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Cocker Specific Discussion => Grooming => Topic started by: Ian Wright on February 18, 2010, 07:03:03 PM
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Trying to get Grace dry is so difficult as she hates the hair dryer >:D She is a 22 week old show type cocker :luv: In to anything and everything :lol2: i am looking to get a better dryer which may be quieter as i us my wife's at the moment which is noisy :005: may even think about a cage dryer any one have any experience of one. Or any recommendations on normal dryers. Or anythig else i can do. Thank you.
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Penny didnt like the drier so I just switched on for a liitle time daily to get her
used to the noise and then dried her for a little time
and then rewarded her and gradually drying her for longer she is fine now ,hope this might help.
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Dave hated it but my Weim Normy actually taught him to accept it :lol2: :luv: She loves the heat and even though with such a short coat she doesn't need drying, she always tries to muscle in on the heat :005:. I ended up with a situation one day where I was wrestling a reluctant Dave and she ended up pining him against the wall in her attempt to get in front of the dryer and he wasn't scared all of a sudden because she was there ::) Ever since that day he's been fine... do you have an opportunity to try something similar to help her learn that it's not scary?
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Dave hated it but my Weim Normy actually taught him to accept it :lol2: :luv: She loves the heat and even though with such a short coat she doesn't need drying, she always tries to muscle in on the heat :005:. I ended up with a situation one day where I was wrestling a reluctant Dave and she ended up pining him against the wall in her attempt to get in front of the dryer and he wasn't scared all of a sudden because she was there ::) Ever since that day he's been fine... do you have an opportunity to try something similar to help her learn that it's not scary?
I only have the one dog but may be i could ask the wife to pretend to like the hair dryer and wrestle Grace :005: :005:
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I started with just a couple of seconds and built to minutes just kept rewarding with little treats. Now I dry 4 and they are fighting to get to the dryer :005: :luv:
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Dave hated it but my Weim Normy actually taught him to accept it :lol2: :luv: She loves the heat and even though with such a short coat she doesn't need drying, she always tries to muscle in on the heat :005:. I ended up with a situation one day where I was wrestling a reluctant Dave and she ended up pining him against the wall in her attempt to get in front of the dryer and he wasn't scared all of a sudden because she was there ::) Ever since that day he's been fine... do you have an opportunity to try something similar to help her learn that it's not scary?
I only have the one dog but may be i could ask the wife to pretend to like the hair dryer and wrestle Grace :005: :005:
:005: I'm sure Grace loves your wife lots, but I think it may have to be another canine that she likes and trusts for it to be effective :005:
Can you distract her with some food to help her associate it with good things? Agree that short sessions will help too ;)
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The first couple of times we dried Millie, OH fed her tiny treats while I dried her. She's so treat orientated, that she forgot she was being dried, and now wags her tail and jumps up and down excitedly when we get the drier out!! :luv: