How to Groom Your Long Haired Dog

How to Groom Your Long Haired Dog

by Jackie Lee

Grooming your long haired dog is a never ending process. The entire process should be down once or twice a week, and will take you around a " an hour of time. Brushing your dog while he is shedding will help to control shedding quite a bit. While outside, if your long haired dog manages to get burs or other defects in his hair, you should instantly take a few moments of your time and get the burs or other matter out of his coat.

Grooming is made up of a few different things. The first of which is brushing. You should give you dog's whole body a good brushing. Start with a brush and brush the entire body. Once you finish that you can move to a comb to get rid of any remaining loose fur. Make sure you check your dog's skin to make sure they do not have any ticks or fleas, or any other skin problems.

Bathing your long haired dog is essential to grooming, and can be somewhat complicated. Before you attempt to give him a bath, you should always brush him first, to get rid of tangles. During shampooing, you should always use shampoos that are specifically for dogs, since human shampoo can dry a dogs skin out. You dont need to bathe your dog often, once every other week is good enough. If you properly maintain your long haired dog's coat, youll find its much easier to clean.

One issue with long haired dogs is matting. This can be avoided by good grooming. In fact, you should brush your dog daily to help keep his fur clear and free from mats. If your dog does get a mat, the best way to deal with it is to work through it with a metal comb. Using scissors to cut it out is not recommended, as it is very easy to cut the dog's skin when trying to cut out the mat. Just slowly brush through it and it will come out.

Your dog's nails need to be cut regularly as well, and making this part of your regular grooming will be good for your dog. Dog's nails will keep growing, this is why they need to be cut regularly. If you don't cut them they will start to take the shape of the dog's foot and be very uncomfortable. You should trim your dog's nails every few weeks. Doing this will keep them at a healthy length for your dog. If you cut your dog's nails too short you will cut into the quick and your dog will bleed. This bleeding will continue for a long time unless you do something to stop it. You can stop the bleeding by applying styptic powder or using a styptic stick.

You also need to check your dog's ears regularly. They may not only get dirty, but they may get mites. Both are easily remedied but can cause problems if they aren't taken care of in a timely fashion. Use a cleansing solution on a cotton swab and just wipe out your dog's ears.

Grooming is an important part of any long haired dog's life. It takes time and you have to stay on top of it to keep problems at bay. If you find you don't have time to groom your dog as often as you should you can always take them to a groomer. These are professionals who can do all the things we've discussed in this article. Whether you do it yourself or have someone else do it, grooming is a must when you own a long haired dog. - 20511

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