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03-18-2010, 02:19 PM
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My Westie, Angus, goes to visit the grooming parlour 3 times a year: Spring, summer and autumn. He's hardly recognisable when I pick him up! At £30 a time it's well worth it, and he does his claws at the same time. My grooming tip is that I stand Angus on the wall in my garden to brush him and give him a treat. As soon as he sees the brush he knows he will get a treat and gets ready by the wall. He stands there nicely while I hold onto his collar with one hand. If I try to brush him anywhere else, he will not be so co operative.
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05-05-2010, 01:50 PM
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It reminds me that I posted a related video to this here:
YouTube - AlphaDogBehaviour's Channel Cheers, Nick
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06-07-2010, 07:08 PM
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I just picked up my dog from a wonderful grooming by Veterinary Fort Worth.
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12-22-2010, 01:51 PM
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I must be lucky as I have never had to take my dogs to a groomer. They are very active and so their nails are always short and I have groomed both from being pups so they are used to being handled.
One of my dogs does have drop ears though, and yes these can be a problem if they are not checked and cleaned very regularly. She did have problems a few times when she was a pup and we were still learing just how frequently she needed checking (she was our first dog) but now we are in a very regular routine, and even if she is just sat with me I take a sneaky peak at her ears so they are checked all the time. Our second dog is a collie and she needs much more grooming and can be prone to getting knotty, I don't want to keep bathing her as I have been told that isn't good so I have found if I get a little bit of conditioner on my hands and just run it through the ends of her fur it brushes so much easier and also doesn't knot as easily. Of course I did test this to begin with as I didn't want her to react to it and her skin become sore, but she appears to be fine - don't know if that would be what everyones choice but it works for her. 
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