Spitz breed - anyone else?

[Papillon]

Our gorgeous doggy is a pure bred Samoyed. We just adore and love him to bits...

While i was brushing him today, i came across a bit of an issue. And it made me think i wonder if anyone else here has a spitz breed of dog? As it would be really cool and helpful to talk to other spitz owner's and lover's

[Lulu]

Yes I have one. I was just cutting out the poo from her coat...whaddya want to talk about??

Mines a shtzu X Llasa Apso

[Papillon]

Oh gorgeous, how old is she?

Oh you know day to day stuff.. also i have come to find his pants and tail are quite knotted and really struggling to get it out.... so was hoping for some tips..

lol

[Lulu]

TELL me about it!!!! Thats why I am cutting out POO. Yuck.

Ruby Tuesday is about 6. She looks more like a St Bernard puppy right now. I'm a terrible doggie mumma lately. She needs to be groomed very very badly, in fact I was just coming in to post was a terrible doggie mumma I am .

She needs clipping about 3/4 times a year, I had a girl that used to come and bath/clip her on a regular basis then the silly tart moved and I have never gotten around to finding a new one. I have got pretty good at clipping her with scissors (her face disappears after awhile!), but it's never as good as a good grooming job. Actually we often give her a little mohawk and have used leftover hairdye from DD on the mo (never touching her skin tho), so she is sometimes purple....

BUT how I know I suck is that Rubydoo was rolling in the sun yesterday and I noticed heaps of dreadlocks all on her underside and a HUGE one down her front. It's awful and I feel badly . She got into the cat food so now her pants have POO stuck to her and I'm generally CRAP.

I love her pants when they are poo free, they crack me up when she walks!

[Papillon]

Ah yes... the good ol' dried poo to the pants... We have only had our boy 7 months, so was/am still learning on how to groom him. In december 08 we took him to a groomer, and i asked what do i do about the poo in his pants, and they suggested just trim around his hole and that should solve it. Then the next day we took him back to his breeder for a bit of a reunion, and cause i wanted to meet his mumma. Well, i sure got told that clipping him was a mistake and that if he ever had poo there again to just wait till it dry's and brush it out! so, wont be cutting his pants again.... i miss how beauitful they used to sit. AND NOW, they are matted

While the kids were playing at the park today, i had him up on the table, brushing away. He HATES it, so it is really difficult. And i have been so slack over the last few months so i need to stay on top of it to make him used to it.

I just don't know how to attack his tail and his pants

Might ring one of the breeder's i know, who is always great at giving me tips. He isnt J.P's breeder but, is so helpful.

[Lulu]

EEWww. It's gross. Ruby's pants were already too long for her - I'm keeping her clipped rather than show dog length cos she is too much of a grot. Just keep brushing it.
Regular grooming should do it. I found these EXCELLENT treats at the supermarket but haven't seen them for awhile. Just little soft treats, but I fed them to her whilst on the table and she was really good.
Now she growls when I'm around her feet....dammit.

But if they are inside dogs, how can you have them with POO DAGS??