Grooming maintenance tips...
I always love sharing grooming tips with my customers. I
think it's very important that pet owners get to know their
pets. The earlier the age the better over all makes a better
well rounded pet and fun to groom. This will also give the
pet owner a chance to examine their pet during these times.
A good 90% of pet owners never knew that their pet had a
health related problem until either gone to the Vet or the
groomer.
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Toby the Yorky, he will do this when he greets you
When brushing your pet, preferably with a slicker brush,
work in sections by parting the hair and brush down to the
skin. Be careful not to brush burn them by brushing in one
spot to long. Ear powder is used mainly to dry and remove
the unwanted hair in the ear. Then with a ear wash to
cleanse the powder away. By doing this will reduce ear
infections.
If you are uncomfortable on clipping their nails, please
leave this for me.
Please use pet shampoo rather than human, the pH is
different, BUT baby shampoo is about the only safe and
gentle hypoallergenic product that is ok for your pooch.
Our beloved pets have feelings, so when they get a hair cut
out of the ordinary, please give then the courtesy of not
laughing at them and making a big fuss. Hay I know this
sounds crazy but this is true, I have heard other groomers
stories of owners doing this, makes your pet feel shameful
of themselves and want to run and hide. So what happens is
the owner will call up the groomer asking them WHAT DID YOU
DO TO MY DOG? The answer....nothing
If you should see your dog scooting, chasing their tail,
licking of their rectum, this usually means their anal sacks
need expressing. This I can do for you.
When becoming a new Mom and Dad with a puppy, it's a
wonderful idea to start bathing, brushing, handling their paws/toes, touching inside their ears to better them for a
professional groom. They usually adjust to this in time.
If you come across ticks, take tweezers, grabbing their head
and gently pull. Have a cup of rubbing alcohol ready to
submerge the tick in. I recommend that you speak to your DVM
for the best flea/tick products. Please ask about a product
called Capstar, Prince in the above photo will thank you!
