CARE OF THE HAIR
GASPALLEIRA
Pyrenean Mastiff and Jack Russell Terrier
To keep our dog clean and with a coat in optimal conditions, it is imperative provide an adequate diet and brush frequently.
PYRENEAN MASTIFF: his hair is composed of two layers: a foreign, longer and more populated, and a interior or subhair, very abundant
and that protects you from bad weather.
The Pyrenean Mastiff moves his hair twice a year, in the spring and autumn. The moves from
spring is the most intense and duration is necessary brushing daily with which will be phased throughout the hair free, thus avoiding
to form knots and appearing skin problems. As indicated in these cases is to use a large carder.
In the times in that there is no
moves will be enough with a brushing intense a week, with emphasis on those areas where they produce more knots (behind the ears,
flanks, sides, interior part of the elbows, etc. )
Bathrooms should be spaced, two or three times a year, since that alter the ph
natural skin that protects the animal against cold and damp. To keep it clean is much more effective a good brushing.
JACK RUSSELL TERRIER: The hair may be smooth, broken or rough. Copies of smooth hair only need to be brushing periodically to withdraw
the hair died.
The broken hard need arrangement, especially if you are going to participate in dog shows; if not, is also recommended
the settlement for his coat is healthy and under optimal conditions of quality and quantity.
The necessary settlement is the "Trimming"
done by hand. This is to uproot the "hair died" to give rise to the growth of the new hair. This hair again will be more waterproof,
hardest and density. To do this, with one hand support the skin ahead of the area in which we are going to start the hair. With a
blade of trimming take the hair for half of its long, with the thumb supported on the blade and with a moderate pressure, because
the ideal is not to take all the hair together, if not little by little, uprooting from root, not cutting it off.
We always within
the meaning of the hair, never antithetical. We will begin by the head, between the ears. The first hairs are uprooted opened a gap.
Following this gap, we will continue along the rear of the neck, expanding toward the cross, back and sides of rib, more or less up
to the back of the elbows.
We will continue along the spine in a straight line and descend in diagonal to the hind legs. Then work
the legs.
In the second stage is working the sides of the neck, which lack of the line dorsal and tail. Finally we will complete the
head, cheeks, ears and part of the front of the dog. Three or four weeks after the hair new begin to appear.
This technique is not
easy, but taking him the first times to the hairdresser and noting, we can learn.
Before trimming
After the trimming
Carder for brushing
Rake for epoca moulting (the carder also serve)
Removes knots
A model of blade for trimming
