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Bailey
Hello,
I have a 5 month old long haired english cream dachshund. He's beautiful and I bathe him on a very regular basis because he has a tendency to get himself all icky. I don't always blow dry but I always brush him while the fur is wet and a few times through out the night while it's dry. Well I noticed the fur on his thighs and a little spot on his head is turning white on the tips and a little bit ratty looking, is this because he's getting older and it's growing out? And also what would be the best way to groom him? I know the hair between the pads of his feet need to be trimmed but what about the rest. Should I wait a little bit and let it grow out? It's probably about medium length right now. And he still has a little bit of puppy fluff going on. Any tips at all are appreciated! Thank you very much!
P.S. I attached the best picture I had on this computer.
AnswerHi Samantha,
Bailey is certainly an unusual color for a dachshund- I have never seen one that color!
Well beside that, what you describe is the usual cycle of growth. Now there are several ways of dealing with this - depending on how artistic and hands on you are, which from the sounds of your description is pretty involved.
He is young and does not have an adult coat yet so this could be puppy fur seasonally shed. You can help facilitate it by pulling it out with a stone. Specifically a sculpting stone stick by Chris Christensen. You can find it by googling Chris.
Soft stripping a longhair dachshund helps get the fuzzies down. If you were to have him groomed by a groomer who doesn't know how to use a stone and they put a clipper to this coat it would ruin the guard hair and make the whole thing fuzzy, so my suggestion to you is to learn how to do this yourself or find someone who knows how in order to keep that sleek shiny look.
You can also try using thinning shears to take off the fluff. Use them in the direction of hair growth- long way not straight across.
This fluff will pop up on top of his head, under the ears, on the paws, hips, butt and will need to be trimmed regularly. If you pluck/strip it out it will take longer to grow in and will be less likely to grown back so thick.
Start handling/trimming the feet gently so he doesn't become foot shy like so many of these short legged dogs. The feet are usually shaved between the pads. Usually they don't need the nails cut because they wear them down but dew claws - if he has them- need cutting.
Good luck- you may want to join one of the many dachshund clubs to get more hints and help.
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