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In what order should you groom a dog?
Diamond Funk
2025-08-08 13:03:06
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The general rule of thumb for me, and many other groomers, is that almost all dogs get bathed before anything else. Get the dog as clean as you possibly can, washing multiple times if necessary. Saturate the coat with conditioner, paying special attention to the areas where the matting is severe, trying to get it right down to the skin. After absorbing as much moisture as possible with towels, spray the coat with a leave–in product designed to help remove tangles. Brush this through lightly. Re–apply your detangling spray if necessary, then brush and comb to remove the last of the shedding hair. Exceptions may be if you are grooming a dog that you plan to clip down very short due to coat condition or owner request.
Tianna Emard
2025-07-31 09:45:21
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This is the usual sequence of a grooming session:
1) We start the groom with a check of the dog looking for lumps/bumps, skin lesions, parasites, assessing nails, checking ears, identifying any coat problems, noting any problems so that we can feed back to you when you collect the dog.
2) We then clean the ears - we only pluck ears if your vet's advice is for us to do so - for the majority of dogs they dislike the process and it is not necessary.
3) Trim nails.
We offer water on the way to the bathing area.
Next, its time for a thorough bath, and some of the yummy facial scrub.
Big dogs will be blast dried into the bath, and then transferred to grooming area for finishing dying and brushing out.
The paw pads and sanitary areas clipped out
we scissor/ trim or clip the dog to ensure a smooth finish.
finishing touches are applied to smarten up your dog, generally speaking - less is more.
We usually give smooth coated dogs a polish with a coat spray and chamois leather pad.
Others, we apply a light mist of moisturising coat treatment.
We can sculpt some coats to give them a show finish but ultimately your dog will look as you requested.
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Sasha Krajcik
2025-07-31 05:00:38
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The first thing I do is give Piper a good bath. I usually use 2 lots of shampoo to make sure I get all the dirt out, followed by a massage. Once she’s bathed & the water is left out, I dry Piper in the bath using the blaster dryer. Once suitably fluffed, we return downstairs to the grooming table to continue. The first thing I do is generously spray her coat with hypKNOTic detangling spray, followed by a good brush through using the slicker brush. I then run through her coat using the comb, to make sure all the knots have been removed. Once I’ve prepped her coat, I begin clipping her body & legs. When I’ve managed to get the body looking even, I start on her face. Using the curved scissors, I begin to shape her face. After the face, we tackle the feet. I then pop some paw butter on, to help protect her pads and keep them smooth. To finish, a baby powder spritz.