LGD Puppies due in August

[babsbag]

We have a 9 year old border collies with long hair. And every summer we trim her hair because she gets hot and her fur gets stickers and twigs tangled in her fur if I let it grow long.

I know someone that trims her Pyrs coat every spring and then it is long again for the winter. I have mixed feelings on that as I have been told that the coat actually insulates them in the summer as well. I have both a short haired and a long haired LGD and it gets PLENTY hot here, but no humidity. I prefer the short hair as it makes me cooler looking at her.

 

[Bruce]

The people that gave us the 2 alpacas have a GP, NOT trained as an LGD. The man insists on getting him shaved every spring even though it is inadvisable based on what I have read. The lady can't convince him otherwise.

 

[secuono]

I spend all spring carefully brushing out the undercoat. Female lays down for her sessions, male tends to flop arround impatiently, but his coat comes out easier. It's crazy just how much fur they have! They get visually tired and too hot if all that fluff doesn't come out.
I can't stand it when people don't brush them and say mats are supposed to happen....


Since there's no interest in the last pup, I can take my time figuring out who is the better guard.

 

[Bruce]

Maybe that is why Paul gets Aslan shaved, he doesn't want to deal with all that hair!

 

[samssimonsays]

Have you thought about keeping both girls?

 

[secuono]

Yup, Orange is a sheepdog, lol.

Marley is bossy.

 

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Yellow

Orange watching grumpy Marley.

 

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[secuono]

Looks like the final pup may have a home lined up.

 

[Bruce]

Which one are you keeping? And did you let the people taking the other decide which they wanted or did you just tell them which was available?