Dog Grooming & Hygiene

Your dog's grooming regimen can range from a simple washdown in the back yard to a full-blown spa ritual, complete with fancy fragranced products.   In any event, routine dog grooming serves three major purposes:

1. It keeps your dog's skin, coat, teeth, gums, and nails in a healthy state.
2. It helps you detect any signs or symptoms of problems or abnormalities.
3. It allows you to spend quality time with your pet which helps create a special bond between you and your dog.

It is therefore important to establish a daily or weekly grooming ritual that both you and your dog can enjoy.  Here is a series of top dog grooming tips from dog owners and experts you can use:

• DIY Dog Grooming: Finding the Best Location to Groom Your Dog
  
  DIY Dog Grooming: Finding the best location to groom your dog
• Dog Grooming Basics
  
  Master these simple dog grooming basics. . .
• Bath Time: Dog Bathing Supplies
  
  Here are 7 essential dog bathing supplies to have on-hand. . .
• Bath Time: 7 Tips on Choosing the Right Dog Shampoo for Your Pet
  
  Any old dog shampoo won't do. Take these helpdul tips under consideration...
• Your Dog's Eyes: Care and Cleaning
  
  Want to learn how to keep your dog's eyes clean and healthy? Read this helpful tip. . .
• Dog Coat Care: A Tangled Mess? Dog Hair Mat Removal
  
  Dog Hair 911: Here's a tip on dog hair mat removal
• Dog Coat Care: How to Groom a Long-Coated Small Dog Breed
  
  DIY Tip on how to groom your long-coated small dog breed
• Your Dog's Ears: Basic Ear Care
  
  Your Dog's Ear Care: Ears are one of the central breeding areas for all sorts of infections so it's your responsibility to take good care of your dog's ears...
• Your Dog's Ears: Step-by-Step Grooming
  
  Three steps that you can take to make sure that your dog's ears are in good condition
• Your Dog's Dental Care
  
  Clean teeth and gums are important to the overall health of your dog. Here's a brief list of the most common dog dental problems and ways of preventing them.
• Dog Grooming Tip: How to Clip Dog Nails
  
  AUDIO: As part of your dog grooming routine, giving your dog a pedicure can be done by you or a professional. For the do-it-yourselfer, here's how to clip dog nails...