How to brush your dog-Part two -Technique

choose you position, a lot of owners and show people teach thier dog to lay on thier side, back, then roll to other side.This is very handy for dogs with a lot of coat as they can relax and even sleep while you can get every nook and cranny.

*Remember though that most dogs wont lay down and relax at the groomers so it is very considerate to also teach that they must stand when asked, otherwise they will lay down constantly during the groom resulting in a tired groomer and possibly a higher fee. **

1.Start at the back end, divide the dog into mental sections(left rear leg/right rear leg etc) with your left hand grip the leg and hold the hair up above the ankle area. with right hand brush in downward motion. You will see a "line" dividing the hair to the skin. This is why it's called "line brushing" . As you progress up the leg, your brush pulls down more hair, moving the "line" up as you go. Make sure you do the inside and back of leg also from paw to top. Pic shows right rear leg, just above the brush you can see the "line"

2. Repeat method described above on all four legs, body, neck, tail, head and ears.

*The longer the hair the more you need to lift up to get the under layers.

*make sure you keep your brush parallel to the skin as if you don't, you will scratch and cause irritation*

3. Next take a comb and repeat the line combing though all body parts. you can go with the grain(lay of the coat) or against. Usually you go with the grain first until all the tangles are out.

pic shows combing against the grain.If you can do this, you know you have gotten all the tangles out. Don't forget the smaller areas of the leg around the joints, where hair and matts like to hide.