Owning, Loving & Caring for Dogs – Tips on Raising, Pampering, Training & Grooming
Get tips on the basics of grooming your dog at home.
Dogs with allergies or sensitive skin need extra care during grooming. The wrong shampoo or harsh brushing can make any skin irritation worse, leading to discomfort and even possible infections.
In this guide, you’ll learn why gentle grooming matters, step-by-step tips, and the best products to keep your pup happy and healthy.
The Cocker Spaniel is a striking breed characterised by an absolutely beautiful coat. As such, regular grooming is required to maintain the trademark Cocker look. This could simply involve at-home bathing and brushing. But most owners look to also have their Cocker trimmed on a regular basis. So, let’s look at some easy DIY Cocker Spaniel haircut styles. Learning how to do one or two will prove to be a great money saver in the long run. A stylishly clipped Cocker Spaniel can be a delight to see.
These cuts cater to different levels of maintenance and aesthetics, so you can choose one that fits your dog’s lifestyle as well as your own.
Help! My dog won’t let me trim his face while grooming. This is a common cry for help from dog owners. Are you in the same boat and having difficulty calming a dog for grooming?
Needless to say, this can be a challenging task indeed. A nervous, agitated dog will tend to resist being restrained at all costs, particularly when clippers, scissors or brushes are involved. Let’s look at some tips on how to keep a dog’s head still so that you can trim, clip or brush with ease.
It definitely pays to have some tricks up your sleeve in order to keep your dog calm, particularly when it comes to clipping. In this article we will endeavour to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about how to settle a dog while grooming. To simplify things, let’s use the name “Toby” a male dog, as an example for every scenario.
I know that during the pandemic many of you needed to self-isolate and work from home. The world was extremely unsettling to say the least. You might well have been one of the many who couldn’t leave to get to the local groomer.
But a pandemic is not the only situation that could see you needing to take care of your pet’s growing locks. All sorts of situations could render you house bound from weather to injury.
Regardless of the country you live in, or the circumstances that make it difficult or impossible to go out from your home, grooming could be quite problematic. You might be facing the situation where you now need to be able to take care of your dog’s coat needs at home.
Ears are a very sensitive area to deal with when it comes to dogs for a number of reasons. So this is one job that you might prefer leaving to a groomer.
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If your dog suffers, as often evidenced by scratching at his/her ear or the hair around it, then please consult your veterinarian for a possible underlying cause. This is one area in particular where you, as a dog owner, will find it tricky to get a good visual.