Grooming Guide - Grooming a Full Coated Shih tzu

The Shih Tzu is a lovely little dog whose captivating expression is crowned by a beautiful, long coat. Usually, one can hear people wondering what a difficult, complicated, time-consuming task the coat needs to be.

It's especially important to get the puppy used to grooming. It will usually take a couple of minutes to groom the puppy, but these minutes are a very important practice for the future. Often the puppy doesn't want to stay still while grooming, but that doesn't mean the puppy can't be trained. The Shih Tzu is a smart dog that learns the basics of grooming very quickly with the help of regular practice.

It's necessary to practice grooming and to stay still after the first puppy could play and rage. This way, the puppy is going to be more peaceful and easier to manage. The puppy should be used to being treated in the same place, maybe even on a table, so that the owner does not have to crouch.

The table should not be designed, especially for trimming. Any kind of table will take place as long as the firm surface is used so that the puppy can feel secure to be able to sit and stand firm. When the puppy is sitting quietly, groom the hair with a brush or a comb.

Use your spare hand to hold the puppy delicately but tightly.

Apart from being smart, Shih Tzu is also daring and may try to jump down despite the distance. So never leave the puppy alone on the table. At 4 months of age, the hair in the forehead will be long enough to be collected into a top knot.

This must be practised right from the start. Another thing to do is train the puppy to lie on his/her side on the surface. This skill will make haircare easy later when the dog has matured and has a lot of hair.

You could begin by teaching the puppy to:

• lie on his / her back to your lap while combing his/her paws. When the puppy is getting away, do not give up until he's calmed down.
• You may start to teach him/her on the table when this practice succeeds. Put a soft cushion on the table and have the puppy on his side of the towel.
• Hold him/her with the other hand and groom with the other hand. It's better not to ask anyone to hold the puppy with both hands because it's just going to make him/her feel uncomfortable.

The puppy is going to think, "Now that they're holding me so tight, I'm wondering what's gonna happen."

Instead, the trick is to loosen the grip little by little after the puppy has remained peaceful for a while. In this way, they will learn to loosen up and understand that this is not a big deal to do. Furthermore, while lying on the table and being groomed, you can also take a nap.

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*Source: *PetGroooming