I always recommend bringing in puppies as early as possible, and i always start small. Like the first time, i will just do a toe nail trim, and trim around their feet. Or trim ears, and corner of eyes, whatever it is that people want, i will do, just slowly. That way the puppy learns to like the grooming. A lot of my grooming dogs, i have started when they were between 8 and 12 wks, and they now love coming to the vet even years later, and they love being groomed. And even if they dont love it, they are good for it, and at least they arent scared.
And if at any point any puppy gets to scared or nervous, i stop, and cuddle, and calm them down, and then start again. And a lot of them for the first time, i have someone help hold them too, so they dont have to stand on the scary grooming table. Or i let the owner hold them for it. |