They aren’t shave on their backs! They are stripped using a stripper brush on a daily basis and more completely once a week in the bath. If you want that silky look it’s a daily chore to brush and the bathe and dry straight weekly.

This has happened to me today, I am devastated. I would appreciate anyways feedback from their experience in a similar situation.

Shaving on show dogs is done very selectively and a lot is hand plucked and manually trimmed with scissors. There is a lot of work that goes into grooming for shows and we often start planning and prepping our coat care months beforehand. Dogs that have been fully clipped are more difficult when it comes to show grooming and require extra conditioning, more complex trims, more regular brushing out etc. Shaving is reserved for a few select areas. We are more conservative with ours and a lot is left on or trimmed with scissors but others will do bigger areas or use it instead of hand plucking.

Heyy… they don’t really shave down into the areas where the undercoat is. From what I remember they do the head, ears and neck area to emphasize stature.

Hi
Sorry to hear that your spaniel has been scalped.
Ever since we brought our puppy home, we put a very small hot water bottle in bed with her, make sure it has a cover on it so it will not be to hot for your dog. We found it was comfort for her as a pup and kept her lovely and warm.
Hope this helps.