How to Brush Your Dog: Untangling the Issues

De vacht van je huisdier borstelen is niet alleen een onderhoudsprobleem, het is een noodzaak! Borstelen helpt huisdieren schoon te houden, elimineert overmatig afschudden en dient als een geweldige hechtingservaring voor u en uw favoriete huisdier. Het maakt niet uit hoeveel fuzz je huisdier produceert, een beetje poetsen kan een lange weg gaan.

Dogs are not exactly what you would call cleanly animals. Therefore, it becomes necessary to engage in some regularly grooming. For short haired doggies such as Doberman pinchers, greyhounds, or Chihuahuas  this isn’t such an imperative. However, if you’ve ever owned or know someone who’s owned a Siberian huskie, border collie, or a Lhasa Apso then you’ll also understand the apocalyptically fuzzy nightmare that awaits you if you miss even a single scheduled session of brushing.

So there are a few things you need to consider before smoothing out those rampant tufts and tangles in your beloved mutt. First among these considerations is the question of which brush to bust out?
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Als dat je pup niet bedekt, dan moet je misschien wat professioneel verzorgingsadvies inwinnen. In feite is dat waarschijnlijk hoe dan ook een goed idee. Vraag je plaatselijke dierenarts of verzorger wat voor soort borstel ze zouden aanbevelen voordat je de bank verslaat met de speciale borstels waarover je in Dog Fancy magazine leest. Next you need to think about how to brush your dog. It’s not a complicated process, but there are some idiosyncrasies and intricacies that bear mentioning. For example:

• where to start,
• whether to go with or against the grain,
• and how long to continue.

Start at the dog’s head and be extra careful here, because your pup’s skull is the most sensitive part. And you may need to avoid the frisky mutt’s bite as they might think that brushing is a new game, if they aren’t used to the idea. Start at the head and work your way down the body until you get to the legs and tail. Then do those individually in any order you choose.

Going against the grain is usually reserved for those shorter finer coats that won’t pull so strongly against the dog’s skin. However double coated dogs require both: with the grain for the top layer, and against to get those hard to reach bottom hairs.

As for how long you need to keep this up, that’s entirely up to how clean you need your dog to be. Some mutts can be brushed for hours and still have plenty of fur in reserve so use your best judgment and get to work!