In order to maintain healthy skin and coat as well as overall health, it is important to provide good nutrition to your dog through a well-balanced diet, vitamins, and healthy treats. As a young dog, it is imperative that you get the dog used to regular grooming.
A full brush out 2 times a week is best with baths every 1 to 2 weeks. Never brush a dry coat, always lightly mist with a hydrating spray. If the Silky Terrier is kept in a shorter trim, weekly brush outs are still preferred.
Routine baths ranging between 1 to 4 weeks is desirable. This is a breed that requires their caring owner to stay on top of routine maintenance. One of the most common problems with the Silky Terrier is hypoglycemia.
It is more common in puppies and smaller Silkies. An adult Silky may develop hypoglycemia, although it is much rarer. Hypoglycemia is a fast drop in blood sugar levels.
When Hypoglycemia develops, there is only a small window of time to treat the puppy. Several factors can bring this on such as stress, lack of nutrients, and puppies who are born much smaller than average. Some symptoms include drowsiness, shaking, fainting, confused behavior, seizures, weakness, depression, muscle weakness and tremors, and a drop in body temperature.
If any of these symptoms appear, your Silky could be in imminent danger within minutes. All small puppies should be watched very closely.
If symptoms appear, immediate medical attention is required. It is a good idea to talk with your veterinarian about ways to prevent hypoglycemia when you take your puppy for a wellness check-up after purchasing your puppy. Silky Terriers do not shed. Frequent baths and brush outs also help control dander. Because of this, the Silky Terrier tends to cause less severe reactions in people who suffer from allergies to dogs.
However, before bringing a Silky Terrier into your home if you have allergies, you should spend some time around the breed to make sure you do not have a reaction.
A Silky Terrier is typically not the best dog for people who have small children. They tend to become stressed with the activity level of small children. Silkies thrive in an environment where the children are more mature or live primarily with adults. Whether you have a show dog or a companion quality dog, the same basic care is given regarding nutrition, socialization, and hygiene.
A major difference is the method of grooming that is required and the conditioning for the show ring. It is quite helpful if your breeder can help mentor you to lead you in the right direction upon entering the show ring. A great place to start is with the national breed club like the Silky terrier Club of America, www. Soft undercoat does need to be shed out, but it should NOT be shaved down.
As pictured here with the little black and tan Pomeranian mix, the coat that grows back is harsh, and cannot become the double coat it once was with a shiny, weather-resistant outer layer and an insulating undercoat.
Its just all like a Brillo pad one uses on pots in the sink — undercoat trying to be both top and bottom coat. Its a tragic outcome for both pet and owner. The clippers cannot differentiate between the undercoat and the outer coat.
A good brushing and combing, and blowing out after a vigorous bath and condition — those steps WILL differentiate on a double coated dog between the fur that needs to come out and the fur that needs to stay on the dog. Shaving a double coated dog does not stop the shedding — it only makes the hair that is shed shorter. Little spikes of hair laying around your house can be even harder to deal with than the regular length hair that is shed off your Best Friend!
Love your double-coated dog. Brush and comb it and regularly bathe and condition it. Better yet, send it to us for regular grooms. Best of all, we at Love Fur Dogs have set very low prices on weekly maintenance so that the shedding hair ends up in our place, not your home.
Many is the time that I wished there was law in place to require more guidance to people who buy and own dogs regarding their needed and proper grooming care. I have spoken to devastated pet owners of breeds such as Bernese Mountain Dogs whose coat was permanently ruined by being clipped down.
Read what a group of Siberian Husky owners have put out on the internet to protect their beloved breed:. What we ARE supposed to do with double coated breeds is brush out that undercoat! Obviously they shed alot — it is natural and extremely healthy and functional for their coats to do just that! Their coats do an amazing job of protecting them in all sorts of weather. Yes, their undercoat needs to come out — often and regularly — and is easily brushed and combed out.
Its also easily removed with the high velocity dryers that we use at Love Fur Dogs. Use a dog shampoo suitable for a soft silky coat. Wash the dog well then rinse a couple of times ensuring you get all the shampoo out of the coat. Then add a conditioner, again, use a conditioner suitable for a soft silky coat. Rinse thoroughly. Wrap the dog in a towel and gently dry the coat to take out most of the moisture. Remember do not rub the coat back and forth as this will mat the coat.
Once the most of the moisture has been removed it is very important to thoroughly dry the coat with a warm air dryer while running a brush and comb through the coat.
Always remember to brush towards the ground. If you do not use a dryer the coat will matt very quickly. On a regular basis the coat must be brushed to keep it free of mats and knots.
I recommend a bristle brush and metal comb. When you start grooming a Silky, brush and comb the underside of the dog removing any mats and tangles. Leave the top coat until last to finish with a straight flat coat. Brush from the top of the head and work your way down to the neck. Then work your way along the dog, keeping the straight parting in the coat along the spine of the dog, always brushing towards the ground. There are specific points to an Australian Silky Terrier listed in the standard that separate this breed from its ancestors, the Yorkshire Terrier.
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