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thelittlespanielthatcould · 1 year ago

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late but tbh you can cut a havaneses coat down to maintainable lengths

Kovu's coat is clipped short to make it manageable for me. This has taught me two things:

1. Haircuts are always an option, and are underutilized in breeds with coats that are difficult to maintain. Especially in communities that are weird about haircuts.

2. Haircuts are maintenance, and the physical/emotional/financial cost to maintain them is different for everyone. For me, that cost is incredibly high.

I will never regret Kovu, but I didn't know what the compromise of his coat care meant until I lived it. Now I know, and I can tell you with absolute certainty that I will never get a dog with grooming needs this high or higher again.

#i literally cannot put into words the amount of stress kovus coat brings me #whatever suggestions you have 1. I've tried them 2. they do not take into the mental and physical health things that factor into it #or like. money.#idk anyone irl who actually keeps a hav in full coat lol #would honestly rather brush out a coat than do a haircut but not a coat like that dear god #its just never going to happen #sometimes even if you really love a dog you can recognize an aspect of maintaining their welfare is deterimental to YOUR welfare #and even if thats not worth giving up your dog for (nothing would be worth giving up kovu for)#you can use that knowledgeable to make decisions about future dogs #sorry anon i just have a lot of feelings about this #thanks for the ask!

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