Owning, Loving & Caring for Dogs – Tips on Raising, Pampering, Training & Grooming
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.
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.
Matted dog hair can be a huge problem for pet owners not to mention for their beloved pets. It is often a frustrating problem that can lead to skin irritation, fungal infections and considerable discomfort for many a dog. In extreme cases matting can even reduce the dog’s mobility.
But there is light at the end of the tunnel. Fortunately, with the right tools and time-proven techniques, dealing with matted dog hair can be a manageable task.
The following article provides information on what you need to know about the causes of knots in your dog’s hair, techniques you can use to remove them and practices you can employe to prevent them reoccurring.