Owning, Loving & Caring for Dogs – Tips on Raising, Pampering, Training & Grooming
I was recently lucky enough to be able to interview Lesley, a dog grooming salon owner in Australia. It is very informative interview that provides a perfect read for anyone interested in taking up the profession of dog grooming as well as for dog owners looking to do their own grooming.
The answers are also very helpful for dog owners who take their puppy or dog to a professional grooming salon.
The West Highland White Terrier is a smart, friendly and engaging dog whose lineage dates back to the early 1900s. Owners of this dog breed enjoy impressive intelligence in their pet, but are faced with specific and often daunting challenges when it comes to keeping their Westie’s appearance up to par.
So let’s look at 4 easy Westie Grooming tips along with some advice on how to groom a Westie at home.
Due to it’s particularly coarse double coat of white fur, specialized and routine care is required in order to keep this dog looking its best.
This post provides tips to help with keeping your Westie looking his best, along with some very useful Westie grooming tools.
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Although Schnauzers are popular and endearing, their upkeep and maintenance is a lot more time consuming than some other dog breeds and it keeps owners and professional groomers alike constantly on their toes.
Their classic appearance is sure to melt the heart of any owner while the care behind that appearance requires more work than some may expect.
As well as covering grooming clippers suitable for Schnauzers, I have also included some videos that demonstrate each of the haircut styles.
Here is a very interesting interview with a Dog Care and Grooming Trainer. The questions are based on queries expressed by many visitors to PamperingDogs.com. So, regardless of whether you are a dog owner wishing to do your own grooming or someone wanting to start a career as a dog groomer, I am sure you will find the answers very informative.
If you are an animal lover and pets are a part of your life, you know that shedding comes with the territory. You might already own some deshedding tools. On the other hand, you might still be looking for solutions. Let’s look at a few tools and practices that could help.
We love our pets but it can be frustrating constantly chasing rolling balls of fur around the house. Clusters of fallen hair can accumulate in corners and under furniture. This can be totally annoying unless you have a really good vacuum for pet hair and even then, it can be a never-ending chore.
Trying to get out of the house with dark colored clothing, that isn’t covered in dog hair, can seem like an impossible task.
Dog hair just seems to drop everywhere. However, if you have a basic understanding of shedding, frustrations can be significantly reduced. This is particularly so if you have some good deshedding tools.
