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Originally Posted by airplane  I bathe them weekly, or sometimes it ends up being more than that if they end up getting dirty. And yes, my dogs tolerate brushing. I bought a grooming table and do all my brushing, trimming, - and for my one girl also do wrapping and training the stack position on the table as well. After awhile they learn to accept all the brushing and stuff as something they just have to tolerate. They become so much better with time. My one yorkie actually starts to fall asleep on the table when I brush her. I don't know if she's realized that it actually feels good like a massage or something. But yeah I guess the point I'm making is that over time they will accept it no problem. For the bathing I actually just take them in the shower with me. Its definitely a really easy way to do it.
For brushing, I use a pin brush a lot. And also a nylon bristle brush too. I consider brushing a dog as kinda an art. I'd consider wrapping a dog as an art as well. There is a certain technique of brushing that won't bother the dog as much or break the hair off either. The use of your hands to pull apart and work through knots and matts tends to work good too. Using a diluted conditioner as a spray before brushing is something I do often. And not yanking the brush through the entire hair strands helps. I may just hold the hair part way down and brush the ends of the hair first while working further up the hair strands. I hope that makes sense. I've had to learn over time what works best and I do notice that if you can brush in a way that doesn't break the hair and leave hair in the brush, that the dog doesn't seem to be as bothered by the brushing. |
Yeah, my goes in the bath tub with me. LOL. So much easier.