Hello Bonnie, Ingrid, and Marjolein

Thank you all for your suggestions (albeit not exactly what I was
hoping to hear!lol).

Ayela's tail has been 'unimpressive' for around 8months now (she has
had a heat in this time (it was a bit late - as was all the other
females in my region at that time for some reason) and she has had a
litter of pups in this time. (The pups are now 8 wks old).

She does not chew or bite her tail. She does not have fleas (it's
winter here and I am quite obsessive about flea control these days)

As i said - the only thing she does do is roll alot (she loves to
roll!) and she of course has a constantly wagging tail!

Her full brother that i have met has a beautiful tail. Her full
sisters tail was docked by mistake but is still quite furry. The 1/2
siblings i have met of hers all have great tails to. (All these dogs
live in the south island so the climate is allot colder.)

If anybody else has any suggestions on how to improve her tail - itd
love to know.

Thank you,

Rachael


--- In Weimaraner_Longhaired@..., Bonnie Edwards
<be_gourmet@...> wrote:
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> Rachael
>
> You didn't mention if she has been chewing at her tail? Or if
there are raw spots as well as the hair loss? Where we live, fleas
are a problem. And the topical fleas treatments tend to just lay on
top of his long hair-no matter how much time I spend parting his
hair to apply the stuff onto his skin. He often will suffer fleas
at the base of his spine and on his tail, although they don't seem
to be bothering him anywhere else.
>
> Also, thyroid dysfunction can lead to hair loss and poor coat
quality. You would need to go to your veterinarian to get that
checked.
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> Rachael <rach.and.misty@...> wrote:
> Hello everybody,
>
> I was wondering if anybody on the list can help solve a problem for
> me. My longhair has lost all the feathering from her tail over the
> last 6 - 8months. I am quite disappointed as she used to have such
a
> beautiful tail but now it resembles more of a 'labrador' rather
than a
> 'goldie' tail (for lack of a better description).
>
> Does anybody have any advice on how to 'grow it back' - again for
lack
> of a better description. Whilst i have owned weimaraners for the
past
> 23 years, Ayela is my first long hair thus I haven't had a lot to
do
> with 'coat maintanence'.
>
> She is fed a premium diet (Hill's active)and has a beautiful shiny
> coat. The feathers on her hocks and front legs look lovely. We
live in
> Palmerston North so it is not really sun-bleached (as we get
plenty of
> rain/clouds/terrible weather here). She does however sleep in her
> crate inside at nights (thus doesn't have to deal with cold weather
> during the night. She also rolls allot and is constantly wagging
her
> tail (is she wearing the feathers off perhaps??)Ayela is from a
Lhc to
> Lhc mating.
>
> Is there something I could be doing to help her feathers grow back?
>
> Do any of you groom your dogs tails?(i have never groomed her
tail.I
> infrequently groom her mostly before shows/when she is moulting/if
she
> needs it.)
>
> How often do you all bath you Lh's? (she is onl bathed around 4 - 5
> times a year - i used to do it more when we were regularly showing
but
> now that she is made up we really only go to specialty shows. Am I
not
> bathing her enough/bathing her to much?)
>
> Sorry for all the silly questions but I really would like to get
her
> tail looking like it used to again! I am not really sure why it has
> lost it's feathering as the rest of her coat looks stunning!
>
> I would apreciate any help,
>
> Cheers
>
> Rachael
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