May 24th, 2010 by Jenny

Any dog that has long hair needs to have it groomed every now and then or even more often.  It is a huge chore that needs to be done if you have a long haired dog.  Most people who have long hair breeds often opt to take their dog to a dog groomer but everything that the groomer can do you can also do if you take some time to learn.

When bath time comes you must remember to use a shampoo and also a conditioner.  You must use both because the shampoo removes the dirt and the conditioner will help stop tangles.

Grooming tools that are used for dogs are brushes, combs, and rakes.  You will have to have these tools to take all the tangles out of your dogs hair.  By having these tools will also help prevent super tangles in the future.

When you brush your dog you are taking out dust, dead skin, loose hair, and tangles.  By brushing your dog in the spring and fall helps them shed the extra coat.  Your groomer will use some special brushes when grooming your dogs hair.  The brushes that they use cover larger matted areas and they have sharper short bristles. 

When your dog is being groomed it is important to dry its hair.  When having your dog groomed a hair drier is a necessity.  By drying the hair quickly prevents any mattes or tangles that can occur in wet hair.  Fur that is wet will tangle more easily then fur that is dry.

Having a good pair of scissors will help remove the hair around the eyes and in the ears.  There are some breeds of dogs that gets mattes around their eyes from discharge so keeping this area short will help prevent this from happening.