PUPPY INTRODUCTION GROOMING
Your Puppy, is probably one of the most precious things in your life. You will probably, like most of us, cherish them similar to a child, and like a child, they must learn to adapt to different experiences.
For a puppy, of any breed, grooming will be an essential part of his/her life. Your puppy will have many hair cuts and baths over the years so please make sure your puppy is introduced to grooming early on. That way, an experience which could potentially be a little scary – hair dryers, water, clippers, funny noises etc, can be an experience he/she is well used to and completely comfortable with.
I recommend booking your puppy in soon after their course of vaccinations is complete. Don’t worry, it’s just an introduction to puppy grooming and usually includes the following:-
For a puppy, of any breed, grooming will be an essential part of his/her life. Your puppy will have many hair cuts and baths over the years so please make sure your puppy is introduced to grooming early on. That way, an experience which could potentially be a little scary – hair dryers, water, clippers, funny noises etc, can be an experience he/she is well used to and completely comfortable with.
I recommend booking your puppy in soon after their course of vaccinations is complete. Don’t worry, it’s just an introduction to puppy grooming and usually includes the following:-
- A short bath in specially formulated gentle puppy shampoo. Lots of praise and encouragement is given and this first bathing experience only lasts a few minutes.
- Your puppy will then be wrapped in a warm, fluffy towel and ofcourse cuddled for a while to say a massive ‘well done!'
- Judging on how your puppy is doing, I will then try the ‘cuddle drying’ technique. I will turn on one of our temperature controlled stand dryers and with the puppy in my arms gradually move closer to the dryer. If your puppy is quite comfortable, I can then slowly introduce him/her to it. Most of them don’t mind too much and generally quite enjoy the nice warm air combined with a cuddle!
- After that, if your puppy is happy enough, I will attempt a very light trim of the eye area and bottom area and a light nail trim.
- Finally, lots of praise and encouragement and some fun time on the salon floor to end the grooming experience.