The golden girls love it, but Cody, our rescue springer, HATES it. I often wonder if he was abused with a slicker because he wants it no where near him. I found an old brish of mine which he doesn't mind on occasion.... and he doesn't mind his long springer ears getting combed with a greyhound comb as long as he can't see it.... go figure.
Scarlett is all fine and dandy with a brushing as long as I dont go near her tail and butt plumage. The seconds I go to dampen her tail for a light brushing I get mouthed quite aggresively and barked at. However she'll politely roll over to get her arm pits brushed.
Tia loves to be brushed, but until very recently, her coat was thin and short and didn't need a lot of brushing. Now, all of a sudden, her coat is coming in. She's getting feathering on her tail and back legs, and long hair on her belly. I suspect it's because we've had her on a high-quality food since we got her in August. Her coat is also very soft for the first time.
Gunner likes it, he always wants to be first and tries to push Selka out of the way. Which is fine with Selka because he doesn't like it much. He has VERY thick hair and is currently shedding so he's not thrilled. He also hates having his nails clipped.
Honey is fine with it - I usually brush her outside on the picnic table - she knows when I've got out the brush and comb and will run over to the table and jump up ready. The only thing she isn't keen on is her tail being done................I always say 'your tail is so lovely..........let me brush it............don't you want to be the most beautiful golden retriever in the neighbourhood???................(there aren't any)!!!!............that seems to pacifiy her and let me do it!
With Axel is almost exactly the same procedure and same settings as with Honey. The thing is, I don't brush him as often as other people say they do. He has a lot of hair, very silky, and it somehow does not become tangled as I originally thought it would become. He sheds a lot sometimes, but he does that whether we brush him or not. People often tell me that grooming Axel is probably constant hard work and they are always amazed when I say that actually it's not.
Mine likes the special attachment on the vacuum to brush/vacuum his hair. He doesn't mind the brush but prefers the vacuum. It's the Bissell Dog Eraser Vaccum.
Tucker doesn't hate it, but he is still a puppy and he tries to eat the brush LOL. He still has really short hair since he's only 5.5 months old, so I rarely ever brush him. I'm sure he'll get used to it as he gets older. Our GSD LOVES being brushed.
I haven't decided if Scrabble likes it of not! She tends to lay on her back and kick her feet in the air, I'm not sure if she is telling me to brush her tummy or not to brush her back. I can brush her tail but she likes to chase it when I do. She doesn't run away but she doesn't keep still either.
I haven't decided if Scrabble likes it of not! She tends to lay on her back and kick her feet in the air, I'm not sure if she is telling me to brush her tummy or not to brush her back. I can brush her tail but she likes to chase it when I do. She doesn't run away but she doesn't keep still either.
Our Penny is in the 'barely tolerates' it but doesn't fight it category. We have to put a leash on her because everytime we stop to clean the brush, she leaves.
Another area that Sam and Ike are polar opposites. Sam LOVED to be brushed and vacuumed. He'd do a 'stand stay' all day for me if I was doing either. Ike tolerates brushing and hates to be vacuumed. He's just as soon eat the brush or play 'catch me if you can'. I've tried the vacuum on my head to see what it feels like and it feel GREAT. It's like a massage
Nyg LOVES it!!!!!! and always has. After he's brushed/groomed, he has to go around & show everyone how "Handsome" he is! His whole body is wiggling and he usually picks up a toy or a ball & "talks". It is quite comical.
He also LOVES our other daily routine being morning "belly rubs". Every morning, Nyg lies on our bedroom floor & gets a rubbing massage all over - he usually falls asleep with a look like "I'm in heaven" on his face! I do think that all of the touching that he got from day one from our breeder Connie has contributed to his confidence & love of being touched/brushed/groomed!
Bender doesn't mind at all, she gets the itchies at times though.
Storee likes it but can't stay still on her own very well, so it's bit of a game - she doesn't have a ton of coat though.
Ticket tolerates it and unfortunatly for him has started to grow major coat this winter so he's going to have to deal with it.
Brooks loves it, now, but when he was a puppy he didn't. I couldn't get him to stop biting at the brush so it was impossible to brush him. I had noticed, though, that he never tried to bite the brush when I brushed his chest fur so started working there, using treats, and gradually he began allowing me to brush without his thinking it was a bite the brush game.
In the beginning it was very difficult to brush our golden. But the older he got the easier it was to do. He never did really tolerate having his tail done, but he would lay down and let you brush him forever anywhere else.
She will sprawl out like Superman and let you brush her till your hearts content.:--big_grin:
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