One in all my favourite strategies of maintaining the lengthy hair out of my Lhasa’s eyes is braiding the eyefall. The braids not solely preserve the hair out of the eyes, however additionally they body the pinnacle properly, assist to coach the half, retard matting and tangling, and require much less upkeep than different strategies. Braids are fairly engaging — particularly when they’re lengthy. Folks at all times “ooh and aahh” over Lhasas (women and men) sporting braids.
If you need to offer braiding a attempt, observe these steps:
1. Half the hair precisely in the midst of your Lhasa’s head.
2. Part the hair that will likely be braided. The thickness of the part will rely on the thickness of your Lhasa’s eyefall, however often the part will start someplace between the center and out of doors nook of the attention and return about two inches or so. You simply must experiment till you discover an quantity of hair that’s comfy to work with and appears proper for the form of your canine’s head and eyes.
3. Divide the massive part of hair into three equal smaller sections. Mist frivolously with water or coat conditioner to make the hair simpler to work with. Coat conditioner helps stop matting and tangling.
4. Start braiding by crossing the part closest to the attention over the center part. Hold the braid near the Lhasa’s head and proceed braiding till you run out of hair. Braid “down” and never “out.” Flatten the hair as you braid.
5. Fasten the underside of the braid with a small latex band. The braids ought to lie near the pinnacle. In the event that they stick out, you could have both braided too tightly, tried to place an excessive amount of hair into the braid, or began at a proper angle to the canine’s head. In any case, you’ll have to begin over.
That is mainly it! The braids must be brushed out and re-braided each few days. Hair can nonetheless tangle when it’s braided.
Oh — a phrase of warning to these of you who may wish to present your Lhasas. Braiding causes crinkles! If you happen to bathe your Lhasa and plan to point out him the following day, don’t braid his hair after his bathtub or you should have crinkly eyefall for the present ring within the morning and should moist the eyefall and blow it dry and iron it to get it straight earlier than you present. Braids are for dwelling or for after the present. Crinkles within the eyefall are undoubtedly NOT stylish for the present ring!
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