<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Annabel&apos;s Canine Styling blog</title><description>Plain-spoken grooming advice from an ICMG certified groomer: coat care, matting, first grooms, nervous dogs and the Hunstanton and King&apos;s Lynn salons.</description><link>https://annabelscaninestyling.co.uk/</link><language>en-gb</language><item><title>Cockapoo grooming: how often, and which style?</title><link>https://annabelscaninestyling.co.uk/blog/cockapoo-grooming-how-often/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://annabelscaninestyling.co.uk/blog/cockapoo-grooming-how-often/</guid><description>How often a Cockapoo needs grooming, which styles to ask for and what they mean, and why some coats mat in a fortnight. 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