Re: [PyrNet-L] CHAT: Summer clip

[Joy Mccarron <jemc@monmouth.com>]

I thought Pyrs weren't supposed to be clipped?  With the pink skin and all
...thought they could get sun burn.  Doesn't their coat act as insulation
winter & summer???        Joy McCarron (Maggie's Mom)
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From: JGray37000@aol.com <JGray37000@aol.com>
To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org <pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org>
Date: Saturday, January 16, 1999 4:50 PM
Subject: [PyrNet-L] CHAT: Summer clip


>Kathy Hubbell wrote..>>Speaking of heat, do any of you trim or clip your
Pyr
>during the summer? ?Panda just loves a crewcut!<<
>
>We clip Pete, too. He seems SO much more comfortable. He doesn't dig up the
>yard all over, looking for cool earth to lie in.  We leave a tuft on the
end
>of his tail, like a Lion!
>
>He still gets his massive "outdoor dog" winter coat with no problems.
>Actually, we weighed him once, before and after clipping.    That coat
weighs
>9 1/2 pounds!
>
>We're careful to put sunblock on him if the coat is cut real short....till
it
>grows enough to protect his skin.
>
>Jody Gray
>
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