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A big day today in our family. Our youngest son Jonathan is 16. God do I feel old. I tried to play a video game with him on his new game machine and he lost it completely. I was too slow and I kept crashing the car in the video game. The impatience of youth. I again remind members and readers of all the hard work that the moderators especially Alison and Mike put into the forum. It would not be as good as it is without their help and also the other moderators. A big big thank you. I have placed a video of members photos from past issues of Westie news on youtube. I do hope that you enjoy it. The feedback from members on the forum, has just been great. The video can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iYRXPnNObc
-------------------------------------------- 2) Members Recipe - New - Alfredo Sauce We now have a section for westie members recipes. This one is from Rose in San Antonio, Texas USA. Please enjoy.
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4) Members Question on Forum - Brushing Your Westie
Posted by dulcinea JI wanted to know if anyone else had problems with their pups when trying to brush them. Dulce is just about 6mos old, and whenever we try and brush her, she goes a little crazy.
We started off using a plastic dog
hair brush, that I bought because the company had a westie in the picture,
but she hated that, wouldn't even let it near her. Now we are trying a
slicker brush, which my dad seems to have been having some luck with,
cause there are little white fuzzy hairs in it. She still won't sit still
for more than about 2 mins though, and that is not enough time to
completely brush her, plus keep her occupied (with a toy, bone, or
treats). Also, I read in the other posts that bathing is usually only done once a month. Is that normal? Dulce has pink skin, and seems to be really itchy. We have been bathing her once a week, not just because she is getting dirty, but because of the constant itching. Could the frequency of the baths be causing the itching? -------------------------------------------------- Yes, bathing her too often will aggravate her itchy skin because it strips the natural oils out of the coat. Bathing should only be done when it is absolutely necessary. Brushing is good, it is how I keep Max's coat in good condition. It distributes the oils through the coat and stimulates the skin cells.
I don't like the slicker brushes.
Have you ever caught your finger with it by accident, it is painful so it
must also be for the dog. I use an all bristle brush and brush Max's coat
completely all over the 'wrong' way and then al over again the 'right'
way. This gets out all the dead and loose hair and give the skin a good
massage.
2 or 3 small brushing sessions a day
will work better for her than trying to get her to sit still for one long
brushing. If you do it every day, even when you don't feel like it, it
will become second nature to her and talk to her softly whilst you do it.
She will learn to love the attention from you. Alison ------------------------------------------- Daisy will be 4 years old tomorrow (2nd Jan) and she still is not terribly keen on being brushed, but she knows it is a morning ritual and puts up with it. First thing she gets brushed and then she has her collar put on (she sleeps in the 'nude'). Her fur is quite long now, as it is about 2 months since she was trimmed, but because of the daily brush, most days she doesn't look too bad.
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5 ) Inspirational Quote: -------------------------------------
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is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall. -------------------------------------
Again take care of yourselves in this sometimes crazy world. As I keep saying in my newsletter. Try to be kind to those that you meet, because most of them will be fighting a bloody hard battle of life.
Jeff ----------------------------------------------- You can give this newsletter away. All I ask is that you do not alter it in any way.
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