's sleeping ! she just runs and runs for the sheer pleasure of it, lovely to see mind and very fast !
she's also the scruffiest dog in the whole wide world !....ever !! ( but i love her
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she's also the scruffiest dog in the whole wide world !....ever !! ( but i love her
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Aren't poodles a type of gun dog originally that had to swim to collect the prey like retrievers?? I heard that they are good swimmers and the origins of shaving them is to improve their swimming whilst the bit of fur left are around the joints and important areas which need to be kept warm to perform and keep the dog healthy.
I think that was from the BBC's Cruft shows a number of years ago so might be wrong or mis-remembered.
I know people who's dogs hate water but will walk into the shallows and lie in it to cool or will walk around up to their torso in the water. I think dogs will always sort out the overheating problem for themselves. Although you might not like it when your lurcher decides to lie in a muddy puddle or stinking ditch because that was the only place to cool down in. Perhaps a shave is a good idea.
I like the sound of your dog. Whippet for speed, hunting instinct and sighting aspects then a poodle for intelligence, swimming and the retrieval aspect of hunting dogs (also scenting should be good from the poodle I think). Might make a good dog to have.
I think that was from the BBC's Cruft shows a number of years ago so might be wrong or mis-remembered.
I know people who's dogs hate water but will walk into the shallows and lie in it to cool or will walk around up to their torso in the water. I think dogs will always sort out the overheating problem for themselves. Although you might not like it when your lurcher decides to lie in a muddy puddle or stinking ditch because that was the only place to cool down in. Perhaps a shave is a good idea.
I like the sound of your dog. Whippet for speed, hunting instinct and sighting aspects then a poodle for intelligence, swimming and the retrieval aspect of hunting dogs (also scenting should be good from the poodle I think). Might make a good dog to have.
i thought the classic standard poodle was used to hunt wolves in the olden days, and the cut of the coat was to protect it's chest as it went through undergrowth etc, 'course i could be completely wrong....barking up the wrong tree in fact ! LOL !
here she is.......meet Charles Boker
here she is.......meet Charles Boker
My mother has a bearded collie/standard poodle X, she gets taken to the hairdressers regularly for a cut (the bitch, not my mother), as otherwise she looks more like a small black bear than a dog. She also has a standard poodle, luckily she keeps her fellah from getting him the 'proper' poodle cut, although he does have a pouff of hair on top (the dog, not her fellah).I also highly dispute the intelligent poodle bit, her poodle is the stupidest creature I've ever had the misfortune to meet.
i know one thing....charles Boker will steal absolutely anything she can !! socks, food, telephone directory, apples, you name it, she'll nick it ! don't know if thats the Poodle or Whippett in her
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Do you work it or not?
That long hair is perfect protection for them if they end up chasing a bunny through gorse, brambles, etc.
That long hair is perfect protection for them if they end up chasing a bunny through gorse, brambles, etc.
no, i've not started working her yet and TBH i wouldn't do it seriously, if she ever runs a bunny and brings it back, all well and good but.....
one thing i've noticed is if she is running with another smaller dog, she'll run just beside and slightly behind it and put her head / mouth over the back of the other dogs neck, she does't bite but it looks like the intent is there.
one thing i've noticed is if she is running with another smaller dog, she'll run just beside and slightly behind it and put her head / mouth over the back of the other dogs neck, she does't bite but it looks like the intent is there.
