Wow! I just discovered the power of detangling spray for dogs!
It's hard to imagine that a guy who has been working with dogs for over a decade has never tried this stuff but the other day a visiting volunteer was helping out with grooming our dogs in our kennel and I was lamenting that this one long haired dog takes so much more time than the others because of his long hair and she said "what kind of detangling spray do you use?" and I said "huh?"
I never knew that such a product existed but wow-wee this stuff is a real game-changer for anyone that ever has to brush the hair of a long haired dog and constantly runs into problems.
So now I just want to point this out to other people because honestly, this is just so amazing.
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The volunteer went to the pet store on her own and was a little unsure about the bottle she was able to get. The brand that she is used to and used back in her home country was not here but she did a little bit of research while on her shopping trip and found out that the important ingredient that is in her home brand is something called hydrolyzed proteins and this is what makes the brush just kind of smooth through the tangled hair. It's like a lubricant of sorts. The rest of the stuff is normally some sort of natural oils made from coconut and other fruits.
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While the dog in our care regularly receives brushing and therefore doesn't end up with horribly matted hair, anyone that lives in an area with a stray dog population has probably seen a long-haired dog with horribly matted hair like the one above. The internet is filled with stories like this and the thing is, this can actually become very painful for the dog because there is nothing that they can do about it.
Why does it happen then? one would think that these dogs would have been naturally phased out by genetic selection. Well, the reason why this happens is because the longer haired breed thrived in cold climates and their hair was actually quite necessary for survival, like a wolf or a Husky. But in modern times these dogs have been transported far away from their natural environments because people wanted something exotic. Then the dogs breed with other local dogs and we end up with genetic traits that are not suited for the area that they are in.
I always find it extremely irresponsible when people will get a designer cold-weather dog and then plop it in a very hot and humid part of the world like Thailand. It would be like the Chihuahuas that end up being handbag dogs in Sweden or Russia. They are not at all equipped to handle that sort of environment.
All is not lost though, thanks to our trusty volunteer that pointed out to us that magic of this spray.
Just like anything else it is overpriced in western countries but here in Thailand and probably most of the world it is so cheap that you don't even notice the cost. The bottle that we got for 60 Thai Baht and this is less than $2. There is enough spray in the bottle for around 10 thorough brushings for our one and only long-haired dog in our kennels.
one thing is for sure though, we are definitely going to keep this bottle in stock for the future for when we encounter long-haired dogs in need of a brushing in the future. It really is a magical product and if you have a long-haired dog I highly suggest that you give it a try. It can be applied to dry hair but we found that it works even better if the hair is still wet after a bath that the dog probably needs anyway.
I hope that this information ends up helping someone out there in the world. It really helped me!
If you would like to see how you can help out or simply spread the word, please visit our website at
http://krabianimalwelfare.org
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