I agree that we do our dogs a disservice by not daily grooming them ourselves. They need to be accustomed to having a comb and brush run through them or they may freak out when they are left at the groomer. Many dogs do actually behave better for the groomer than they do for their owner though.
My groomer has new clients with young dogs come in every couple of weeks and they do a little at a time until the pup is used to coming to the place and being handled by the people there.
I really think that a lot of pets end up being shaved because that is what most people have done. They only bring those pets in when they are so bad they need to be shaved. |