http://www.smalldogsparadise.com/dog-names/they-laughed-when-i-told-them-my-prefix-dog-name/ Holistic Approach to Pampering Small Dogs Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:33:42 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.smalldogsparadise.com/dog-names/they-laughed-when-i-told-them-my-prefix-dog-name/comment-page-1/#comment-60163 Maria Lemon Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:24:56 +0000 http://www.smalldogsparadise.com/dog-names/they-laughed-when-i-told-them-my-prefix-dog-name/#comment-60163 Before you make a decision on what you want to do, I would try to get a job for a couple years as a bather somewhere...preferably with a good groomer. That way, you will know what all goes on, and see if this is what you really want to do. Grooming school cost me $5,000 and that was years ago. That's alot of money to spend on something you are not going to want to do after a year. Before you make a decision on what you want to do, I would try to get a job for a couple years as a bather somewhere…preferably with a good groomer. That way, you will know what all goes on, and see if this is what you really want to do. Grooming school cost me $5,000 and that was years ago. That’s alot of money to spend on something you are not going to want to do after a year.

]]> http://www.smalldogsparadise.com/dog-names/they-laughed-when-i-told-them-my-prefix-dog-name/comment-page-1/#comment-60161 Allen Hicks Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:20:08 +0000 http://www.smalldogsparadise.com/dog-names/they-laughed-when-i-told-them-my-prefix-dog-name/#comment-60161 I always had my coated breeds so relaxed with grooming that they would lay over on their side for me to brush them -- you brush your hair daily to prevent mats, why would you expect your dog's hair not to tangle when left unbrushed for weeks on end? Get some treats and put him on the table for a few minutes of brushing at first -- don't expect him to stay there for thirty minutes and allow an overall brushing the first time -- build up so that he knows it isn't an unpleasant thing ... make it pleasant for him so that he looks forward to your time together. There are spray conditioners that help keep the electric hair thing from happening for him and help you to brush him out easier if he is a little tangled. Just like you, it hurts to have tangles removed without care. I always had my coated breeds so relaxed with grooming that they would lay over on their side for me to brush them — you brush your hair daily to prevent mats, why would you expect your dog’s hair not to tangle when left unbrushed for weeks on end? Get some treats and put him on the table for a few minutes of brushing at first — don’t expect him to stay there for thirty minutes and allow an overall brushing the first time — build up so that he knows it isn’t an unpleasant thing … make it pleasant for him so that he looks forward to your time together. There are spray conditioners that help keep the electric hair thing from happening for him and help you to brush him out easier if he is a little tangled. Just like you, it hurts to have tangles removed without care.

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