Just asking if any of you use them because i use them on my cavaliers? Funny things!

I want one for our setter who I give "natural" ears too but mum won't let me!!!! :D

do you show your setter?

Yeah, I made snoods for my 2 Cavs and the Yankee, they all wear them for dinner time. You can buy them at shows too. I don't show the Yankee really but I don't want any ear chewing habits starting! Mind you, once they've all been switched onto JWB I suppose it's not really necessary any more?

Snoods are one of the fund raising "staples" of our rescue :)  I make hundreds each year - at busy times I am seeing the things in my sleep!  And no matter how many different colours i make them in, as soon as I have them dispalyed on our rescue stand, someone asks for a colour I do not have!  Last year I managed to get hold of stars & strips fabric for the first time in ages - and someone walked up and asked if we had any with union jacks on!  Just can't win.

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Gwen

My Cav has one with stars on cos he's a star, and my Yankee has one with stars and stripes, though not the real ones. My girl has gingerbread men and sweet things, cos she's sweet! :-)

Yes :) why do you ask?

Just a random question i know! lol

yes we use them brilliant things!
Fiona

Yes my cavaliers all must wear snoods when they eat because if they don't then they all end up eating each others ears !!!!!!!!

Oh right!!! :) :D random question of the week1!! :D

I am also a snood fan!!! :D Pippin has a gold one at the moment that he looks very cute with it on, also its great for saving the ears! :)
Carol

Err wat is one???

http://www.lorets.com/image/6954981.jpg

One of them!

our old Afghan had one with pink hearts on it - well he was a bit poofy :D :D

Ohh very intresting looking lol

Oh my :D How can any self-respecting dog wear one of those :D :D :D

Daisy

A small elastic black thing would look better.

Nice Cav you've got there, Ice Queen! :-)

Dunno whose it is LOL came up on a good old google search!!! :D

Hi Daisy (and everyone else)  they are very practical for Dogs  with long ears (especially those with long ears and long hair on them!)  No, they don't have to be sparkly, or brightly patterned, but lots of owners like them that way, and the dogs don't care what they look lilke!  One of the firms I supply with them orders a few in plain colours as well, for the ownI have some tiny ones specailly for them).  They are invaluable for show dogs, means they can have a drink without having to panic about wet ears, or fuss them holding ears out of the way.  Also useful for travelling, no slobber on ears, or travel companion dogs chewing ear feathers ;)
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Gwen

Hi Gwen

I just find it a bit sad that animals can't do something as simple as eating without having to wear such things :) Why do they have to have such long ears - I assume that they have been bred this way for a working purpose ??

Daisy

Yes the long ears are protection when working in cover.  I have never felt the need for snoods with my cockers but I do feed a dry food in a spaniel bowl I suppose if you feed wet they could be useful though and I don't think the dog would object if it signals suppers on the way :)

Daisy,  I think you are missing the point a bit - of course the dogs can do  something as simple as eating or drinking without the snoods, snoods just makes keeping them clean and ring ready a bit easier!  Why is it sad?  In the show ring dogs are expected to be perfectly presented, to make the day easier for both dogs and handlers, the snood stops ears getting wet or dribbled on.  Qutie simple.  Why is it any different from making a dog wear a collar?
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Gwen

As you can probably guess, I'm not into showing :) I'd never seen (or heard of) a snood before, so found it a bit odd. I prefer dogs just to be dogs, no fussing - but then, I didn't send my daughter to ballet either :D :D

No offense meant, just not my sort of thing :)

Daisy

Daisy, these are not downgrading a dog (IMO) or causeing and problems to the dog.  It is just helping them stay clean.  Have you ever had food in dog's ears (well in the hair?)  When brushing the food out it can tear the hair.

Breeds like yorkies get wrapped while not in the ring, is that sad as well? :)

Btw please don't take this post as having ago at you.

Neither of my dogs ever get food in their ears or anywhere else apart from inside their mouths :) One has ears that stick up and the other's an Aussie, so food never gets anywhere near their ears :) I just don't do dogs that need a lot of grooming etc :)

Daisy

Daisy, I never understood the grooming till last year when I became more involved.  I went from not understanding grooming to doing everything for the setters/aussies that I could.  I have recently learn't how to handstrip a parson russel for a competition next Saturday!  I'm really into it now and hate it when the hairs come out of place!!!! :D

One of my setters has more natural looking ears, although Dad's told me I have to cut half the lengh off :(  (He shows her) and when she eats her ears dangle in the water in her food bowl.  They're not short ears like the aussies!!!! :D

People have to learn to appreciate that different breeds have different needs.  Even pet spaniels can benefit from snoods, if they are particularly messy eaters, long eared dogs tend to flop the ears into all sorts of things.  If you don't repeatedly wipe the bottom of the ears after eating wet food they get smelly, and can lead to problems, therfore a snood saves this task.  Ears are something that have many requriements depending on the breed - plucking hair, for instance in poodles, terriers, etc,

However, those of us who choose to show our dogs do so with the knowledge that standards of presentation are way above those for pet dogs or working dogs, taking advantage of such a simple thing as a snood to make it easier is only common sense.
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Gwen

<<<<<<<different breeds have different needs>>>>>>>>>

A very good point Gwen!

Every breed is looked after differntly with their coat :)  And prevention is better then cure ;)

Hi everyone,  For reasons I don't understand my computer appears to have edited out 2 sentences from my post - it should have read (following on from ..... plain colours as well, for the owners who like to be more understated.  I start my pups off in them to proactice from about 12 weeks and I have made some tiny ones specially for them.....
sorry for the complete nonsense this ommission made to the post
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Gwen