I apologize because I am sure that these questions have been asked a zillion times on here, but I could not find one thread that really specified the whole process of coloring a dog.
So, my boss really wants us to offer coloring services. I have been grooming a while, but have never done this before. I did experiment with one of my dogs, and it didn't take. I tried to color my cocker's mohawk using Manic Panic - the color completely washed out! I did read on here that MP does not work on all types of coats, so.....
I guess my first question would be, what color do most of you use? And how much extra time do you allow to color a dog? I don't even know how long to leave the color on. And if you have to wash and dry the dog first, THEN apply color, and THEN wash out and dry again, that's a long process. Unless you are just coloring a bit on the dog's head....I assume that you should just wash the head and dry it, apply color, and then when you wash out the color on the head, wash the whole dog. Sorry...just thinking out loud here. I am trying to figure out how to do this in the most efficient way possible. When I tried to color my dog's head, I stupidly dried his entire body while the color sat and then tried to just rinse off the color on his head....his front legs got all wet again and I had to dry them all over again. Hmmmph!
Anyone, anyone? I'd be grateful for any advice here. Thanks so much.
So, my boss really wants us to offer coloring services. I have been grooming a while, but have never done this before. I did experiment with one of my dogs, and it didn't take. I tried to color my cocker's mohawk using Manic Panic - the color completely washed out! I did read on here that MP does not work on all types of coats, so.....
I guess my first question would be, what color do most of you use? And how much extra time do you allow to color a dog? I don't even know how long to leave the color on. And if you have to wash and dry the dog first, THEN apply color, and THEN wash out and dry again, that's a long process. Unless you are just coloring a bit on the dog's head....I assume that you should just wash the head and dry it, apply color, and then when you wash out the color on the head, wash the whole dog. Sorry...just thinking out loud here. I am trying to figure out how to do this in the most efficient way possible. When I tried to color my dog's head, I stupidly dried his entire body while the color sat and then tried to just rinse off the color on his head....his front legs got all wet again and I had to dry them all over again. Hmmmph!
Anyone, anyone? I'd be grateful for any advice here. Thanks so much.
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