Showing posts with label Dog Grooming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dog Grooming. Show all posts

Grooming Resources


So you’re in the market for some supplies with which to start grooming your dog. This Appendix is the right place to look. It provides you with lists of Web sites where you can find information about grooming in general (and grooming education and certification specifically) and about where to find grooming products at good prices. If that isn’t enough, I also provide you with a list of books you can check out for additional information.

Ten Best Ways to Make Grooming a Pleasant Experience

In This Chapter
  • Making grooming easy for you
  • Grooming your dog in comfort
  • Settling into an enjoyable time for dog and groomer alike

Ten Timesaving Grooming Tips

In This Chapter
  • Making grooming easy for you
  • Getting around certain grooming problems

Ten Popular Myths About Grooming Dogs

In This Chapter
  • Exploring the myths of grooming your dog
  • Discovering why some myths have a basis in fact
  • Spotting a bogus statement

Going Pro: Starting a Dog Grooming Business

In This Chapter
  • Discovering what it takes to start your own grooming business
  • Finding out what kind of certifications you need
  • Setting up shop
  • Attracting and keeping new customers

It’s Showtime! Grooming a Dog for the Ring

In This Chapter
  • Exploring what a dog show is all about
  • Understanding how dog show preparations differ from pet grooming
  • Discovering what grooming needs to happen at the show

Grooming Emergencies: Knowing Doggie First Aid

In This Chapter
  • Being ready in case of a grooming emergency
  • Sorting the major from the minor emergencies
  • Dealing with common dog emergencies

The Skinny on Hairy Health Issues

In This Chapter
  • Investigating problems that can dull your dog’s coat
  • Combating external and internal allergies
  • Dealing with external and internal parasites
  • Discovering hot spots and how to fix them
  • Recognizing diseases and knowing when to ask your vet for help

Getting the Sticky and Stinky Stuff Out

In This Chapter
  • Making foxtails and burrs a less prickly problem
  • Handling really messy problems
  • Removing sticky stuff from your dog’s coat
  • Stopping the stink — the definitive answer to skunk spray

Poodles: A Breed Apart

In This Chapter
  • Understanding why you need to brush your Poodle every day
  • Getting the basics of Poodle styling and grooming
  • Deciding between a pet cut or show clip for your Poodle
  • Discovering the grooming specifics of showing a Poodle

Tidying the Tresses of the Long-Haired Breeds

In This Chapter
  • Exploring the long-coated breeds
  • Grooming your long-coated dog
  • Preparing your long-haired dog for show

Beautifying the Stripped Breeds

In This Chapter
  • Discovering the stripped breeds
  • Finding out how to brush stripped breeds’ coats
  • Stripping a dog’s coat
  • Taking the time to prepare for a stripped-breed show

Shaping Up the Clipped Breeds

In This Chapter
  • Discovering the clipped breeds
  • Brushing the varied coats of the clipped breeds
  • Handling the coat clippers
  • Readying your clipper breed for a show

Clarifying the Corded Breed’s Coif

In This Chapter
  • Discovering the corded breeds
  • Developing those doggie dreadlocks
  • Bathing (and drying) the corded canine coiffure
  • Preparing your corded dog for show

Warming Up to Double-Coated Breeds

In This Chapter
  • Understanding what makes a longer-haired double-coated breed
  • Handling the big hair
  • Grooming and grooming your double-coated dog
  • Sprucing up your long hair’s coat for show

Spiffing Up Short- and Medium-Coated Breeds

In This Chapter
  • Discovering short-coated breeds
  • Exploring the characteristics of medium-coated breeds
  • Grooming short- and medium-coated dogs
  • Getting a wash-and-wear dog ready to show

Giving Your Dog a Great ’Do: Clipping Basics

In This Chapter
  • Knowing which dogs need to be clipped
  • Choosing the right tools: Clippers, blades, and scissors
  • Clipping your pooch

Caring for Your Canine’s Teeth, Toes, Ears, Face, and Ahem, Other Areas

In This Chapter
  • Keeping the toenails trimmed
  • Cleaning the ears
  • Expressing anal sacs
  • Brushing your dog’s teeth
  • Keeping eyes healthy

Mastering Brushing and Bathing Basics

In This Chapter
  • Tackling brushing and combing basics for any breed
  • Bathing and drying your dog without bother

Training Your Dog for Grooming

In This Chapter
  • Drilling your dog on essential grooming manners
  • Helping your dog accept being touched in sensitive areas such as paws and face
  • Establishing a grooming routine
  • Handling troublesome dogs

Prepping for the Prettying

 In This Chapter
  • Deciding what equipment and supplies you really need
  • Discovering optional supplies and equipment
  • Finding the best bargains for groomer supplies
  • Setting up your grooming room — what works and what won’t

Inside and Out: What Affects a Dog’s Coat and Grooming


In This Chapter
  • Understanding parts of the dog and how they relate to good grooming
  • Exploring how diet and good care can affect your dog’s health
  • Discovering how haircoat, genetics, and other factors may affect your dog’s grooming

What Good Grooming Is All About

In This Chapter
  • Understanding why grooming is important to your dog’s health
  • Tallying up the costs of grooming
  • Determining which dogs (and coat types) need the most and least grooming
  • Figuring out when to do it yourself and when to hire a pro