FLUFF MALE Rocket
 |
| Rocket male |
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Thursday, February 17, 2022
Hypoallergenic and Grooming your Griffon
The puppies are just developing coat now.... coat length. I give you my opinion of the length and I will adjust that opinion as I see fit next picture day. This is a general categorization of coat lengths. Not sanctioned by anyone except me.
- Tight Approximate 1 inch adult coat Examples are Faith and Brave. The tight coated pups have very sparse coats and take as much as 3 years to finish with the coat we know as properly harsh, wiry texture with the under coat. Grooming monthly or so takes 10 minutes.
Faith - Medium tight still tight but a little more than tight Bandit. Grooming mothly or so takes 15 minutes
Bandit - Medium 2 inch The majority of our dogs including Chrome, Charity, Towser. Grooming every 3 weeks or so takes 20 minutes
Towser - Medium fluff Justice, Liberty, Grace, Chapel Grooming every 2 weeks takes 30 minutes
Justice - Fluff 3 inch Hope, Rolo, Hazel, Jethro Grooming every 10 days takes an hour or more if you wait longer.
Hope - Super Fluff Max 3 hours if he is matted He should be groomed every week.
MAX
Every dog even poodles...Doodles...and the like have dander, but when it is not lofted into the environment it is much easier to deal with in your home. Other strategies with people that deal with dog allergies is
- Restrict dog from certain living spaces where the afflicted human sits or sleeps.
- Possibly restrict dog from carpeted areas.
- Afflicted human should not be in charge of grooming or bathing.
- 7-10 day baths will remove a lot of dander from the coat and there are shampoos that can be used that will not dry the dogs skin. ie dont use baby shampoo... use a gentle dog shampoo.
- no dogs on furniture.
- there is a spray that you can apply to the coat that basically wipes away dander. For someone who desperately wants interaction but is deathly allergic.
Baby Griffon coat comes in soft, and can look somewhat yellow and fuzzy before it is replaced with adult coat. So your longer coated dogs appear softer than you imagined in the first year to 18 months. Their coat starts looking pretty good around 2 but is better at the age of 3. Your tighter coated dogs just look like they were shorted period. But given time it comes in like it should. Patches and baldness seen through to skin is common. Do not let your Vet think it is a thyroid issue or skin issue. Just give it 3 months, the under coat will be replaced it takes some time. They can shed at the darndest times..sometimes the middle of winter... I have not noticed Rhyme or reason. Good quality food does improve the coat. EFA can be added if necceasary V6 EFA are famous for coat quality.
Longer coated dogs can be managed with thinning tools like a MARS Coat King, and a Safari Matt Cutter, as well as your SS tooth comb. The trimming of face outside of show standards is personal preference. I got the dogs because of facial furnishings, I am not about to cut them off.
I almost never use a clipper, but should you take your Griffon to a groomer, they will get that tool out as they believe every dog is a Doodle and should be shaved. If your Griffon is shaved the under coat is the only thing that will grow back in until they naturally shed. Which will mean the regrowth areas will look like a fuzzy yellow brillo pad, until this too will naturally fall out and be replaced with normal coat. but yes... It will grow back. Your groomer should be asked to hand pull the coat... it will cost more as it takes more time than a clipper.
