[roxy25]

Well my sister is a groomer and both me an her have Afro American hair, IMO it is similar to poodles hair ! lol I suggested to not use too much conditioner that makes the hair soft likeWonderPup stated. You want the hair tight with a wirey feel to get a better cut like WonderPup said. Just by looking at the blown out coats the breeders have on their dogs it looks like they do not use much conditioner. With curly hair more moisture = more curlys. But this is my opinion and experience with my own hair lol. I will be sure to ask a few breeders next time at the show.

With my hair my stylist uses a rinse out conditioner but does not leave it on for x amount of mins she usually just rinses out after about 1-2 mins. Then she does not put any leave in on my damp hair she sprays on something on my hair ( still have no idea what it is but many stylist take this step) and then blows my hair out. My hair becomes straight and its bouncy lol but its never soft. She then flat irons my hair and during this step I believe she strays more spray or puts a moisturizer on my hair. My hair is straight and soft after and feels great.

I seen the show people use spray but since you are not showing him you can skip this step.

I noticed with our pup his hair gets very curly when my sister uses the conditioner on him. We made his coat super soft with this human conditioner we have by back to basics. We have used a bunch of pet shampoos over the years and I have my favorites but this was used on my GSD and not a poodle.

 

[roxy25]

hehe..I'll have to start using my chi on Eli pretty soon if I cant get him straight. lol Im only kidding but know that I bring it up, do some breeder's use straightening irons on the ear hair? Ive seen pics of a few dogs and Im sure they didn't get that ear hair that straight with a brush and dryer.
Hmmmm, I wonder.

Off subject....my 1 yr old is trying to lick my Pitbull right now. omg! lol

You are right breeders are using flat irons ! when we went to the show Algeria poodles was there, and they where using them on their dogs before getting to the ring.

 

[roxy25]

The cocanut shampoo/cond in one is a dog shampoo. (i requested dog products for x mas) lol I wouldn't use human grade shampoo's either. Well unless I was totally out of dog shampoo and very desperate. I don't see that happening. lol

I only use shampoos on my own head that contain no sulfates .... I only use a clairify shampoo which contains sultafes to get oil and dirt out of my head. It is fine to use natural human shampoos on dogs.