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@as-old-roads floppy puppy bouncing, as requested

#he is much more coordinated than he was when he first came home (no more randomly face planting) #but he is still very ‘bones made of taffy’ mode currently #kids and their goddamn. Working ligaments.

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Have some gentle sunset collie frolicking to soothe your evening

#I love how they play it’s so cute #they just seamlessly alternate herding each other back and forth #or in this case chasing a rawhide around

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what does the grooming process look like for stellina and kep?

my 'process" for grooming is very much what i would call 'poor man's dog training':

get a silicone lick-mat

apply peanut butter very generously

slap that bad boy onto the front of the fridge/kitchen appliances at dog eye-level

groom while they're distracted

i start this process day 1 as puppies and continue it through their whole lives. should i actually be putting in the effort to actually train them to stand still and quietly for grooming without the need for food distraction? yes. do i? no i'm lazy.

or if you're asking about like, what grooming i'm actually doing:

hair: i do an all-over brush at least once a week (should do twice but again, lazy and not needed). takes like 20-30 mins. my 'schedule' for brushing is basically this:

red areas (behind ears, arm/legpits) are high-friction and very prone to matting. these you have to brush out at least once a week, no exceptions, or you will get mats. this is also very sensitive skin so it's good to desensitize them to brushing as much as you can.

yellow areas should be brushed at least once weekly to comb out any tangles and debris, but are less prone to matting.

and then the rest of them i'll brush through but that's about it, that part pretty much never tangles.

i normally just use a pin brush and slicker brush, and a metal comb for the yellow/red areas. sometimes an undercoat rake if they're very sheddy.

collies are 'dry' dogs - they don't really drool, and they don't have the oily waterproof coat that breeds like a lab or hound does, so they're naturally low-odor without much of a 'doggy' smell. i'll bathe every 4-8 weeks depending on what the weather's like and if their skin seems like it's getting cruddy. 2-3 times a year i'll take them to a groomer to have them do a 'deshed' treatment where they really blow out the undercoat, because this makes a huge difference in keeping them comfortable in the heat, and in how much hair i have to vacuum.

for stellina i've also been getting an outline trim (shortening up the yellow areas on the pic with long feathering) in spring and fall, it just keeps things cleaner and it makes a huge difference in the amount of time i have to spend brushing.

feet: i dremel nails every week, same PB-mat method as with brushing. every week is probably overkill but i think it's good desensitization and also i hate long nails on dogs so i'm a bit anal about it. collies tend to get long hair on the feet/between the pads, some people like the 'grinch feet' look but personally i fucking hate it so every 4-6 weeks i just take round-tip scissors and clean them up.

other: the rest i do as needed, e.g. if i see any wax/debris in the ears i'll do a clean with OTC ear cleaner and a cotton ball. one of stellina's eyes tends to be teary, so about once a week i take a warm washcloth and wipe them down to prevent tear stains. and then i vacuum my house weekly, sometimes every 2 weeks if it's not too bad.

honestly i'm writing a lot but what i've listed here is way less than 1 hour a week on average, collies IMO are not particularly high-grooming needs dogs (compared to, say, a doodle or OES that needs daily brushing and regular professional grooming). i find the grooming and hair totally manageable. i honestly prefer dealing with long hair because it tends to clump together on the ground, rather than short hairs that fly and scatter into everything. people tend to see roughs and go 'oh no way too much hair' but like, it is super manageable as long as you've got half an hour at some point each week to brush your dog. i'm very obsessive about my pets being 'neat' and i do fine.

sorry for the incredibly overly-long answer to your very simple ask lmao

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#Masterful work god bless

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CANNOT get over this dude's commitment to the bit

#extremely Stellina coded

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The most embarrassing thing In my life is whenever I see people and they ask what I’ve been up to . Literally nothing ever . Im like ohh you know this and that …. The usual ..

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I just had war flashbacks

she likes to get halfway onto the couch, forget how to move, and then cry until I pick her up

#long post #also if you need a size ref #stellina is 6 -6.5 months in these pictures. Kep is 4.5 months.

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there’s a grown-up dog hiding somewhere in this Dumb Baby suit.

#I took a pic of Stellina around this age and I remember looking at it and like. getting a little glimmer of #‘oh this is what she’s going to look like as an adult’ #this pic is giving me the same vibes. can’t put my finger on it but something about his face

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tumblr "for you" page just be like

post from someone i already follow

random meme ripped from facebook

post from someone i already follow

post from someone i already follow

anime/tv show i've never even heard of

random aesthetic post

post from someone i already follow

post from someone i specifically unfollowed several years ago

actual new, interesting post

post from someone i already follow

post from someone i already follow

#i wish i could use u

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ugly face competition

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yawn pic to show off his wretched little mid-teething buckteeth

#he does not look quite as stupid as Stellina did at this stage #but he does not look smart

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this is such a non-issue but truly no greater tragedy than seeing a piece of media furryfied and they've made your special guy the wrong animal. like that animal does NOT align with the themes in my little guy's story, do it again.

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boone’s lilac is about to bloom ❤️

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this is one of my favorite reddit posts of all time

#its mandatory to watch chippy off the shits whenever u see it