Thursday, August 25, 2022

< Is your Spanish Water Dog too hot in the long coat? General public ask me so often >

I am asked very often, but truth is if you know what you are doing and avoid the heat, it is okay.

The key is make sure the dog is not matted (many poodle mix dogs have matted coat problems and they can not see nor feel the skin, which is very badly matted) and avoid the too warm situation like stay in under the sun, use the common sense, it is okay

Corded coat like SWD and Puli is much easier than you think, as you can make cording, but have to make sure they are not matted at all, and you have to see the skin.

How To Split and take matted undercoat

Truth is if their coat is not matted, you can see the skin, and the air move through it, and if they are not in the humid country, they are okay ! In fact it protect from direct sun like southern Spain. Obviously I never ever put him in that too warm situation.


Swimming in the sea frequently helps good cording


Half Cut coat, as you can see all cording is completely separated without matted


You can see his skin, each cord is very well separated





MD10 Texture Volume Shampoo with my SWD label is very good for cording, but the long coat, or dry coat need bit hydration, when it is too dry, it gets fluffy, frizzy and MD10 Super Hydration Shampoo can help that. Then rather than washing often, Spray MD10 Spanish Water Dog conditioner everyday.

Dilute very small spoon of 10ml in 250 - 300ml (Half Pint) and spray to give hydration and curl to the dry coat.

Buy MD10 Conditioner Spanish Water Dog (or Curly Coat like Puli)


This is standard shampoo for Curly Textured Coat to give good curl and Texture
Dilute about 10 times 

Buy MD10 Texture Shampoo

This is when you would like to give the coat bit of hydration, feeling dry and frizzy, not cord well due to the dryness.

Again Dilute about 10 times and use small amount if use it thick, as rinse off is harder.

Buy MD10 Super Hydration Shampoo




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