By brushing a dog’s hair you are removing dust and other debris from the fur, as well as dead skin. There are various brushes to use on your dog, all depending on whether you are trying to neaten the hair or remove matted areas. A shedding brush contains many pointed teeth that set close together, to easily remove excess fur. When brushing your dog with a shedding brush be careful not do brush to hard, as the teeth are sharp and can scratch your dogs skin. To simply brush your dog’s hair to neaten the appearance, an old brush of your own will work perfectly for the task. A regular brush work excellently on dogs with longer hair, giving the fur a neat and elegant look.

An important grooming aspect for your dog’s health is clipping their toe nails. If a dogs toe nails grow to long, the nail can easily and quickly damage your dog’s feet as well as their padding’s. When trimming a dog’s nails pay close attention to where your dog’s quick starts. The quick is where the blood supply of a dogs nails are. If you trim into this area your dog will be presented with pain, and the nail will bleed. As most dogs fear the process of trimming their toe nails, it’s important to reward them with a treat or a walk to insure them that the process wasn’t as bad as they thought.