Brushing is very important exercise to keep your dog coat healthy and shiny. It improves overall coat health of dog and make them mentally healthy. It is the first step to properly take care of dog’s coat. In this article we will study the step-by-step guide to properly brush dogs coat.
Step1: General Handling:
It is very necessary to make your dog comfortable before you start brushing. This step should generally start while your dog is still a puppy as early training is very easy rather than training while they are adult.
Start by patting and stroking different parts of their body, praise and award with treat to make them calm and easy to handle. Start from patting them on chest are, shoulders, sides and gradually move towards the back. Once they are comfortable try touching each leg, lift their paws slightly one by one and gently touch the footpads and nails and also ears and under the chin. Most of the puppy will allow you to do but if they are aggressive or over reacting best was to control them is by giving them treat of their choice.
Step 2: Introduction with Brush:
Before introduction one must ensure to select right kind of Brush as per the coat of Dog. If you are a dog owner than you are probably aware that dogs are curious and they will treat brush as a toy or anything which is available to chew. So, it becomes important to associate Brush with something that is pleasant. Start with introduction of Brush with Tasty Dog treat. Once he is comfortable with brush around reward with dog treat so that he can cooperate during the process.
Step 3: Brushing Gently
One the Dog is comfortable and relaxed, start brushing lightly and gently on shoulder and chest areas. If they are calm reward them with treat and gradually increase the brushing time and number of strokes. Extend to other parts of the body while brushing in the direction of the hair growth. Repeat this process two or three times till the dog becomes completely comfortable with it.
If there are any mats, tangle or knots then do not put force to remove them as it may cause pain and discomfort. Mats and Tangles should be carefully removed with right kind of scissors.
Brush occasionally in direction opposite to hair growth to check the skin condition and occurrence of ticks, fleas and dirt.
This process might take more than one day as initially the dog might not get comfortable with it so owner must halt the process and continue on other day. Rewarding each time can make some stubborn dog comfortable within few days.
Note: This whole process should be done calmly and using soft hands. If dog is not cooperating than one should not show any kind of aggression as it might lead to development of bad behavioral traits in dogs. If after trying different brushing technique the dog is not cooperating than the final solution is to consult a local Veterinarian or groomer for better advise.
Step 4: Treat for good Session
It is very important that the dog enjoys the session. Initially keep the session small and gradually increasing the time session by session. To make it a pleasant exercise treat your dog with treat or peanut butter during the exercise and after completion of the process praise the dog and treat them with their favorite treat.
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