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GROOMING YOUR NEWFOUNDLAND |
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THIS PAGE EXPLAINS HOW TO GROOM A NEWF IN FULL COAT WICH IS RECOMMENDED BEFORE EVER CLIPPING OR SHAVING THEM DOWN, THERE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES FOR THE CLIPPING AND SHAVING WICH ARE IN THE NEXT PAGE ON GROOMING.I HOPE THIS PAGE AND THE NEXT PAGE HELP YOU WITH THE CHORE OF GROOMING THAT TO ME IS THERAPUETIC FOR MYSELF AND MY BELOVED NEWFS. |
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CLICK HERE TO GO TO NEXT GROOMING PAGE |
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Tools to use when grooming your newf.You would benefit from having on hand a rake, dematting comb, slicker brush,and a fine toothed comb.
My routine is while they are in the tub i shampoo them and than while the shampoo is in i rake them getting all the dead undercoat out. The undercoat that is dead turns a red color. After combing them i rinse them off completely. I than get out my METRO or my K-9 II dryer. i prefer to use the metro to get most of the water out in the first 1/2 hour of blowing them. I than switch over to the K-9 II dryer as it has 2 powerful motors that do wonders, as the coat dries the dead hair flies.I than proceed to use the slicker brush, and where there are any matts i use the dematting comb. |
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CLICK HERE TO SEE PICS OF THE TOOLS I USE |
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Now is when you use the fine toothed comb. I use it by the ears, the sides, neck, and back legs before the feathering starts. I than take a thinning shears and scissor the ears, chest, undercarriage, and the neck. This takes a lot of time so i give them breaks inbetween and usually it is an all day job depending on how heavy the coat is. I groom completly every 3 months and in between if they need a quick bath they get one. |
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Now you must keep the feet pads cleaned out. Remember they have webbed feet. most breedsHAVE SKIN/TISSUE BETWEEN THE TOES, SOME HAVE A BIT MORE CONNECTING TISSUE THAN OTHERS, AND IT CAN BE OBSCURED BY THE LONGER HAIRED BREEDS. Be careful and take care not to splice the webbing.I use a clipper in the pads. You might use a scissors, you can buy scissors from pet stores. i clean out the pad and inbetween the toes i clean that out. I than round the foot. Do the nails monthly.It is good to start them from a young puppy to get them used to sitting for their feet. I start mine right away,doing one foot a day.Go slow and be patient, some of the giant breeds go thru fear stages, so you want to make this fun, give them play time right away after, or a favorite treat. |
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IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE TO GET EITHER OF THE DRYERS I MENTIONED ABOVE PLEASE FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL ME. THE DRYERS ARE A WORTHWHILE INVESTMENT. |
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