my clipped down newfs didnt get cold after swimming and they dried very fast, it didnt look dumb, or stupid, they were cooler, i started clipping my sampson down at 9 years of age, and he lived to 13 in summers he went into lake michigan, and, was fine, never suffered ill effects, dried fast, and was easier to care for, he acted like a puppy for two weeks after his clipping with a 7F blade or a 5 blade.
for those who knock it, that is fine, but, remember, to each his own, there are as many opinions about this subject as there are in HOW TO RAISE CHILDREN
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now THAT is a can of worms in itself!
REMEMBER THIS
it is CRUCIAL that you get the DEAD undercoat, clipping wont do squat for you if the DEAD undercoat is still sitting caked against the skin, the skin needs to breath, therefore a high velocity dryer is recomended and necesary for any giant breed dog owner.
the K-9 11 is wonderful!
i bath mine every four to six weeks and blow them off completly they have yet to get hotspots ever, hotspots can be due to improper grooming.
Complete combout is necessary with a COMB medium tooth comb, not a brush every four weeks if you cannot use the high velocity dryer wich is very time consuming, and, again, if you are dealing with altered pets, it takes a year after spay nueter for the coat to change into horrible texture that is even harder to keep combed out.
