How to Brush Your Dog: Untangling the Issues

Cepillar la piel de su mascota no es sólo un problema de mantenimiento, es una necesidad! El cepillado ayuda a mantener a las mascotas limpias, elimina el exceso de derramamiento y sirve como una maravillosa experiencia de unión para usted y su mascota favorita. No importa cuánto fuzz su mascota produce, un poco de cepillado puede recorrer un largo camino.

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?
Si tienes un chucho con una capa larga y fluida que parece que podría ser candidato a un comercial de L'Oreal, necesitarás un cepillo de alfiler o algo con cerdas más suaves, dependiendo de tu preferencia. Las capas más blandas y más cortas mejoran con cerdas suaves o de grado medio. Un vagabundo como el abrigo que es todo enmarañado y desaliñado va a requerir cerdas firmes y cortas que se espacian de nuevo muy cerca.

Si eso no mantiene su cachorro cubierto entonces usted puede ser que necesite buscar algún consejo profesional de la preparación. De hecho, eso es probablemente una buena idea de cualquier manera. Pregunte a su veterinario local o groomer qué tipo de cepillo que recomendaría antes de romper el banco en el pincel de especialidad super leído acerca de en la revista Dog Fancy. 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!