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Mesh Tents
I know that I'm going to be buying one in the near future,
and Stafford brought it up as well on another thread. I am wondering which ones people have had good luck with, bad luck, and just plain wouldn't buy again. I'm looking at the "It's a Breeze Too" (I think that's the square one?). The price is reasonable, it's listed as fairly lightweight, and is said to be easy to put up & take down. I plan to mostly use it for agility/herding events in the future, and just want something lighter than what I've got. Neither dog is an escape artist, so I'm not too terribly worried about that. But, I know I've seen a couple of times where dogs have basically pawed the zipper open & gotten out. Any advice welcome! Shelly & The Boys -- http://www.geocities.com/shellybrosnan/BSD.html |
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I have the It's a Breeze crate (rounded top) and am not entirely pleased
with it. The PVC wires that hold the frame together frequently come undone (no biggie really) but the wires that run along the ground seem to be uncomfortable for Kali if I don't put a pad down. The rods that slide into sleeves to hold it open often get stuck and if put in backward can break requiring you to inch out the piece that gets stuck and pull the bungee cord back through and re-knot it--you'll only make that mistake once! Next time I'm getting the It's a Breeze Too or Cabana Crate. Both have aluminum bars that fold up and out which never seem to give people any problems, NTM it has a nice shoulder strap and no wires running on the bottom so no pad is needed. The only issue I have with the Cabana Crate is I've never seen a light colored one and worry about heat when it's necessary to put it in the sun. Good luck with your choice, please put a review up when you get yours. -- Kristen & Kali CD, CGC, TDI, TT http://www.kristenandkali.com "Shelly & The Boys" wrote in message ... I know that I'm going to be buying one in the near future, and Stafford brought it up as well on another thread. I am wondering which ones people have had good luck with, bad luck, and just plain wouldn't buy again. I'm looking at the "It's a Breeze Too" (I think that's the square one?). The price is reasonable, it's listed as fairly lightweight, and is said to be easy to put up & take down. I plan to mostly use it for agility/herding events in the future, and just want something lighter than what I've got. Neither dog is an escape artist, so I'm not too terribly worried about that. But, I know I've seen a couple of times where dogs have basically pawed the zipper open & gotten out. Any advice welcome! Shelly & The Boys -- http://www.geocities.com/shellybrosnan/BSD.html |
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Shelly & The Boys said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:
Especially since I finally broke down and bought a Mars Coat-King. While it's very nice, it was also a costly little tool. Isn't it? Rocky weighs about 2 pounds less after I used it on him last night. I really wish that I had bought a wider model, though I like the blade spacing of my 12 blade Coat King. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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sighthounds etc. said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:
I've visited some web sites looking at these and I'm a bit confused. Are these for thinning coats on coated breeds such as Aussies, Collies, GRs? Mine works really well on aussie Rocky's heavy undercoat, and strips a modest amount of the top coat. It works reasonably well on Friday, who's lighter coat is much like a Borzoi, I think. Would they be useful in removing undercoat on Siberians (help, I'm drowning)? A little thinning action on my Borzoi? My Coat King didn't do a thing for Murphy, whose coat was very similar to a Husky's. (Do Huskies have undercoats? I can't recall.) A cheap shedding blade worked best on her. Don't suppose there's any chance that the same model would work well on both those breeds? You guys really like them, huh? For your Borzoi, I'd look into one of the finer bladed Coat Kings. If you can dig up Toni's email address, she'd be the expert. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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On 12 Jul 2003 17:53:03 GMT, Rocky wrote:
sighthounds etc. said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior: I've visited some web sites looking at these and I'm a bit confused. Are these for thinning coats on coated breeds such as Aussies, Collies, GRs? Mine works really well on aussie Rocky's heavy undercoat, and strips a modest amount of the top coat. It works reasonably well on Friday, who's lighter coat is much like a Borzoi, I think. Would they be useful in removing undercoat on Siberians (help, I'm drowning)? A little thinning action on my Borzoi? My Coat King didn't do a thing for Murphy, whose coat was very similar to a Husky's. (Do Huskies have undercoats? I can't recall.) A cheap shedding blade worked best on her. Huskies Are Undercoats. Shedding blades don't do much for mine. Undercoat rakes help, but not when they're blowing. Don't suppose there's any chance that the same model would work well on both those breeds? You guys really like them, huh? For your Borzoi, I'd look into one of the finer bladed Coat Kings. The web site recommends three different models for both Siberians and Borzoi, but at their prices, that ain't gonna happen. There was one model on both lists, so I thought I'd try that one. It's a medium with 10 blades. Mustang Sally |
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"Rocky" wrote in message news:Xns93B6711E31371australianshepherdca@IP... Shelly & The Boys said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior: Especially since I finally broke down and bought a Mars Coat-King. While it's very nice, it was also a costly little tool. Isn't it? Rocky weighs about 2 pounds less after I used it on him last night. I really wish that I had bought a wider model, though I like the blade spacing of my 12 blade Coat King. I got the 10 blade, since I really don't want to remove too much, just tidy up his britches, and probably his sides a bit when he's a little older. I bought mine online, through an affiliate link for the BSCA health fund, because I'd priced them at a show last month & the vendor was outrageously high. Well, today I checked a different vendor, and his prices were $2.00 less than what I paid for the tool & shipping. Oh well, I'm just glad I finally ordered one! Shelly & The Boys |
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"Rocky" wrote in message news:Xns93B678D7DA5DAaustralianshepherdca@IP... sighthounds etc. said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior: Would they be useful in removing undercoat on Siberians (help, I'm drowning)? A little thinning action on my Borzoi? My Coat King didn't do a thing for Murphy, whose coat was very similar to a Husky's. (Do Huskies have undercoats? I can't recall.) A cheap shedding blade worked best on her. Are Huskies considered a "stock hair" breed? I think that's the term they use for GSDs, and recommended either the 10 or 12 blade for them & Malinois. While Jemar pet products isn't the least expensive place online, they do have a nice "Breed Recommendation" usage guide. The best prices I found were at PetEdge (but only if you buy something else to push the price over $50.00 to avoid the $5.00something surcharge, or at JB Wholesale. I bought a 10 blade there & it was $44.00something w/ shipping. I saw it today at The 3-C's (a big show vendor, sort of like Cherrybrook?) for $42.00. Shelly & The Boys |
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Rocky wrote in
news:Xns93B678D7DA5DAaustralianshepherdca@IP: snip (Do Huskies have undercoats? I can't recall.) Chuckle... YES! Kind of like a GSD. Huskies, Sibes and GSD put the 'U' in undercoat. Terri |
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Shelly wrote about Mesh Crates:
I am wondering which ones people have had good luck with, bad luck, and just plain wouldn't buy again. I've had the old tent crates that had the big honking pieces of PVC in them. I don't think they make them any longer and I can see why. Now I have both a Homestretch Crate and an It's a Breeze Too crate. The Homestretch is nice, but it was double the price of the It's a Breeze Too. It is also more ackward to move around with the size I have. I love my IaBTC. It was reasonable in price, is easy to carry, sets up easily, the zipper hasn't given me any trouble and the boys stay in it. (Trip let himself out of the Homestretch once.) Beth |
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sighthounds etc. said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:
My Coat King didn't do a thing for Murphy, whose coat was very similar to a Husky's. (Do Huskies have undercoats? I can't recall.) A cheap shedding blade worked best on her. Huskies Are Undercoats. Shedding blades don't do much for mine. Undercoat rakes help, but not when they're blowing. Murphy didn't have an undercoat, but she certainly blew coat. Four times a year in this climate. The web site recommends three different models for both Siberians and Borzoi, but at their prices, that ain't gonna happen. There was one model on both lists, so I thought I'd try that one. It's a medium with 10 blades. That's probably a good choice. I use a 12 blade original model on Rocky. It works well, though sometimes I wish it was wider. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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