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Dog Grooming - Maintaining A Posh Pup
By Paolo Basauri

Dog Grooming - It's Not Just for Poodles Anymore

Dog grooming is not simply an aesthetic bonus for our caninefriends. Maintaining a regular grooming schedule will help tokeep your both happy and healthy. Routine grooming willensure that your is free of parasites, has healthy skin anda shiny coat, and has good dental health. Of course, theaesthetic benefits are also a plus. Only a true lover wantsto be around a dirty, stinky with bad breath. Proper doggrooming will bring out the best in man's best friend.

What's Involved in Grooming?


While grooming can be performed at home, the best resultscan be achieved via a professional groomer. A thorough doggrooming session takes care of all the hygienic needs of yourdog. The grooming process generally takes a hour or two toaccomplish, but the results are well worth the time spent. Atypical grooming session consists of the followingtreatments for your dog:

* A thorough bath including flea dip (if applicable) * Acomplete coat brushing to eliminate tangles and matted hair *Styling as requested (can include accessories such as bows,rhinestones and bandannas) * Nail trimming * Ear cleaning andexamination for parasites * Teeth cleaning

How Often Should Grooming Take Place?

The frequency with which your should groom your is dependenton the breed and coat quality of your dog. Some breeds areconsidered high maintenance in terms of grooming, whileothers need only periodic care. Before you purchase or adopt adog, it's a good idea to find out how much grooming it willrequire. A basic guide to grooming by coat type is asfollows:

* Curly-Coated - Dogs such as Poodles have a dense and curlycoat that is fairly resistant to water. These dogs will requiredog grooming at least once every two months, or six times a year.

* Short-Coated - Dogs with short dense coats, such as Corgis andBoxers need a weekly brushing, but do not need to be bathed morethan once or twice a year unless a problem arises.

* Long-Coated - Long coated dogs, such as Collies and Sheepdogs,require a daily brushing to keep their coats in good condition.Additional


dog grooming including regular bathing, should beadministered once every other month.

* Silky-Coated - Afghans, Cocker Spaniels and Pekinese dogsbelong to the silky coated group. These dogs require dailybrushing and a thorough grooming session four times a year.

* Wire-Coated - Wire coated dogs require considerable doggrooming. Dogs such as Terriers and Schnauzers should be bathedevery three months and have their coat clipped every six toeight weeks.

* Smooth-Coated - The smooth-coated class of dogs includesLabrador Retrievers, Doberman Pinschers and Dachshunds. Theseare very low maintenance dogs and require only weekly brushingand bathing as necessary.

Whatever type of you own, it's important to see that propergrooming is maintained for the health and happiness of yourcanine companion.

About the author:Paolo Parodi is an expert author who writes for Dog Grooming


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