Not exact matches
Grooming is the best time to check your
dog's skin, for signs
of irritation and also check if there are any tail -
tell signs that parasites are present.
Tell your
groomer to keep your
dog in a «Puppy Clip» or «Personality Clip» it helps to take along a photo
of what your Cavapoo looked like as a puppy, if your
groomer knows her stuff, she'll always keep your Cavapoo looking like a puppy!
People would ask me if she just had a bath and I would say no, I used the Nuvet shampoo and all
of them ask what it was and when I
told them, they all wanted it and that is all I use right now to
groom the
dogs honestly!
I remember a small
dog I saw
groomed that was so matted and dirty the
dog couldn't hardly walk, the ears were matted against the head
of the
dog, you couldn't
tell if the
dog was a male or female, and
dog poop had caked and hardened around the
dog's tail.
Real
dogs not only must be housetrained - most owners are aware
of that need; they also must be taught not to chew the furniture, taught not to jump on their owners, taught not to play - bite, taught not to bowl over the toddler, taught not to dig holes in the yard, taught to come when they are called, taught not to eat the homework or the woodwork, taught not to swipe food off the table, taught not to growl at strangers or bark at the mail carrier, taught to walk on a leash without dragging their owner down the block, taught to allow their toenails to be cut and their coats to be
groomed without biting the
groomer, taught not to shred feather pillows and down comforters, taught not to steal the baby's toys, taught not to growl at their owner's mother - in - law, taught to sit, stay, and to lay down when and where the owner
tells them to, and to wait there until the owner says they may get up (absolutely essential commands for the
dog's own safety), taught not to escape out the front door or out
of the yard or out
of the car when the owner looks away for just a second... all
of these things and many more are not «natural» canine behaviors; they must be taught by owners who are willing to spend the time and the effort doing so.
If you are worried that you are not up to the task, let me
tell you this — learning how to
groom a
dog is not rocket science, anyone willing to invest a bit
of time, patience and go through a proper
dog grooming training will be able to do it.
You won't find another pet
grooming tool out there like the CoatHook, and many
of our customers
tell us their cats or
dogs who don't like to be combed or brushed either do not mind getting combed or actually love getting combed with the CoatHook.
Are you willing to risk having a
dog injured because no one ever
told the
groomer to take special care when picking up dachshunds because
of their unusually long spines?
Get used to it... And, since you want to
groom near your ring (so you can keep on top
of the progress, be able to
tell when your ring time is approaching), then you are also
grooming your
dog in those same conditions...