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Originally Posted by gram2k  Brand new puppy here and HATES being brushed or combed! I've tried all kinds of brushes / combs and I use conditioners and detanglers so pulling her hair isn't the issue. She squirms and yelps and bites and cries. Anyone else have this problem? Help? |
Maximo has good suggetions - how old is your pup? Did you get him/her directly from the breeder? It may be that the pup is very young and or had a bad experience with grooming.
You may have to go way back to baby steps. Usually pups are well accustomed to being groomed by the time a breeder places her pups in their forever home.
You can start just by holding her on whatever grooming surface you have been using. Petting her - giving her treats ... Then take a brush let her sniff if - oooohhh she did? good job! treat ...... Next take the back of teh brush and run very lightly along her back and sides. She didn't whimper cry or try to bite... good girl! treat. Then onto the legs - back of brush - good response - good girl! treat. If she shows no signs of stress from this exercise then ... Use brush on just tips of hair one side of body. good response - good Girl - stroke/pet... treat.
Continue on in this manner until you are able to brush her out. It requires a great deal of patience. And not to make a pun - but you should nip that biting right away. There are many good training books at the library which speaks to this. also of course some dog training programs on TV.