Gracie goes to the groomer every 4 to 6 months but I do a lot of her grooming at home. She gets a bath in my kitchen sink once a week and I trim her nails every three weeks. I have someone hold her for me when doing the nails. I would never try that alone. I use cat claw cutters.
I use small round tipped scissors to trim delicate areas and 6" scissors for the rest of the body. She is small and it is not hard to keep her looking good as long as I keep up with it.
Our groomer has a salon and a doggy daycare in her home and charges $45.00 for a bath and a hair cut. I think that is reasonable. She has shown and judged Shih Tzus for over 20 years as well as doing the grooming for several other pure bred breeds. She does a great job and it is a very clean attractive setting. |