The picture certainly shows the trust your horse has in Ruben! He is definitely calm and continuing to eat. I have heard of both the Smithfields and the...
Hi Anne and everyone else, Gidget (Reuben's sister) has more of a old-Beardie-type coat, and we groom her regularly with a couple of different metal brushes...
Hi Anne I like Cathy only strip Spiderman. Cricket has a much finer coat & needs nothing done to it, but the Spider..... he starts panting when we light the...
Hi Anne, I clip most of the Smithfields back in Summer, unless they have the finer type coat and don't seem to need it - in these cases regular brushing and...
Thank you for all of your responses. They are much appreciated. I think I may have to clip this time making sure it's not too short. I have let it get out of...
... From: Adam Shaw <adams00573@...> To: smithfields_group@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, 10 November, 2009 2:07:45 PM Subject: Hi from Adam Hi all I'm a new...
Hi all I'm a new member to this group. My name is Adam and I'm looking to welcome a Smithfield to my family early next year. In my research I came across your...
You're welcome Anne. I put the site together mainly because there is so little readily available information on Smithfields for people to find. Glad you...
Loved the gorgeous photo of Ruben. I had Teds (Ruben's brother - similar coat)clipped all over in early September because he had to go into boarding kennels...
Hi Lindi, I would love to see pics of Ted !!! Do you have some? Ruben is at the groomers as we speak. After a lengthy discussion with her and the comments made...
Hi Jean You have made a very interesting comment - silkier type coat. This describes Cricket & her coat is a dream - once a week or 2 weeks & things do not...
In case anyone is interested, I have posted some more pics of Ruben - one being after his makeover with the dog groomer yesterday. The lady that groomed Ruben...
Hi Ronnie, I am certainly no expert on genetics, but from my observations I would say that while you have probably a higher chance of a coat type similar to...
Hey Jean Bu gg er :-) I was getting excited thinking that I might be able to choose the next dog with a silky coat. You mention that Smithies where bred to...
Hi Ronnie Enjoyed your website very much! Once again it would be very hard to tell whether you were talking about beardies or Smithies. Both so similar. One...
Know the cold in that area well. We used to live in Nowra, NSW and showed in the Southern Highlands and had friends in Bowral. Once we started coming out of...
Hi again I know I have already raised this but would like some reassurance. Ruben had a big grooming session a week ago with a professional groomer, he was...
I was told or read a long time ago that dogs sweat only through their feet and their tongues - thus they pant to cool off. The air hits their wet tongue just...
Hi Anne If he 'seems' overheated then no doubt he is. 30-40 degrees is very hot. Some dogs do seem to be more affected by the heat than others, just like...
Thanks Jean, I'm going to go with your advice & give him a clip. As you say, I can put a coat on him if the weather turns around. I hate seeing him so hot -...
I had my Mattie professionally clipped super short once (picture attached); I hated it as she looked all leggy and sort of like a coyote whippet mix. Now, I...
G,day,   I had Tarn clipped a monthor so ago, not so much for the heat but the grass seeds, but the last 2 and a bit weeks here ( S.A. ) we have had every...
Grass seeds have hit here in Tassie too. I thought they were too green but some are starting to dry. Poor Laddie ended up in to the vet this weekend with two...
Hi there, we are looking to bring a Smithfield into our family as a pet....wondering if anyone knows of any puppies around at the moment and approximately what...
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