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Dog grooming is an essential part of dog care. Dog grooming involves a number of diverse jobs. Regular combing and brushing to remove dead hair, skin and general flotsam and jetsam. Bathing and nail trimming, as well as caring for your dog’s ears, eyes and mouth.
For good dog health you should groom regularly, it is also a great moment for quality time and bonding with your pooch. Your dog will see it as another form of fussing. Dog grooming must be started early in the dogs life, build a regular routine, do at the same time, same location and do in the same way. When commencing dog grooming, be gentle, but decisive, that way he will not be anxious, but knows where he stands.
The combing and brushing will care for your dog’s coat, taking out all sorts of potential skin irritant and pests, giving a healthier and more brilliant coat. The exact type of grooming required depends on the dog breed, the below is general and ideal for most dogs, but either verify with the dog breeder, or research it on the net, or your dog sitter should be able to help.
Bathing
Bathing is an important part of dog grooming. There is no consensus on how often a given dog or breed must be bathed. The different aspects turn around natural self grooming maintains natural body oils. However bathing, even with specific dog shampoos will bathe the natural essential oils away. So many people wait until the dog becomes dirty before bathing. There is a man / woman thing, with the ladies normally wanting to bath routinely and more frequently. Normally a bath around every two months or so should be allowed for.
It is important in bring up a dog to introduce them to bathing at an early age, so they are at ease, and even enjoy it. So prior to a planned bathing of the dog it is a good idea to brush the dog well.
It is a good idea to plan the dog bath well, collect and place everything ready and at hand before collecting him. Bathing is especially difficult for those in large towns, with insufficient space and without the luxury of shower rooms and utility rooms by the back door. For us city dwellers, we often have to take the dog up to the bathroom.
Avoid you and the dog loosing footing, so place the rubber mat in your shower. To evade ear problems, protect the ears with the use of cotton wool in the dog’s ears to prevent water entering into the ears. Some dogs with open ears such as Retrievers can be especially susceptible to ear infections.
To avoid shocking your dog use warmish water to rinse your dog. It is great to use a shower or spray hose. Keep the nozzle head close to the animal and do not spray onto the dog’s face, as this could upset him.
There are specially formulated dog shampoos which are specially formulated to meet their special needs. Only use a little and commence with the head and top and wash downward and toward the tail. Be careful to avoid the eyes. Important parts to spend time on bathing well are under the chin, particularly if he is a messy eater, behind the ears, around the toes and the rectum.
At the end rinse with warm water, ensuring all the shampoo is washed out.
Do not forget the natural way for a dog to remove water is to shake, so let him and stand clear, then you can rub him down. Some people like also to use a hair dryer, mainly women again! This is not normally needed unless you are needing to take him out. Let him finish drying off naturally inside.

The other tasks of dog grooming and dog care will be covered later, including coat care, ear and teeth care and nail trimming