With a great part of Papa Syd’s heritage sitting on the rocks I couldn’t miss the opportunity of having all the grandchildren, four legged and two legged, in one beautiful scene. With the perfect backdrop of the sea and in the distance Apple River, Nova Scotia this picture says a lot.

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Grooming a dog with a curly or a wavy coat is not as simple as grooming one that has a short and smooth coat. For example, take the the water breeds. They are sporting dogs with extremely harsh curly coats. Because these dogs typically spend a lot of time out in the field, retrieving items from water, flushing upland game, and serving as all-purpose hunting companions, their coats should be kept short and neat. If not then their long and straggly curls will latch onto every stray; twigs, burr, pieces of debris, etc.

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