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Originally Posted by kalina82  i use my hair dryer on morgan always (on any setting, with the dryer constantly moving so the warm air doesn't settle on one spot). if i don't dry her, her hair will look wavy and messy and not lay right on her head. I take her in the shower with me and finish her first. i then put her on the bathroom floor with a few towels and let her roll around and get all the excess water off while i finish my shower. Then i blow dry her hair while she rolls around on a towel. eventually she stops rolling and just lays there while i finish drying her. she's loved the whole drying process since she was a baby. the bath, she's not too fond of but tolerates it without fuss.
they make dog dryers shaped like people dryers without the high heat settings, and then there are the high velocity force dryers that are more powerful (what the groomer uses). |
This sounds like a fun way to dry them!
I've always used my hairdryer to dry them. When Cash was a puppy, he would be in my room while I dry my hair every day. I would turn the nossle on him in a fun game. When the time came for his first bath, he was used to the sound and the feel of the dryer.
I tried to skip the dryer on a hot day during the first few months with Cash. After his bath, I rubbed him down and combed him out, but when I put him on the ground, he got back into my lap. I put him down and he climbed back up. I turned on the dryer and he lay down. That's when I knew that Cash likes the dryer!
I use it on the highest setting because I have a tiny hairdryer and the low setting makes them shiver. After a bath, I rub them down with a dry towel and then I wrap them up in that towel. Cash has learnt to stand on my dressing table, so I just brush and dry him as he tries to sleep on his feet.
During this time, I also do any trimming, ear cleaning, teeth cleaning or nail clipping needed. I also use a detangling spray when I brush out the coat. I use a finishing product and then they get a special treat - I buy the nicest, smelliest, biggest treats for after grooming.
I love the grooming time and I do everything myself. I am too scared a groomer will hurt my doggies
