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- From: jpk@Ingres.COM (Jon Krueger)
- Subject: fur and dirt
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.073048.17344@pony.Ingres.COM>
- Reply-To: jpk@Ingres.COM (Jon Krueger)
- Organization: Ask Computer Systems Inc., Ingres Division, Alameda CA 94501
- Date: 21 Nov 92 07:30:48 GMT
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- On Tuesday I gave baths to two dogs. The one I thought was hardly
- dirty took several applications of shampoo before the water stopped
- turning brown. The one I thought was real dirty, the water was almost
- clear throughout the bath.
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- So I'm wondering: do some dogs just "show dirt"? Like some cars or
- clothes show dirt more than others? Obviously a white dog will look
- dirtier sooner. But perhaps it's something about the coat, too,
- how the fur lays on the dog?
-
- And does this mean that some dogs "hide dirt"? Are usually a lot
- dirtier than they look? Need a bath if they look even a little dirty,
- maybe even if they look clean? And where does the dirt go? Next to
- the skin? Hidden by the coat?
-
- It used to be that I would tell prospective adopters about skin and
- coat care. These days I put a brush in their hands and we work
- "hands-on" :-) They learn more, and the dogs get more grooming. And
- it's another way for the people to get acquainted with the dog, decide
- if he's right for them.
-
- -- Jon
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- Jon Krueger jpk@ingres.com
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