Wash Day

So my new shampoos arrived today. I bought Groomers Edge Alpha White and Groomers Edge Ultimate.

Since the Sheba boys were once again mucky and the longs had yet to be washed everyone had a bath.

I'm not sure what I think of the alpha white. On the backs of the shebas where they were a bit off white but not too mucky it turned the coat a gorgeous sparkling pure white. It also left the coat nice and dense and coarse still, which is good. However on the pee stained bellies it didn't quite live up to it's claim. Their bellies are certainly many shades lighter then they were, but they are still quite clearly yellow.

The ultimate seems a decent shampoo/conditioner however I think it's softened the coats a wee bit too much, so probably shouldn't be used less then a week before a show. But I'll see how Ebbie and Eddies coats rebound. The wash certainly did wonders for Eddie, till now he's just been a scruffy baby but the wash and a good blowdry made him look like a long, he's going to look absolutely amazing if I manage to coat him out. He has a great temperament to, he happily sat patiently on the grooming stand while I dried his coat, unlike the other he never attempted to walk backwards or climb the wall. I would've grabbed pics but my camera battery died, so pics will come later.

So I'll see how Eddies coat rebounds and then work out when it'll be best to wash him before the show. For the Shebas I think a really good scrub and destaining a week before the show and then a second wash two days before the show, to remove whatever stains they've built up.