What "hair products" do you use on your dog?

Jax's Mom · 04-13-2011, 12:40 PM

Just curious to see what products people use in their grooming routine?
Jax has been to the groomer once before and came back delightfully soft and fluffy, I got the shampoo they said they used but I just didn't get the same result... I'm convinced there was a secret weapon they weren't telling me about... anyone use conditioners of finishing sprays? Fluffer brushes?

**jocoyn** · 04-13-2011, 12:52 PM

Dawn dishwashing soap

ChancetheGSD · 04-13-2011, 02:27 PM

The groomers secret weapon is....*looks around and whispers* The dryer!

It blows out all that under coat and fluffs them up.

I use either Espree or Tropiclean shampoo and then I use Tropicleans medicated rinse. My dogs get soooo clean and smelling good (Without an "unnatural" over powering fragrance) and sooooo soft!!! I like the Tropiclean Neem and Espree Oatmeal & Baking Soda shampoos.

ChancetheGSD · 04-13-2011, 02:28 PM

Also wanted to add that my dogs don't have a skin problem or anything. The rinse just smells so good and makes their hair soft and shiny. :P We used it at the last salon I worked for and I had to have it for my dogs.

Jax's Mom · 04-13-2011, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChancetheGSD

The groomers secret weapon is....*looks around and whispers* The dryer!

Blast! I don't even have the patience to dry my own hair, let alone an entire dog made of fur! LOL

CLARKE-DUNCAN · 04-13-2011, 02:35 PM

We only bathe our shepherd 3-4 times a year as we don't want to rid him of all the natural oils in his coat that keeps it looking silky and shiny! We either use a special hypo-allergenic shampoo or Johnsons golden baby shampoo! The hypo-allergenic has no harsh colous chemicals or perfumes so its good for dogs with skin conditions. We brush him everyday with his slicker brush and i fine comb for around his ears. Also if you wipe over his coat with a piece of velvet it gets rid of dust particles and stray hairs that still remains on the coat. It also makes the coat shiny especially if your dog has a black saddle! My aunt uses a doggy deodrant spray on her shi-tzu Glad I spelt that right!! he he!

**JakodaCD OA** · 04-13-2011, 02:38 PM

I vary,,on Masi, I mostly use a black enhancing shampoo, then I blow her out after spritzing her with mink oil

ChancetheGSD · 04-13-2011, 02:40 PM

LOL! If you saw what it blew out of a dog I think you might consider it. (Dog doesn't even have to be wet to blow out the coat! Woo!) For $100 they're well worth the investment and time. :P Considering how long it takes to brush them and sweep a house....xDD

Rerun · 04-13-2011, 02:44 PM

It's absolutely the force dryer.

Lilie · 04-13-2011, 04:50 PM

I use horse related products and when they are all rinsed off I spray with Show Sheen. It helps with the knots etc. on my LH GSD, and makes him soft and shiney with out the blow dryer.

04-13-2011, 12:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jax's Mom Knighted Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,227	What "hair products" do you use on your dog? Just curious to see what products people use in their grooming routine? Jax has been to the groomer once before and came back delightfully soft and fluffy, I got the shampoo they said they used but I just didn't get the same result... I'm convinced there was a secret weapon they weren't telling me about... anyone use conditioners of finishing sprays? Fluffer brushes?

04-13-2011, 12:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
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04-13-2011, 02:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
ChancetheGSD Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,907	The groomers secret weapon is....looks around and whispers The dryer! It blows out all that under coat and fluffs them up. I use either Espree or Tropiclean shampoo and then I use Tropicleans medicated rinse. My dogs get soooo clean and smelling good (Without an "unnatural" over powering fragrance) and sooooo soft!!! I like the Tropiclean Neem and Espree Oatmeal & Baking Soda shampoos. __________________ Gretchen -7.5 week old GSD Zoey -14 year old Pekapom Chance -(GSD/Kelpie) 6/2007-6/23/2011

04-13-2011, 02:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
ChancetheGSD Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,907	Also wanted to add that my dogs don't have a skin problem or anything. The rinse just smells so good and makes their hair soft and shiny. :P We used it at the last salon I worked for and I had to have it for my dogs. __________________ Gretchen -7.5 week old GSD Zoey -14 year old Pekapom Chance -(GSD/Kelpie) 6/2007-6/23/2011

04-13-2011, 02:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
JakodaCD OA Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Old Lyme, CT USA Posts: 14,237	I vary,,on Masi, I mostly use a black enhancing shampoo, then I blow her out after spritzing her with mink oil __________________ Diane Danger Danger vom Kleinen Hain aka Masi "Angel" Jakoda's Bewitchen Sami CD OA OAJ OAC NGC OJC RS-O GS-N JS-O TT HIC CGC "Angel" Steinwald's Four x Four CGC HIC TT Harmonyhill's Hy Jynx NA NAJ NAC NJC RS-N JS-N HIC Jakoda's Jagged Edge

04-13-2011, 02:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
CLARKE-DUNCAN Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: The UK Posts: 1,526	We only bathe our shepherd 3-4 times a year as we don't want to rid him of all the natural oils in his coat that keeps it looking silky and shiny! We either use a special hypo-allergenic shampoo or Johnsons golden baby shampoo! The hypo-allergenic has no harsh colous chemicals or perfumes so its good for dogs with skin conditions. We brush him everyday with his slicker brush and i fine comb for around his ears. Also if you wipe over his coat with a piece of velvet it gets rid of dust particles and stray hairs that still remains on the coat. It also makes the coat shiny especially if your dog has a black saddle! My aunt uses a doggy deodrant spray on her shi-tzu Glad I spelt that right!! he he!

04-13-2011, 02:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
ChancetheGSD Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,907	LOL! If you saw what it blew out of a dog I think you might consider it. (Dog doesn't even have to be wet to blow out the coat! Woo!) For $100 they're well worth the investment and time. :P Considering how long it takes to brush them and sweep a house....xDD __________________ Gretchen -7.5 week old GSD Zoey -14 year old Pekapom Chance -(GSD/Kelpie) 6/2007-6/23/2011

04-13-2011, 02:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
Rerun Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 5,608	It's absolutely the force dryer.

04-13-2011, 04:50 PM	#10 (permalink)
Lilie Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: South Texas Posts: 6,273	I use horse related products and when they are all rinsed off I spray with Show Sheen. It helps with the knots etc. on my LH GSD, and makes him soft and shiney with out the blow dryer. __________________ Hondo Von Dopplet L Bauernhof "Hondo"- GSD Lilie's Tug McGraw "Tug" - Golden Retriever Maggie - Mini Dachshund (Rescue) Lonestar - Texas Blue Lacy Funyon, Ashe, Soot - Barn Cats Scooter /1/2 Arabian, Shadow, Katie / APHA

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