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TLDR: how much do you really groom your ECS and how do they smell? Do they feel oily to touch?

I’m considering ECS as a second dog. I have an adult Shiba Inu, and while he requires special attention in terms of training (because he couldn’t care less), grooming him is relatively a breeze, only happening 2-3 times a year and he still smells fresh. Cockers seem to be the other way around — willing to listen but requiring a lot of grooming. I’m ok with it in general, and if anything wishing my dog would let me groom him more, but I want to make sure I can realistically achieve having a well groomed non-smelly cocker spaniel.

I’m aware of the ideal recommendations for the breed, but how much and how often do you really groom your dog on average and how do they smell? Do they have the distinct dog smell? Do they feel oily to touch? How bad does it get if you happen to have busy few weeks and fall behind? If you could share the environment in which your dog lives (house with garden vs apartment, how wet the climate is, etc.), that’d be extra good!

Thanks!

I saw a question here about losing female friends and thought I’d ask the opposite.
How do you, women, make friends with other women? Where do you meet? How do you build that relationship? How do you make it stick around?
Especially if you’re someone who isn’t too feminine and if anything is much closer to the middle gender-wise, and past college/university age.

What does feeling sexy mean to you? What does it feel like? What makes you feel sexy? I’d love to hear different views!

Optional context of where the question is coming from:
I had a very unhealthy upbringing when it comes to sex, and in the last decade had a lot of changes related to my sexuality due to SA, therapy, body image changes, among other things. I’ve been in all parts of the scale, from extreme self objectification and hyper sexuality to feeling completely detached from my own body.
Now after years of therapy I feel like I have arrived to some sort of clean-ish slate, but it’s also very empty and confusing, since I can’t really use my past references to put together something truly healthy and nice.
Most importantly, I’ve realised that as much as I have a healthy body image and like myself, I haven’t felt sexy for a long time. I don’t feel unsexy, either. Im kind of just not sure what it means anymore.

So please please please share all of your perspectives, I want to hear how others have it. It’ll really help me figure out what is this space that I’m in now and where to go from here 🖤

What does feeling sexy mean to you? What does it feel like? What makes you feel sexy?
I’d love to hear different views!

What does feeling sexy mean to you? What does it feel like? What makes you feel sexy?
I’d love to hear different views!