Vital Tips For Daschund Groming

Brushing

• A regular brushing with a soft bristle brush will be sufficient.
• Wirehaired dachshunds need more frequent brushing with a short napped wire bristle brush, especially after the annual spring and fall molting. 

• Longhaired dachshunds needs to be regularly brushed and then combed. 

Simple tips for combing and brushing your dog's coat

• A grooming table has a loop you can put around your dog's neck to better control while you work on the coat. 
• Next, section off your dog's coat with hair clips or barrettes so that you can concentrate on one area at a time. Brush through each section, then follow with a comb.
• For shorthaired dachshunds, use a hard rubber brush or a mitt with rubber nubs. After brushing use a silk scarf and rub it over the coat to shine it up as finishing touch.

Shedding

You can also give your dog fatty acids such as fish oil or other liquids or capsules specially formulated for improved hair coat and skin quality. This won't stop shedding.

Bathing

• Dachshunds produce a special hair fat that serves an insulating layer to protect it against the elements. 
• Bathing removes this hair fat which makes the coat softer but also makes your dog more vulnerable. 

Longhaired grooming

• it is important to blow-dry them after you bathe them instead of allowing them to air-dry.
• Keeping the coat brushed and cleaned regularly goes a long way in keeping her longhaired coat manageable. 
• In some instances if you've neglected grooming your longhaired, she may have some serious tangle issues that may need to be cut out. 

Additional brushing tips

• Brush in the direction of hair growth, beginning at the head, and work towards the tail and down the legs. 
• Slicker brushes are ideal for this purpose but are also a good general brush if used lightly
• Pin brushes, with rounded tips to prevent damage to the skin, are good for dogs with long, fine hair. 
• Bristle brushes are good for dogs with very long coats and help add shine to the short coat
• Grooming mitts are also good for shorthaired to add polish and shine once the loose hairs are removed.

Nail trimming

Exercising your dachshund on pavement regularly helps knock back claws nicely. Otherwise you will need to trim the claws. Use a trimmer designed for dog’s claws. 

Border Terrier Grooming Tips

• Hair removal is an essential part of the grooming process. 
• Stripping is important because like the Border Terrier, it is a non-shedding dog and the dead hair needs to be removed.
• A stripping knife or your fingers may be used. Hand-stripping allows the new coat to grow in, and is the proper method for grooming show dogs, Terriers and hard-coated breeds.
• A list of tools are curry combs, shedding blades, scissors and clippers and stripping combs and knives. 
• Scissors and clippers are usually used on long-haired breeds and show dogs. 

West Highland WhiteTerrier useful grooming tips

•  West Highland WhiteTerrier grooming includes following key considerations:
  
•  A show dog must be hand stripped to give the dog its Westie look - round head, carrot-shaped tail, and blended skirt.
• Hand stripping involves actually pulling hairs. When they grow back, they tend to be straighter and coarser. 
• A clipped Westie coat will be softer and curlier, and more prone to staining.
• Because of their white coats, staining is another problem peculiar to West Highland Terrier grooming. 
• If the hair is white at the base, licking might be the problem, and is often triggered by cuts and abrasions, or objects lodged in the hair around the paw.
• Hair that is stained down to the base may indicate a fungal or yeast infection, and your Westie should see a veterinarian.
• Staining around the muzzle is most often caused by the food the dog eats.-
• Check for red food dies, or beets in the formula. 
• If you want your Westie to attain show dog perfection, a cotton ball dipped in hydrogen peroxide, and wiped on the beard daily, will lighten and prevent the stains

Useful Or Vital Tips For Grooming a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Grooming is essential to a healthy cavalier King Charles Spaniel.In order to make grooming easy at the same time fun for you and your dog, here as some tips you might want to consider.

• You will be needing different tools to clean the eyes, ears, brush teeth, bathe, dry, trim nails as well as hair. 
•  Before bathing your dog, you need to brush and comb away mats and dead hairs as this become tight and unmanageable when wet. 
•  Dogs with long coat, such that of a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, require daily brushing to make sure that the coat does not get matted and that foreign objects such as grass and sticks do not become entangled.






•  Avoid wetting your pet's ears, eyes and mouth. Clean your dog's ears regularly to prevent excessive buildup of earwax. Some dogs, such as the cavaliers have excessive hairs growing on the ear canal.
•  Begin shampooing at the neck and move downward. Pay careful attention around the nose, mouth, ears and eyes. 
• As soon as bathing is over, dry your dog as best as you can. If you need to blow dry your dog, choose a good quality dryer to eliminate or minimize the risk of burning your pet.

German Shephard needs differnet grooming techniques and tips

Different Categories Require Different Grooming Techniques

• The German Shepherd is divided into three categories including the stiff haired, the long staff and the long haired.
• coat needs regular brushing and grooming more so, when it is shedding, which is often, and close attention should be paid to its tail as well as neck region.
• learning to choose the ideal brush
• electric buzzers, hair dryers etc., to groom the German Shepherd may frighten the dog.
• dog tweezers in order to pull out long hairs that may have grown inside the ears since such long hairs may cause hearing problems in the dog.
• Drying the hair is important for German Shepherd care

Taking Your New Dog Home

Arriving Home

• German Shepherds are usually wary of strangers so don't overwhelm him with fuss and attention when you first take him home.
• Do not invite friends, relatives or neighborhoods around to meet your new dog until he has had at least a few days to settle in.
• lead around the garden and let him have a sniff and maybe go to the toilet. He will be naturally curious.
• Take him into the house and make sure that all external doors and low windows (possible escape routes) are shut.
• Leave his lead on but drop it on the floor so that he is free to wander around and have a look at his new home.
• Put a bowl of clean cold water down for him where you will normally be placing it.

Exercise

• GSD's need more exercise than just about any other breed but for the first 1-2 weeks you should concentrate on regular lead walking exercise.
• Do not let him off his lead for the first 2 weeks or until you are sure that he will come back when called. Encourage your dog to toilet whilst out walking and ensure you pick up any solid waste and take it home with you.
• Don't chastise your dog if he has the odd accident in the house, he will soon learn where he should be going to do it.

Feeding

• Do not buy fancy foods to try and tempt him to eat, stick to what you want him to have as his normal diet.
• Large breeds like GSD's should have their food allowance split into 2 meals a day.
• Put his food down, and leave it for 15 minutes. If he doesn't eat it, lift the dish and cover.

Sleeping

It is advisable not to allow your German Shepherd dog into the bedroom but let him sleep in the kitchen or other suitable room where he should have his own bed or blanket to lie on. If he whines, do not give into him. He needs to learn that he has his own place to sleep.

Introducing strangers

• GSD's are naturally protective and territorial so when new people visit your house, he will need to be introduced to them properly so that he accepts them being there.
• You may need to put your dog into another room, let your guests into the house and then introduce your dog to your guests.

Introducing Your Dog To Cats In Your Home

This can be achieved with most dogs if the owner is consistent in their approach. There are exceptions, some dogs will never take to cats and will always be a danger to cats in your home.

Springer Spaniel puppies owners must aware of growth stages

Awareness
21-28 days Puppy begins to learn that he is a dog. He needs a stable environment.

Canine Socialization
21-49 days Puppy interacts with Mom and littermates and learns the various behaviors that make him a dog.

Human Socialization
7-1 2 weeks Puppy has the brain waves of an adult dog. This is the best time for going to a new home.

Fear Impact
8-11 weeks Avoid subjecting Puppy to frightening experiences during this time. Traumatic experiences can have a lasting effect during this very critical period.

Seniority Classification
13-16 weeks Puppy is cutting teeth and cutting the apron strings. He is testing to see who the pack leader is.

Flight Instinct
4-8 months Puppy tests his wings B he ventures on his own and may not come when called. Remember to not call Puppy and then punish him or he will learn that coming to you is definitively a bad thing to do. Keep the training up including recall work.

Second Fear
Impact 6-14 months May happen more than once. Puppy may suddenly be reluctant to approach something new or be frightened of something new or someone familiar. Be patient and kind. Do not force him into a confrontation or reinforce his fear through petting or soothing tones. Keep training positively to get his confidence up..
Maturity
1-4 years May have an increase in aggression and a renewed testing for leadership. Handle firmly but fairly, and keep up the training and praise for proper responses.