Labrador Grooming Supplies

Just because they have short hair doesn’t mean that Labrador Retrievers don’t have to be groomed on a regular basis, because they do. Daily grooming sessions should include removing the dead hair from the dog’s coat with a short haired rake, an inspection of the dog’s ears to make sure they aren’t infected, a quick glance at the dog’s feet to make sure that the pads aren’t cut and a brush with a firm bristle brush.

Daily Labrador grooming will lessen the amount of hair the dog sheds in the house, strengthen the bond between dog and owner and help detect and prevent many skin conditions. While daily grooming is an important part of your Labrador’s life, there are times when more aggressive grooming measures will need to be taken. There are times when the Labrador will need its ears cleaned, its nail trimmed and it will need to be given a bath.

You will find that your grooming sessions are more enjoyable if you don’t have to spend an hour trying to track down your grooming equipment. Try to keep your grooming supplies in one place. You’ll find that a small rubber container is an excellent way to keep your dog’s grooming supplies in one place.

The trick to successfully bathing your Labrador is to make it as stress free as possible. Start by brushing your dog. This is an activity that they are familiar with from the daily grooming sessions and it should help reassure your dog that you won’t let anything bad happen. It is tempting, especially after the dog has been rolling in a smelly carcass it found in the woods, to use the most powerful shampoo you can find.

This is a bad idea. Try using children’s tear free shampoo, as this won’t irritate the dog’s skin and will make the bathing experience a little more pleasant. If you choose to use a dog shampoo make sure you dilute it before rubbing it into your dog’s skin. After bathing your dog, make sure the soap is completely rinsed out. Soap that isn’t rinsed will dry out causing an irritation that can later lead to a skin infection.

When they are grooming Labrador’s many dog owner forget about their dog’s ears and nails. Whenever the dog’s nails start to get long the owner will have to trim them. It is important to make sure that you don’t trim the nails to short. If your Labrador has white nails you can easily see the bloodline, the place where the nail turns pink. If the dog has dark nails you may want to take just a tiny bit of the nail off at a time. If you have never trimmed the nails before you’ll want to have a professional dog groomer or veterinarian help you the first time.

The ears are another important part of Labrador grooming. The breed seems to be susceptible to developing ear infections that are partly cause by the build up of dead skin, wax and dirt on the inside of the ear flap.

One trick to teaching your young Labrador Retriever puppy to behave itself during the grooming sessions is to keep them short. Puppies, like human children, have short attention spans and can only concentrate for a limited amount of time.

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