Newfs need occasional deep grooming. I don’t mean your basic brushing. I mean they need a thorough bath to start, then all the loose underfur along with accumulated mats get stripped out. Fur around the paws gets trimmed and nails get cut. We’re really… Read More
Today was grooming day for Georgie. Memphis was excused this time around since she is still recovering from her surgery and we didn’t want to risk any re-injury in the tub or standing on the grooming table. Lorraine, Georgie’s groomer, worked on him for close… Read More
Ellie Mae believes in conserving energy at every opportunity. So, when I try to groom her, she immediately falls asleep, allowing me to do one side, roll her on her back to do her belly and roll her on her other side to finish the… Read More
From time to time, we get the dogs groomed. For Newfs, this mean a really good bath, followed by blowdrying and brushing as well as a bit of trimming, especially around their feet. Getting this trimming done means they only bring in huge amounts of… Read More
Memphis doesn’t blow her coat quite as dramatically as Ellie Mae but you can see in the picture I’m still getting a lot of underfur as I groom her.
…so I brushed them both out thoroughly this morning, filling another grocery bag with fur. I trimmed around their paws as well, and clipped the nails that needed clipping. Newfs grow fur underneath their paws and down over their paw and behind them as well.… Read More
Newfs shed twice each year, in spring and in fall. There’s a little residual shedding in between, but mostly they blow their coat twice each year and when they do, a lot of hair comes off. I brushed Ellie Mae today and stuffed a grocery… Read More
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