Get the Right Supplies to Groom a Shaggy-Haired Dog

Healthy skin, hair, nails and teeth are definitive of a well-groomed dog. Grooming dogs with long and curly hair is extremely difficult because these dogs are prone to matting and tangling. Daily brushing and care will prevent the hair from matting and this helps keep the hair and skin healthy. The hair around and behind the ears are especially susceptible to tangling, so caring for these areas is especially important. Untangling and caring for long hair is easier to do when the hair is dry, so shampooing is an important step. Dogs with curly hair are easier to manage, but require special attention for skin care.

In this series of expert videos, you will learn about grooming long-haired dogs. Start by getting tips on the equipment necessary for grooming dogs with long or curly hair. You will find expert recommendations for brushes, combs, shampoos, conditioners, and clippers. Get advice on positioning your dog for grooming and begin the grooming process with scissors. Learn about safety tips for yourself and your dog as well as grooming tips for the sensitive areas such as ears, eyes, and paws. Learn how to brush, wash, dry and groom your dog in these informative videos.

"You’re going to get a number 10 with either your Andice clippers or Oster and that’s the only 2; don’t let them sell you anything else. I don’t know if they are ever under $100 but most of your wholesale companies will sell to individuals so you don’t have to go. Don’t get any kind of brush but this one. It is universal, it’s rounded and the teeth are tight like I said a while ago. They are supposed to be. It’s like a 1,000 little fingers in here. You know. Like that. If you get a real soft brush which is whatever does including myself the first time cause I was afraid I would scratch them. You can’t brush them out right and then they will get matted. See that it looks a little tangled. See how that is pulling. You always want to hold her ear because their hair and skin is not like ours. Their skin, when you brush it, their skin comes with it. Here and here and ours doesn’t. Then after you think you’ve got them brushed out. I love this comb and you can get these at the kennel shop. They are $10. See how far apart those teeth are. Well if you can’t brush a tangle out just go ahead and you can break it down with this like that and then brush. This brush will be held so light. Let it do the work. Most of your dogs are smart enough they won’t get their eyes in it. Their tongue, yes. You got to watch the tongues."