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Before After

Tail: Cut all the feathering on its tail as short as possible
without making it look bald and trim the hair around butt
so that it is easier to clean and lesser of a mess that will
hold on to any poop residues on your dog.

COCKER SPANIELS CAN GROW
QUITE A MESSY COAT MIXED
WITH WOOLLY UNDERCOAT AND
TOPCOAT. IT MIGHT APPEAR TO
BE EASIER TO CLIP THEM SHORT Photo Credit: Hillary Arnaud
TO KEEP IT IN SHAPE.

Before After

De-shedding the undercoat would give your dog a better Under the belly: Feathering on the underbelly of Cocker
finish and result in very little repeat growth of the spaniels makes them look full. It can get quite tricky

undercoat. This saves you a lot of time and effort in long during monsoons to keep it clean. So I recommend
run. De-shedding your dog is important, so make sure you that you may scissor it shorter along the edges and you
de-shed the entire back of your dog for a more beautiful mayclip short all of the hair on the under-belly. This gives

and sustainable finish. This used to be hand stripped. them a natural and better finished look while making it

However, there are excellent tools available to achieve the absolutely easy to maintain.
same results without breaking the topcoat. My favourite
is Andis De-shedding tool. To be effective, while using the DAILY CARE:
same, you should firmly drag it in the direction of hair I recommend that you use a strong blow (force dryer)

growth. dryer daily to blow off any dirt and dust from the coat of
your dog. You may use a slicker brush subsequently to
brush the coat. Use of slicker brush, while it removes dead
hair, would present a risk of breakage of hair if theyare
too dry. I always prefer to use a conditioning spray or
brushing spray before brushing a dog. We will discuss
about conditioner further under the bath section.

HOW DO YOU USE A CONDITIONING SPRAY?
Before you brush your dog, mist the coat with a
conditioning spray while you lightly brush the coat. Please
make sure that you donot get any of it in dog’s eyes, nose,
ears or mouth. Blow-dry the dog and then brush him/her
with a slicker brush.

Note:make sure that you do it every time, especially, if
your dog has a dry coat.

An article written by Kezia Cherian and Cherian M J of Casagold English Cocker Spaniels. All rights reserved.
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