Let's play a game! Fat or Fluff?

[Auslander]

Those legs are hilarious! The floof is so long it makes his legs look shorter. (Sorry Ivan!)

My vote was going to be piggy...

PS all credit to the clipper - that is a massive amount of hair, even if it's on a tiny body.

He's brilliant to clip - absolutely loves it, but it's hard to get the hair off! You have to do the first cut in the direction it grows, then go back over him the conventional direction. This is the first time someone else has clipped him - it was lovely not having to scrunch myself up to get at the undercarriage!

 

[Gloi]

I think you should clip the legs down to the knees and hocks. It will make him look like he has fluffy leg warmers on. I used to clip my Icy like that

 

[little_critter]

He looks surprised

I’d say more disappointed than surprised

 

[ElleSkywalker]

Do I win him for guessing correctly?

 

[Auslander]

Do I win him for guessing correctly?

I'll pack his stuff. You are aware that he comes with 2 friends? One is very very cute, and the other is an utter fundamental orifice

 

[Auslander]

I think you should clip the legs down to the knees and hocks. It will make him look like he has fluffy leg warmers on. I used to clip my Icy like that

We were planning to take his legs off - but we were getting really bored!

 

[ElleSkywalker]

I'll pack his stuff. You are aware that he comes with 2 friends? One is very very cute, and the other is an utter fundamental orifice

Done

I will have my shetland army

 

[teapot]

It made my day - putting the cutest rug in the world back on him!
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He is going to kill you.

 

[Quigleyandme]

Everyone knows, or should know, that wide, white, horizontal stripes around the midriff are very unflattering to the figure so although I’m too late to the party I would have opted for fluff.

 

[Auslander]

He is going to kill you.

He loves it! Wore it all last winter with pride!

 

[meleeka]

He's brilliant to clip - absolutely loves it, but it's hard to get the hair off! You have to do the first cut in the direction it grows, then go back over him the conventional direction. This is the first time someone else has clipped him - it was lovely not having to scrunch myself up to get at the undercarriage!

Mine loves a clip too, I don’t even need a headcollar!

Mine looks rounder than that, but the vet says he isn’t fat so I’m hanging onto that.

 

[Surbie]

I think you should clip the legs down to the knees and hocks. It will make him look like he has fluffy leg warmers on. I used to clip my Icy like that

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaasssseeee @Auslander, PPPPLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAASSEEEEE!!!!

 

[Auslander]

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaasssseeee @Auslander, PPPPLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAASSEEEEE!!!!

I had to do that to the other one last year, as he needed everything off, but his lower legs were wet and muddy. It was an awful clip anyway (emergency speed clip whilst sedated) - and a pic ended up on the Dinky rugs Facebook page, courtesy of his owner. I was absolutely mortified!

 

[ElleSkywalker]

Yea I think we'll be needing to see that picture

 

[jumbyjack]

My Little LilliI had the same problem but sadly it turned out to be fat, she has the same leg warmers though! She's a raging lunatic to clip so a dose of gel sedation sorts her out.

 

[Goldenstar]

He does not look pleased

 

[Pinkvboots]

My Louis leg hair is like that at the moment it definitely doesn't look right on an Arab

 

[Auslander]

I felt a bit guilty this morning, when it was -5 at 7.30am, but the small hairless creature was snug as a bug in his 200g

 

[Widgeon]

it was lovely not having to scrunch myself up to get at the undercarriage!

Have you thought about rolling him over onto his back?

[joking]

 

[Auslander]

Have you thought about rolling him over onto his back?

[joking]

I did think about training him to stand on a big bale!

 

[Auslander]

Yea I think we'll be needing to see that picture

Funnily enough - look what popped up on my FB memories this morning!

 

[Shilasdair]

I'm slightly confused as to WHY you would de-fluff him, only to pamper him with a rug?

Having thought about it further, I decided you must be starting his fittening work for the upcoming event season.

 

[Auslander]

I'm slightly confused as to WHY you would de-fluff him, only to pamper him with a rug?

Having thought about it further, I decided you must be starting his fittening work for the upcoming event season.

Because hi bad start in life left him with a bit of a skin issue. When the weather starts to warm up and he gets too hot under his carpet, his skin starts to fall off. Clipping him seems to do the trick - but it's a bit cold for him to go from shag pile to laminate without a bit of intervention, hence the rug!

 

[Shilasdair]

Because hi bad start in life left him with a bit of a skin issue. When the weather starts to warm up and he gets too hot under his carpet, his skin starts to fall off. Clipping him seems to do the trick - but it's a bit cold for him to go from shag pile to laminate without a bit of intervention, hence the rug!

No eventing?

 

[Auslander]

No eventing?

NOt until I find a tiny jockey who can sit a SPECTACULAR buck or 17!
He would love to event - he has a hell of a pop!

 

[ElleSkywalker]

Funnily enough - look what popped up on my FB memories this morning!
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He does look cute if a little 80s

I can't talk, my friend clipped my sedated feral shetland last year and she looked like she'd been chewed

 

[Auslander]

He does look cute if a little 80s

I can't talk, my friend clipped my sedated feral shetland last year and she looked like she'd been chewed

That's exactly what Duncan looked like - the photo doesn't show quite how awful it was!

 

[Gloi]

He does look cute if a little 80s

I can't talk, my friend clipped my sedated feral shetland last year and she looked like she'd been chewed

Your friend or the Shetland?

 

[ElleSkywalker]

Your friend or the Shetland?

The shetland, the friend did need a lie down in darkened room after but she remained unchewed