Caring for medium and long coated dogs

Brushing of dogs’ coat is at the very heart of dog grooming; the largest organ of the dog’s body is the skin over which the coat lies.

Like their short coated counter parts, the medium coated dogs are pretty easy to groom; even with almost zero trimming or clipping the medium coat will remain largely in its natural state. It does not mat nor tangle and neither does it retain dirt, just as much as it does not require any special attention besides occasional bathing and regular brushing.

Basically all that most medium coated dogs require is to have them brushed as often as possible to get rid of dead hairs but they do not require high level maintenance.

The hairs of long coated dogs are will either lie against the dog’s skin or stand out from its body; most long coated small dog breeds with fluffy hairs fall into the latter. Before you groom the fluffy long coated dogs, you should first bath them and then follow these steps:

• Thoroughly dry up your fluffy long coated dog so that it does not dry into tangles; a blow dryer will make this process easy.
• Now brush the coat thoroughly until the fullness of the fluffiness of the coat can be seen, making sure that it is free of tangles; if you have a metal comb run it through the dog’s coat in order to be certain that it is free of tangles.
• You can now use an electric clipper to trim the dog’s hair including the abdomen and the rear. With a scissor you can trim the dog’s feet and paw pads.

Grooming For Dogs:Keeping Your Dog Well Groomed

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