Michelle Melsom Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Since I'm new to the whole showing bit I was wondering how I would groom Marius for show. Usually I would just bathe him and blow dry him fluffy but obviously it doesn't stay that way and I saw on coat conditioning video that made it look a more complicated Pictures would help...or videos This is the video I watched (was the only one I could find) http://youtu.be/dQDyhtB6U7M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyMom09 Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Grooming a Siberian for show is NOT as complicated as other breeds. It is basically as you describe, a good bathing use a quality whitening shampoo on the whites (Ivory bar soap or Dawn if they are really bad), and a quality shampoo for the rest of the body. Blow dry all the hair up or 'fluffy'. NO CONDITIONER!!! The proper coat needs to have some coarseness to it, conditioner can mask that and make the coat feel too plush. For the feet, trim all the hair to pad level or a bit lower. Make sure the nails are properly trimmed or dremmeled to allow the foot to hold it's ball shape/appearance. When readying for the ring brush all the leg hair up with a slicker, you can use Cholesterol (A grooming product not a cooking product) to hold it in place and brush on some chalk over that to 'bulk' up the appearance of the leg if you have a fine boned dog. Beyond that they don't need anything fancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Melsom Posted July 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Do you think Marius is fine boned ? I think I remember someone saying that to me once but then someone else said that he had nice legs that she liked a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyMom09 Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 I can't really say, your profile pic makes him look fine boned, but your signature looks like he has a nice bone...he's young still it could just be a growth phase in the profile pic that made him look finer than perhaps he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Melsom Posted July 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 When I visited a breeder in Edmonton that shows her sibes she said he should fill out at 3 or 4 years. Ill throw a couple more pics out for you haha This isn't the best pic and my brother is handing him in his xbox pants >.> [ATTACH=CONFIG]51490[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyMom09 Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 He appears very average bone structure to me. I'd just brush his leg hair up and leave it be personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraB Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 It's a long video, but shows it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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