Your dog’s personality and individual sense of style can help you decide on the perfect trim. The following are general guidelines for trimming heads and faces. Your creativity plays an important role. Experimenting with different lengths will give you different looks. Remember, it’s really about expressing yourself. It helps to visualize the head in three […]
How to Trim Your Dog’s Head and Face
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Keeping a Dog’s Coat Healthy
The health of a dog’s coat is influenced by many factors. Genetically, a dog can inherit coat quality from its predecessors, but there are many other influences, such as diet, exercise, the dog’s housing and bedding, as well as its grooming regime. All coats can be improved with just a little effort and consideration of […]
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Different Grooming Methods
Some groomers believe that the idea of clipping is to shave so close to the skin that it removes all the hair. It is cruel to do this. Clipping so closely can leave the skin red and grazed. Enough hair should be clipped away to create a clean, tidy appearance. The point of having different-sized […]
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Coat And Skin Problems
Dog owners and groomers should be able to recognize when something is wrong with the dog’s skin and coat. And to take action when it comes to coat and skin problems. Often, these maladies are first detected by the groomer or owner and consequently dealt with before the dog is suffering unduly. Checking the dog […]
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Solutions to Different Substance in Your Dog’s Hair
The effectiveness of the following solutions to different substance will depend on the kind of hair your dog has. Harsher coats usually will be easier to clean up because the hair is stronger and typically its structure will naturally repel a lot of the most common substances, keeping them on the surface. On double coated […]
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Dealing With Different Injuries While Grooming
Different injuries can occur with your dog while grooming her. Skin injuries can occur during clipping or shaving. Be careful when clipping or shaving dogs that have extremely matted coats because mats are usually very close to the skin. The closer your tools get to the skin, the more chances there will be for a […]
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How to Remove Sticky Stuff from Your Dog’s Hair
Here we discuss how to remove gunk like petroleum-based products, tarry substances, gum, glue, or sticky and sugary stuff from your dog’s hair. Always remember to bathe your dog in a pH-balanced dog shampoo and to apply a good dog-fur conditioner after you’ve removed the problem substances. And don’t forget to thoroughly rinse all soapy […]
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How to Handle Sensitive Dog Feet While Grooming
Dogs hate having their feet handled — possibly because they’re ticklish but more likely because it just doesn’t feel right to them. The fact is if you’re going to groom your dog, at some point your dog must get used to having you hold her feet. Being able to handle your dog’s feet when grooming […]
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Dog Allergies
These days lots of humans and pets alike suffer from allergies. Allergies are hypersensitive bodily reactions to allergens, which can enter the body in one of three ways: inhalation, ingestion and absorption via the skin. Some may be minor in their effects, but others can be severely debilitating and troublesome. Finding out the cause […]
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Dealing With External Dog Parasites
Regardless of how careful you are in keeping your dog clean and well cared for, it is very easy for a dog to pick up opportunistic parasites, which are always looking to hop on to a host dog for a quick meal. They can drastically affect the condition of a dog’s skin and coat […]
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Internal Dog Parasites
Internal dog parasites, normally various types of worms, are often transmitted by fleas, ticks, mosquitoes or snails and slugs. They can seriously impair a dog’s health and some can cause contagious infectious diseases in humans. Most dogs will have worms at some stage in their lives. The two most common kinds are roundworm, which […]
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Factors Of A Healthy Coat
As with humans, a dog’s levels of health and fitness are reflected in its appearance. If you provide the correct amount of quality food and fresh water and ensure that the dog enjoys proper exercise, you should be the owner of a dog that is in good shape and possessing a healthy skin and […]
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Best Way to Handle Mats in Dog Hair
The best way to handle mats is to prevent them from happening in the first place. Dog hair gets matted not only from lack of care but also from everyday situations, making it difficult to keep long coats from matting. Dogs with allergies can easily develop skin issues that cause the body to produce an […]
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How to Use Clippers on Your Dog’s Coat
Do you spend too much time getting your dog’s coat professionally groomed? There’s a solution. Use clippers on your dog to get the job done! It is important to choose the clippers that will work best for your dog. The pet industry offers a large selection of clippers, from very light and inexpensive trimmers good […]
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How to Trim Your Dog’s Head and Face
Your dog’s personality and individual sense of style can help you decide on the perfect trim. The following are general guidelines for trimming heads and faces. Your creativity plays an important role. Experimenting with different lengths will give you different looks. Remember, it’s really about expressing yourself. It helps to visualize the head in three […]
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Keeping a Dog’s Coat Healthy
The health of a dog’s coat is influenced by many factors. Genetically, a dog can inherit coat quality from its predecessors, but there are many other influences, such as diet, exercise, the dog’s housing and bedding, as well as its grooming regime. All coats can be improved with just a little effort and consideration of […]
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Different Grooming Methods
Some groomers believe that the idea of clipping is to shave so close to the skin that it removes all the hair. It is cruel to do this. Clipping so closely can leave the skin red and grazed. Enough hair should be clipped away to create a clean, tidy appearance. The point of having different-sized […]
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Coat And Skin Problems
Dog owners and groomers should be able to recognize when something is wrong with the dog’s skin and coat. And to take action when it comes to coat and skin problems. Often, these maladies are first detected by the groomer or owner and consequently dealt with before the dog is suffering unduly. Checking the dog […]
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Solutions to Different Substance in Your Dog’s Hair
The effectiveness of the following solutions to different substance will depend on the kind of hair your dog has. Harsher coats usually will be easier to clean up because the hair is stronger and typically its structure will naturally repel a lot of the most common substances, keeping them on the surface. On double coated […]
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Dealing With Different Injuries While Grooming
Different injuries can occur with your dog while grooming her. Skin injuries can occur during clipping or shaving. Be careful when clipping or shaving dogs that have extremely matted coats because mats are usually very close to the skin. The closer your tools get to the skin, the more chances there will be for a […]
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