How can I get these little "horns" to lie down?

Freestep · 10-15-2011, 07:34 PM

So, Vinca has this hard coat which has a bit of a curl along the back. Right now, after blowing her coat, she has these little "horns" of fur sticking up on her withers. It wouldn't bother me, except that it sometimes looks like her hackles are up.

We are going to show in AKC conformation in a couple of weeks; how can I get this hair to lie down?? Or should I try to fluff the other hair up?

Xeph · 10-15-2011, 11:07 PM

Wet it, dry it with a force air dryer, put a damp towel over it

Freestep · 10-15-2011, 11:11 PM

That was the first thing I tried.

KZoppa · 10-15-2011, 11:39 PM

Shasta looks like that all over her back after a bath. Its a permanent thing on her rear end. The only thing i've found that worked for it alone her shoulders and middle of her back like that was brushing her out and getting the undercoat loose and then going back through with a wet brush to help smooth the hair back down. I had to do that 3-4 times a day before it smoothed out for 1-2 days depending on the humidity. I basically had to retrain her coat like one would have retrain their bangs to do a certain thing. Also another thing that helped was i used hairstyling mousee to help encourage it to lay properly. (also made her smell even better lol)

doggiedad · 10-16-2011, 10:14 AM

my dogs hair does that in the croup area.
i brush the area with an under coat or
pin brush. i normally take the pin brush
with me. everytime my dog gets out of the
car the hair is up in that area. a couple strokes
of the brush and it's all new again.

10-15-2011, 07:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
Freestep Knighted Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northern California Posts: 3,092	How can I get these little "horns" to lie down? So, Vinca has this hard coat which has a bit of a curl along the back. Right now, after blowing her coat, she has these little "horns" of fur sticking up on her withers. It wouldn't bother me, except that it sometimes looks like her hackles are up. We are going to show in AKC conformation in a couple of weeks; how can I get this hair to lie down?? Or should I try to fluff the other hair up? __________________ Luka von Sontausen, CD Vinca von Sontausen, CGC Freestep's Beluga Whale, BWD

10-15-2011, 11:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
Xeph Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Castle, PA Posts: 4,764	Wet it, dry it with a force air dryer, put a damp towel over it __________________ Jackie S Konzert vom Drachenberg CD, RN, CGC, Service Dog "Strauss" Joplin von Eichenluft SDIT "Mahler" Mana's 5 Cents for Advice Marcato "Wesson" Devine's Gunpowder N Lead RN "Mirada" Barrett, the Woodford rescue kitty

10-15-2011, 11:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
Freestep Knighted Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northern California Posts: 3,092	That was the first thing I tried. __________________ Luka von Sontausen, CD Vinca von Sontausen, CGC Freestep's Beluga Whale, BWD

10-15-2011, 11:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
KZoppa Crowned Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland kinda missing CO Posts: 13,832	Shasta looks like that all over her back after a bath. Its a permanent thing on her rear end. The only thing i've found that worked for it alone her shoulders and middle of her back like that was brushing her out and getting the undercoat loose and then going back through with a wet brush to help smooth the hair back down. I had to do that 3-4 times a day before it smoothed out for 1-2 days depending on the humidity. I basically had to retrain her coat like one would have retrain their bangs to do a certain thing. Also another thing that helped was i used hairstyling mousee to help encourage it to lay properly. (also made her smell even better lol) __________________ The more people I meet and talk to,the more I love my dogs and their intelligence. www.krystalscollarcreations.weebly.com Riley GSD/BC 1/10/05 Zena GSD 6/1/03 Shasta GSD 5/5/10

10-16-2011, 10:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
doggiedad Crowned Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jenkintown,Pa. Posts: 9,853	my dogs hair does that in the croup area. i brush the area with an under coat or pin brush. i normally take the pin brush with me. everytime my dog gets out of the car the hair is up in that area. a couple strokes of the brush and it's all new again. __________________ "Life Without A Dog Is A Life Unfulfilled"

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