The Coffee House

terri · Nov 5, 2017

When will Miss Maggie get her first adult-style grooming? Some of the recent shots show her looking through some long facial hair, and the above shot makes her hair look like it's getting shaggy. Is she still too young to stand still for it?

Gary A. · Nov 5, 2017

Soon. Wheatens are born totally black-dark-gray ... a Space Gray color. As they mature they turn blonde. Mary Lou loves the black tips of Maggie’s coat, a reverse highlight Mary Lou calls them. The primary reason Maggie is shaggy is too keep the dark tips. Once the tips are cut/grow-out they’re gone forever. With winter closing in, the long coat isn’t uncomfortable. Wheatens don’t shed and their coats feel like silky human hair not a dog’s fur. Their full and proper name is Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier.

Adult coloration.

Gary A. · Nov 5, 2017

@terri: Miss Maggie will never get an adult groom, which results in a visor covering the eyes and pretty long hair (sorta like an English Sheepdog look in a Terrier body). We really like seeing her expressive eyes and because SoCal is a bit warmer than Ireland, we will keep her in a shorter/tighter “puppy cut”. (Her fur is a real stick magnet, the tighter cut lowers her stick magnetivity.

vintagesnaps · Nov 5, 2017

Storms coming thru, will be glad when this blows over and onward and it cools back down. Leaves here started actually changing colors and looking more fall-like than I would've thought.

Who would've thought, Facebook in Germany is in German! That post punk band almost sounds more metal compared to early punk. Their Bandkamp page says Hardcore Punk - guess that works. Of course it keeps changing what things are called like New Wave became Alt. Rock then Adult Alt. or Indie or whatever.

Watching festival highlights from summer in the UK, Earth Wind & Fire just came on doing Boogieland; this is a switch, earlier were Roger Daltry and Pete Townsend and they had lots of fireworks shooting up onstage but no actual guitar smashing etc. Well, we aren't exactly kids anymore.

Frank F. · Nov 5, 2017

Victoriabad leuchtet!
A friend is lobbying for a regular illumination of this window created 1970 by Pritzker lauretate architect Gottfried Böhm. Tonight it was unprofessionally lit by an enthusiast. I hope they will save it after the public bath behind it could not be saved: Das Viktoriabad in Bonn muss erhalten bleiben.

Gary A. · Nov 5, 2017

And look what Amazon delivered .

vintagesnaps said:
Storms coming thru, will be glad when this blows over and onward and it cools back down. Leaves here started actually changing colors and looking more fall-like than I would've thought.

Who would've thought, Facebook in Germany is in German! That post punk band almost sounds more metal compared to early punk. Their Bandkamp page says Hardcore Punk - guess that works. Of course it keeps changing what things are called like New Wave became Alt. Rock then Adult Alt. or Indie or whatever.

Watching festival highlights from summer in the UK, Earth Wind & Fire just came on doing Boogieland; this is a switch, earlier were Roger Daltry and Pete Townsend and they had lots of fireworks shooting up onstage but no actual guitar smashing etc. Well, we aren't exactly kids anymore.

35F right now @ 3:35 ... a very pleasant day. Drinking wine in the patio, entertaining guests eating my watermelon sorbet.

Look what just arrived ... I’m ready to cook. Mary Lou cooked up a persimmon cake from our tree. Delish.

smoke665 · Nov 5, 2017

Gary A. said:
Wheatens are born totally black-dark-gray ... a Space Gray color. As they mature they turn blonde. Mary Lou loves the black tips of Maggie’s coat, a reverse highlight Mary Lou calls them. The primary reason Maggie is shaggy is too keep the dark tips. Once the tips are cut/grow-out they’re gone forever. With winter closing in, the long coat isn’t uncomfortable. Wheatens don’t shed and their coats feel like silky human hair not a dog’s fur.

Interesting. When we got Muffin the Yorkie, as a puppy, she was almost coal black, but underneath it was silver, like what you've described. Except in her case as the hair grew it became a mixture of primarily silver with black highlights. Her coat was also hair like, and non allergic.

Gary A. · Nov 5, 2017

smoke665 said:
Gary A. said:

Wheatens are born totally black-dark-gray ... a Space Gray color. As they mature they turn blonde. Mary Lou loves the black tips of Maggie’s coat, a reverse highlight Mary Lou calls them. The primary reason Maggie is shaggy is too keep the dark tips. Once the tips are cut/grow-out they’re gone forever. With winter closing in, the long coat isn’t uncomfortable. Wheatens don’t shed and their coats feel like silky human hair not a dog’s fur.

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Interesting. When we got Muffin the Yorkie, as a puppy, she was almost coal black, but underneath it was silver, like what you've described. Except in her case as the hair grew it became a mixture of primarily silver with black highlights. Her coat was also hair like, and non allergic.

Similar thing with Wheatens.

smoke665 · Nov 5, 2017

Long day, we were up at 5:30 this morning, to pack up, rolled out at 8. Other than a fuel stop and a couple of stretch the legs stop, we drove straight through, arriving just after 3:30. I've made the run in just over 6 hrs. before but I wasn't dragging a 16K sail behind me. For those who haven't been through the MO Bootheel, its flat, and mostly treeless. Without restrictions, the wind can get dicey for big rigs, today was no exception. Our rig was handling it well until we hit the big bridge over the Mississippi. First time I can remember in this rig having white knuckles from wind buffeting. :concern:

One really bad crosswind gust made me seriously think we might go over. The new truck has computer controlled sway correction that must have kicked in, because it was only unstable for a second.

smoke665 · Nov 5, 2017

Gary A. said:
Similar thing with Wheatons.

Britts have fur, but it's extremely soft and silky. Took Sadie with us to a farm auction Friday, where she was the center of attention. Everybody wanted to pet her, she thought she was the queen of the day.

SquarePeg · Nov 5, 2017

Gary A. said:
@terri: Miss Maggie will never get an adult groom, which results in a visor covering the eyes and pretty long hair (sorta like an English Sheepdog look in a Terrier body). We really like seeing her expressive eyes and because SoCal is a bit warmer than Ireland, we will keep her in a shorter/tighter “puppy cut”. (Her fur is a real stick magnet, the tighter cut lowers her stick magnetivity.

Will we see miss Maggie with a cute little ponytail to keep hair out of her eyes? We also keep our dog’s coat shorter than the traditional Papillon look which is much too dainty and fluffy for a manly dog like Xing.

Gary A. · Nov 5, 2017

Nahhh, no top knot or tail. We’ll just trim the hair around the eyes between cuts. Gary did notice your dog was pretty buff in his short coif. Two walks today. In the morning to Creek Park. The closest park. In the evening to Regional Park, through trees and short hills down to the ball fields. Where a group of kids ran over and made a fuss over Miss Maggie. She, of course ate it up with a big smile and a lot of body and tail wagging. Maggie made about six miles today between the two walks. She is one tired little terrier.

davidharmier60 · Nov 5, 2017

We have a gray haired "wild haired terrier "
She HATES getting trimmed but must be at least once a month. The clock says 8pm.
But it's really 9pm and Dave is going lights out in moments...

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SquarePeg · Nov 5, 2017

He’s very overdue for a groom! Usually cut him short at the beginning of August but have just been trimming his nails and giving him baths at home. Going to go online right now and make an appointment for him for this week.

Look how straggly