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Pet Grooming Tips for Beginners

To keep your pet healthy and happy, it is important to groom your dog regularly. Grooming is more than just bathing your pet and brushing its coat. To groom your pet properly, you need to have the essential equipment and follow a routine to make sure that you cover all the steps every time it is your pet’s grooming time. Novato pet grooming professionals, such as Bridewell Hilltop, have a few valuable grooming tips for beginners to ensure that their pets are always well groomed.

Tips for Pet Grooming Beginners

Here is a look at a few tips for Novato pet grooming beginners to help ensure that they groom their pets well:

  • Get the Right Supplies: No matter what breed you have, there are a few basic supplies that you must have. Make sure that you have a comb – fine-toothed combs for dogs with thin hair and wide-toothed ones for furry dogs with thick hair. You should also have a brush – an all-purpose one like a slicker brush will do, a pH-balanced dog shampoo and conditioner, a toothbrush and toothpaste formulated especially for dogs, dog toenail clippers and electric clipper for trimming your pet’s coat. To clean your dog’s ears, make sure you have gauze, forceps and optic solution.
  • Bathe Regularly: You need to keep your furry friend clean, so regular baths are a must. However, remember that when it comes to dogs, regular is every 2 to 4 months, unless your pet has gone wild and come home after playing somewhere dirty and smelly. Bathing your dog too often can cause his skin to dry out.
  • Dry Properly: After a bath, make sure that you dry your dog thoroughly with a towel. You can also use a hair dryer – for dogs or humans – set to no heat to dry your pet’s coat after a luxurious bath. You do not want to dry out his skin, so make sure there is never any heat, even if it is cold outside.

Grooming your dog regularly is an important part of taking care of your pet. It also gives you the opportunity to check your pet for any potential problems, such as bumps and lumps, irritations, bruises, cuts and unexpected weight loss. Thorough grooming will not only make your pet look and feel good but also give you peace of mind knowing that you are caring for your dog in the best way. If you want to pamper your pet once in a while with professional grooming, make sure that you visit the top Novato pet grooming experts at Bridewell Hilltop and give your furry friend a real treat!

If you have any specific queries regarding your pet or grooming, call Bridewell Hilltop Boarding Kennels & Cattery at once. We will be happy to help you.

Bridewell Hilltop Boarding Kennels & Cattery is dedicated exclusively to the care of dogs, cats, and small animals other than reptiles. Bridewell specializes in dog boarding, cat boarding, pet grooming and more for the areas of Novato, San Rafael and Marin County.