Is any special grooming done only for show purposes?
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The Lion clip for poodles (reputedly designed by Marie Antoinette to complement her attendants’ livery) is usually reserved for the show ring where it is obligatory, because it requires so much extra work both to execute and maintain. The coat is left long in front of the last ribs but the legs and tail are close-clipped except for pom-poms, which are left on all four ‘ankles’, halfway up the hind legs and on the tip of the tail. Most breeders adopt one of the other trims (Lamp clip or Dutch clip) for their Poodles when their show career is over.
All dogs generally receive a bath and extra grooming prior to a show, and the Yorkshire Terrier spends much of its time beforehand wearing curlers in preparation for the big day.
Also for show purposes, the sheen on the coat, especially of the shortÂhaired breeds, is improved by a final smoothing over with a pad of velvet or silk, or a chamois leather, or – almost as good – a pad made from an old pair of nylon tights.
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