u/Alone-Kick-1614

Hii. (Working cockerspaniel, 2 years old, girl) - ( not me my dog)

So basically few months ago we tried a new groomer who used clippers on my dog really lightly but she clipped her sides and legs and now she quite literally looks like a yeti. Its really upsetting because her coat was beautiful, light and red coloured before now its thick and white fluff.

I brushed her hair every 2 days before and she had a silky coat with no mattes or issues before do there was 0 need to clip her. The groomer was just inexperienced with how to manage double coated dogs.

I really need help with how I can fix her coat. I haven't brought her to a groomer in a few months aside for cutting her nails. Ive bought a kit of detanglers, deshedders, combs and thinning scissors and have been brushing her ( as much as she'll tolerate shes not really a fan of it) and have been using thinning scissors to slowly trim away the white fluff in hopes to let her normal coat grow back.

Basically. How do I hand strip or like get rid of this fluffy mess? Im really struggling and I feel terrible for her.i read online that you can handstrip dead coat off cockers but idk the best tool for that im really just stuck on how to fix this. Or is it even fixable.( please tell me it is)

Hello ! Ive been painting since I could hold a brush essentially (im 21) and have recently decided to put my art up at a market for the first time! I really need some tips and tricks as im super nervous

I have 2 months to prep and need tips on paper to use to print basically and how do pri nts of arcylic paintings

My phone camera is god awful and obscures the colours so Im not sure the best way to do it and where to print them. And also what paper to print on.

Also anyone that has been an art vendor at a market what should I expect/ anything you wish you knew / any tips and tricks!

Hii so I do acryli paint​ings and have been painting for 15 years probs since i was little basically.

Recently, ive done my first commission ( for a friend) at 25 euro for a painting just under an A4 page size. Im wondering what are typical commission prices supposed to be? It takes me about 7-8 hours for these sized paintings and the canvas are about a fiver. So how do you figure out pricing?

Also when do you ask to be paid? At the sketch part? Or do you wait until the commission is finished?

Also before I give it to her am I supposed to add anything? I always see online people give like messages and stickers to customers? I honestly have no idea.

Also ! Sorry so many qs :") but any acrylic artists who do commissions.. do you use a "seal" or anything on your paintings? Im not sure if im meant to, i never have with the paints I use and they haven't changed colouring or anything so idk if its necessary

Thank you!!!

Hii so I do acryli paint​ings and have been painting for 15 years probs since i was little basically.

Recently, ive done my first commission ( for a friend) at 25 euro for a painting just under an A4 page size. Im wondering what are typical commission prices supposed to be? It takes me about 7-8 hours for these sized paintings and the canvas are about a fiver. So how do you figure out pricing?

Also when do you ask to be paid? At the sketch part? Or do you wait until the commission is finished?

Also before I give it to her am I supposed to add anything? I always see online people give like messages and stickers to customers? I honestly have no idea.

Also ! Sorry so many qs :") but any acrylic artists who do commissions.. do you use a "seal" or anything on your paintings? Im not sure if im meant to, i never have with the paints I use and they haven't changed colouring or anything so idk if its necessary

Thank you!!!

Its been about 2 weeks since my surgery and I just started getting back to normal ans going back to work full time. 2 days after going back, I felt super run down and fluy. Ive developed a terrible cold and its making this recovery feel endless. Just as I felt better im back to where I began.

Is getting sick like this more common now that I have no tonsils?

Hii! Im hosting a dinner party hopefully in my garden if the weather's good for my 21st next month :) I've planned the menu and the dinner itself is sorted. Im just struggling to think of activities to do after dinner at the table or around the house

So far i have card/board games

Maybe some sort of crafts thing?

Im really stuck :") any help would be awesome

Im on day 9 i think post op and only eating mushy soct foods as im scared to eat hard foods after suffering a bleed mid week. But im after reading that you need to start eating hard foods to take the scabs off?

When should I start eating harder foods that I won't risk bleeding again but itll speed up recovery?

I had bleeding at day 5 and am wondering what the recovery looked like after this for others. I heard it sets you back a bit and im worried if bleeding could occur again. Luckily I didnt need to have a cauterisation but was still in hospital in alot of painm im OK now but im anxious about the days to come

I've a cocker spaniel who got a botched haircut last year ( was shaved with clippers on face and legs) and ever since her fur has been growing very thick and fluffy ( gets matted alot) and grows super fast.

I've been bringing her to the groomers but I cant afford to be bringing her every 2/3 weeks so I've begun trimming her paws and face myself. ( her face literally grows a beard cause they shaved her face 😭😭).

I've been successful in cutting her face and its going well! Her body I've been using thinning scissors which has being going okay granted its a bit choppy but im learning the technique as I go.

I'm struggling a bit to cut her paws however wondering if anyone had any tips? I have thin scissors but every time they come out very uneven and choppy. We've built it up with treats so she's fine with it for a short amount of time but I just feel bad im not doing her justice rn😭

Summary; tips on grooming cocker spaniels paws/ body that grows v quickly and more thick than typical for a working cocker :)))

For the love of God pinterest please fix this. I can't use Pinterest for mt art references anymore because literally every other pin I click says "Ai modified". Whats the point

If youre a consistent 2.1 student ( arts/ humanities degree) would you consider doing schols? I'm not sure if the extra stress is actually worth it or not especially with how competitive it is

Hi I'm having my tonsils out ina few hours and im very nervous. Is there anything you wish you knew before about it? I'm very scared for the recovery and just generally going in and getting it done :")

Heyy basically, my working cocker spaniel used to have lovely wispy hair like your typical wc. We brought her to a new groomer and she shaved her and its grown back horribly.

Like the back of her legs are SUPER wooly and thick , now she grows extra hair on her face and her coat is very uneven and thick.

Is there anything I can do myself to fix this? Like a thinning scissors or something or do I just accept the wooly mammoth she's become and keep shaving her to keep it short. I can tell its making her rlly hot in the summer heatwaves and im just rlly annoyed. This hair cut was given couple months ago and its all grown out now but nothing like she used to be like

Ive done my lc 2 years ago now but I love seeing what others put on their CAO lists. I've noticed ive not seen a single post of anyone doing an art or humanities course which I find sad as an arts student myself.

Would love to know if theres a reason behind this and or if someone is picking an arts course which one?

Hey so ill be going into second year and really want to join any singing group. Maybe im not looking in the right places but I can't find where you join or sign up?

I know trad soc and jazz soc have people singing but is it official groups? Specifically trad soc how do I get into singing with them? Also music soc do they have a choir ?

Ive done religious/ classical singing as a kid and dont want that just any other type of singing group. Also not the trinibelles

Thanks ! :)