Steps of grooming

With the development of society and the improvement of people's living standards, pet grooming is no longer a bathing process, and has therefore developed into a professional technology. Grooming tools and techniques used vary between breeds, but most breeds follow these seven steps:

1. Brushing (Tool Pin Comb): First, use a pin comb to brush the inside of the dog's fur. This can remove dead hair and knots on the dog's body, making the fur smooth, clean and shiny. feel.

2. Combing (tool steel comb): After brushing the hair, you can use a steel comb to comb it again to check whether there are still small knots on the dog's body. If you don’t comb out the knots on your dog’s hair before taking a bath, it will be more difficult to comb out and wash the dog’s hair thoroughly after taking a bath.

3. Bathing: Pet King reminds you that when bathing your dog, you must choose a shampoo suitable for your dog’s hair. Generally, the water temperature for bathing is 35-45 degrees. In winter, The water temperature is higher. Generally speaking, long-haired dogs usually take a bath once a week, while short-haired dogs take a bath once every half a month.

4. Blow drying: After bathing your dog, use a highly absorbent towel to absorb excess moisture from your dog's body, and then use a hair dryer to dry the hair. When blow-drying, you can also comb your hair while blow-drying, so that the hair you blow out will be naturally fluffy and beautiful.

5. Nail clipping: If your dog’s nails are too long, it will make it difficult to walk. It can also cause bone deformation and unsightly walking posture. Some dogs' nails are even too long and pierce into the foot pads, causing great pain to the dog. Cutting nails may seem simple, but there are actually articles inside. Do not cut too deeply to prevent bleeding. If your dog bleeds after being clipped once, he will not let his feet be touched next time, and his temper will become fierce.

6. Clean eyes and ear canals: Dogs communicate with humans through their eyes. Dogs will scratch with their paws when their eyes are uncomfortable, so they can easily damage their eyeballs and corneas; dogs' ear canals It is also easy to contract ear diseases. Sometimes dogs scratch their ears from time to time, or shake their heads and have pungent secretions. These are the characteristics of dogs with ear diseases. Therefore, it is necessary to clean the eyes and ears of your dog regularly at an animal beauty salon. Can prevent various eye and ear diseases.

7. Trim hair: Healthy dogs naturally love to be clean. Sometimes when the dog’s hair is messed up, the dog will use his tongue to lick it clean, so it is necessary to help them comb and clean it frequently. Sometimes you have to take your dog to an animal grooming salon for hair trimming regularly, because for example, if your dog’s butt hair is too long, it will affect defecation. Therefore, all long-haired dogs should be trimmed regularly.