Your Dog Regular grooming makes a pet look better and there is scientific proof that grooming improves the pet s health as well. For aged and convalescing animals, grooming stimulates the circulation. With any pet, grooming causes deep relaxation with a dramatic slowing of heart rate, thus helping the animal cope better with physical and emotional stresses. Animals should find brushing pleasurable.
Some people find it is difficult to get their pets to submit to regular grooming.
The following guidelines will help to make weekly grooming a fuss-free occasion. Get dogs used to grooming early in life. Long-haired breeds especially should be groomed from the time they are puppies. Do not use tranquilizers on a routine basis, which can lead to liver damage. Be sensitive to your dog s likes and dislikes.