Best Grooming Practices For
Your Pet Golden Retriever

Be prepared with a dog shampoo at hand; do not be tempted to use a shampoo made for people as these will quickly dry the animal’s skin. Dogs do not require that you bath them too often, once every two weeks will suffice. If you brush your retriever often, you will find it much easier to bathe when the time comes.
Some Golden Retrievers who appreciate a lot of physical exercise will be prone to mats in their coat. In such a case pet owners will need to respond with brushing their dog every day. Brushes and combs work very well, and will give the pet owner an edge in his efforts to remove dead hair and debris from their dog’s coat. Some people simply decide to cut out the mats and knots with a pair scissors. This may be your only choice in some difficult cases, however, you will need to be extra careful not to injure your dog when you do it. Professionals tend to advice against the use of scissors when grooming as they have been the cause of many accidents with pets at home.
Every couple of weeks pet owners should examine the length of their dog’s nails. These should not be too long, in order to prevent them hurting themselves. If you cut them properly, it should be around two weeks before you need to groom them again.
Just as often as you would check the nails, the ears would need to checked as well. These may get infected easily, and fleas and ticks find dog ears to be a comfortable place to live, not mention ear mites. For a successful ear cleaning, ask your veterinarian for an ear solution that can help clean and disinfect the dog’s ears.
Try to have some fun when grooming your pet. Consider this activity a sort of dog game rather than a gruesome chore. Whenever you finish the process, give your dog lots of praise. Grooming is essential for the health of your dog, a will allow him and you to spend much more enjoyable moments together.

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