It will take a good two/three months to get the coat back. (I also do all her worming, flea treatments, claws etc so the dog gets a regular going over plus buy the correct food and leave it in the cupboard with a measuring pot as that way my relative gets to keep their dog and the dog is healthy and looked after). I also bath and brush her myself every month to get rid of all the dead hair and manage her coat that way as she doesn’t get regular brushing as my relative can’t do it. I use scissors and take her down very short in the legs, ears, tummy and bottom area but still leave the length over the back and sides which is the part that works to cool her. I groom one of my elderly family members Cavs for them and to make life easier for them (as they find it difficult to brush the dog due to arthritis). I have had many Cavaliers over about 30 years now and know a lot about the breed and although I groom them all myself now, when I used to take them to the groomers years ago some were fine but some do need very specific instructions or you end up with a shaved and very unhappy Cav. You need to brush them very regularly to take any dead fur and knots out and by all means trim their feet and take the length off underneath (tummy area) and take the length of the ears to stop them catching things in it, plus tidy up the length around the bottom region (to make life a bit easier in case of accidents) but shaving the dog short over the back and sides (as some groomers do who don’t realise) is not good for the dog. I know this wasn’t intentional but for anyone who doesn’t know, you shouldn’t have Cavaliers cut short they are not like Terriers or other breeds like that - it doesn’t keep them cooler if they are short, their longer coat is designed to work to keep them cool.
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