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Benefits of Dog Grooming

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Why is dog grooming necessary?

Grooming is an essential and effective part of dog ownership. They too like human beings need physical maintenance to feel and look their best. They do not require to be bathed regularly but every dog owner must be well aware of how much grooming their pet actually requires and follow a schedule accordingly. Generally, using effective grooming tools largely depend on both the breed as well as the hair type.

Grooming is vital as the physical appearance of a your pet influences how he feels and also how we look at him too. Always remember, a healthy pet is one that is happy and healthy. Dog grooming apart from being essential for the physical health is equally important for his psychological and physiological well being. How your pet acts and feels depends mostly on his physical state.

 

Depending on the age, health and breed also, grooming must be a regular activity. Few breeds need significantly lesser grooming compared to others, but grooming them regularly helps in ensuring that the dog is comfortable and at the pink of health.

How it helps?

  1. It decreases the chances of several health disorders such as scratches, thrush and other such skin problems.
  2. Helps to monitor the overall health by checking for changes in temperament, lameness, swelling, heat and cuts, all of which can result in illness.
  3. Using proper and effective grooming tools helps in the overall cleanliness of the dog
  4. Reduces or minimize infection on the skin

know the benefits

  1. Encourages favorable behavior: grooming on a regular basis can help in encouraging favorable or good behavior in your pet. Just as training, this too requires a little practice and patience. The shaping of a your pet behavior largely depends on how a pet owner grooms him. Often dogs do not like to get wet, they either make a mess or panic to enter the bath tub. A proper grooming however can get them used to it. Caring hands, loving dog wash and with time, a dog can be habituated to bathing and will no longer face problems staying in a tub.
  2. Strengthens the bond amid the dog and the dog owner: the time one spends in interacting with their dog while dog grooming will help to strengthen the bond amid the dog and the dog owner. As one calmly and lovingly reassures the dog, he relaxes and both come in tune with one another.
  3. Prevents accidental scratching: using proper grooming tools such as nail clippers for trimming dogs nails helps in preventing dogs from scratching other people accidentally. In-grown nails in worse cases are likely to hurt.
  4. Keeps dreadful mats at bay: grooming dogs on a regular basis helps in getting rid of the dead hair present on the dogs fur. This helps in keeping away dreadful mats as well as bringing out the natural sheen.