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Diane Stepple
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Date Posted: 11:57:04 02/13/07 Tue
In reply to:
Audie Nichol
's message, "recommended food" on 07:22:06 02/04/07 Sun
Hi Audi,
I adopted a 3
>to 5 year old male white pekingese who is the sweetest
>boy in the world.
Is he neutered? Any male that is neutered or a female that is spayed will shed constantly, they do not have a big twice a year coat blow like unaltered dogs.
The first 2 months we had some
>shedding, but that was what I expected with a peke,
>for the last 3 wks it has been horrible. I don't mind
>vaccuming every day and using my sticky roller on my
>clothes everytime I walk in my kitchen, my concern is,
>am I doing something very wrong?
Shedding depends on alot of things, it could be the area that you live in (if it is dry and hot) more moisture in the air means less shedding. Alot of people use humidifyers to moisten the air in their homes during dry summer heat or in the dry cold winters.
My husband and I
>both work and we close off a area in our house to keep
>him in during the day, is it maybe too warm or not
>enough light?
It could possibly be too warm in your home, maybe while you are away at work you could turn down the heat a little (also saves on the heating bills).
He eats 1/2 of a packet of Cesar canine
>cusisine for breakfast and then we give him dry Ultra
>for supper.
The typw of food can deffinitly play a large part in it as poor food "quality" will cause poor coat condition, alot of foods lack the oils and nutrients to support a good coat.
I brush in every nite,
It may be the type of brush you are using, pin brushes with the little nobs on the ends pulls out the coat, you should be using a plain pin brush and NEVER brush a dry coat, you should mist the dog all over with water lightly then brush. If you brush a dry coat you will loose more hair than you should.
he loves being
>brushed and for me to tell him how handsome he is. I
>can tell his coat is thinner. He goes to the groomer
>every other week for bath.
A peke should only be bathed once a month, the rest of the time your brushing with a coat conditioner will keep him nice and clean. If you go to my website I have tips on grooming and bathing.
What should I change?
Try the suggestions I have given you and check my grooming and bathing pages on my website.
http://www.geocities.com/palaceoutlaw
Best of luck Audi.
>Thanks so much, Audie
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