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900 answers in Grooming & Daily Care — page 15 of 38
A Jindo needs grooming about once a week, brushing through its dense double coat to keep the undercoat clear, with much more frequent short sessions during its heavy twice-yearly sheds. Baths are rare, because the breed is fastidiously self-cleaning with very little natural odor, and over-bathing works against the…
A Japanese Spitz needs grooming a few times a week, with a brush worked through its profuse stand-off double coat to the skin, rising to daily short sessions when the undercoat sheds heavily. Surprisingly for a white dog, the coat sheds dirt well, so baths stay occasional, but eye-area wiping is a regular job because…
A Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen needs grooming about once a week, but that session must be thorough, working through its rough, shaggy double coat to the skin rather than skimming the harsh top layer. Add a beard comb a few times a week, long-ear checks in the same session, and periodic hand-stripping or a groomer's…
A German Longhaired Pointer needs grooming two or three times a week, because its long, wavy coat and generous feathering tangle and collect field debris far faster than a short pointer coat. Comb the ears, chest, legs, belly fringe, and tail after outings in cover, keep baths need-based, and check the feathered ears…
A Finnish Lapphund needs grooming about once a week in ordinary times, with a brush and comb worked through its profuse double coat to the skin, especially in the ruff, britches, and tail plume. During the seasonal undercoat blow, switch to short daily sessions until the shed passes, because loose undercoat felts…
A Feist needs grooming about once a week, and very little of it, because this small American hunting dog's short, smooth coat takes only a brush or mitt to shed out loose hair and expose the skin for a check. Baths follow work in the woods rather than a schedule, and the weekly session is better spent on ears, feet,…
A Drentsche Patrijshond needs grooming once or twice a week, combing through its medium-length wavy coat and paying particular attention to the feathering on the ears, neck, legs, and tail where tangles form. After field work, add a same-day check for burrs and seeds, and keep baths occasional since the coat sheds…
A Danish-Swedish Farmdog needs grooming only about once a week, because its short, smooth, close coat takes a few minutes with a brush or grooming mitt to clear loose hair and check the skin. Shedding is light for most of the year with a modest seasonal increase, and baths are occasional and quick. That leaves the…
A Chinook needs grooming about once a week for most of the year, brushing through its thick double coat to keep the dense undercoat from packing down. When the coat blows, which it does heavily once or twice a year, short daily sessions are the realistic answer until the shed passes. Baths are rare, and the coat…
A Cesky Fousek needs grooming about once a week, with a brush and comb through its distinctive harsh coat, plus beard attention a few times a week and periodic hand-stripping to keep the wire texture weatherproof. The coat combines a dense undercoat, harsh guard hairs, and longer straight hairs, so skipped weeks let…
A Catalburun needs grooming about once a week, because its short, smooth coat takes only a brush or mitt to clear loose hair, leaving the weekly session free for ear, foot, and skin checks. Baths are occasional, and shedding stays modest for a short-coated dog. The breed's famous split nose needs no grooming at all,…
A Catahoula Leopard Dog needs grooming about once a week, with a brush through its short to medium coat to clear steady shedding and give its striking marbled skin a once-over. Shedding picks up with the seasons, when a second weekly pass helps, and baths follow the dog's working life around water and mud rather than…
A Braque du Bourbonnais needs grooming only about once a week, and barely that, because its coat is among the shortest and finest of any pointer, asking for a soft brush or a wipe with a damp cloth rather than a grooming session. Baths are rare, and the standing jobs are a weekly ear check and a look over feet after…
A Braque d'Auvergne needs grooming about once a week, because its short, fine, close-lying coat asks for little more than a brush or rubber glove to lift loose hair and keep the skin in view. Baths are occasional and need-based, and the breed's hanging ears deserve a weekly check, especially after work in wet cover.…
A Bohemian Shepherd needs grooming once or twice a week, working a brush and comb through its medium-long, thick double coat before the undercoat packs down behind the ears and in the leg feathering. During the twice-yearly shedding periods, step up to several shorter sessions a week to clear loose undercoat before it…
A Biewer Terrier needs grooming almost daily if its long, silky tri-color coat is kept full length, because that fine hair tangles at the skin and mats quickly behind the ears, under the legs, and around a harness. A thorough brush and comb several times a week is the minimum even in a shorter puppy cut, alongside…
A Bergamasco Sheepdog needs far less grooming than its dramatic coat suggests, because the hair is meant to form flat, felted flocks that should not be brushed out once established. Hands-on time goes into separating forming flocks by hand in a young dog, keeping the coat clean and dry, and only rare baths, since a…
A Belgian Tervuren needs a thorough grooming about once a week in normal times, working through its long double coat to the skin, and much more often when the undercoat blows. During those seasonal sheds, brief daily brushing keeps loose undercoat from felting into the feathering on the legs, chest, and tail. Baths…
A Basset Bleu de Gascogne needs grooming about once a week, centred on a brush-through of its short, dense coat and a proper check of its very long ears. The blue-mottled coat sheds steadily, so weekly brushing keeps loose hair off furniture, while baths stay occasional. The drooping eyelids and ear leather deserve…
A Barbet needs grooming several times a week, because its dense, curly, woolly coat mats down to the skin if combing is skipped, and a missed fortnight can turn a brush-out into a clip-off. Work a comb through to the skin in sections a few times weekly, bathe when the coat holds dirt, and keep the coat trimmed to a…
A Treeing Walker Coonhound needs straightforward daily care with two breed-specific emphases: its long, pendulous ears need weekly attention, and its short hound coat needs regular brushing to manage shedding and the breed's natural odor. Add a coat and foot check after time in the woods, where briars and ticks are…
A Thai Ridgeback needs light grooming but attentive daily care, because its very short, smooth coat takes only a weekly brush while its skin can be sensitive and its strong, independent nature makes handling routines worth keeping familiar. Baths should be infrequent and gentle, nails checked regularly, and the…
A Tenterfield Terrier needs only light daily care, thanks to a short, smooth, single coat that asks for a weekly rub with a mitt and a bath only when the dog has rolled in something. The jobs that actually fill this little Australian terrier's care list are tooth brushing for a small mouth, frequent nail checks, and…
A Stabyhoun needs modest daily care, because its long, silky coat is famously close to self-cleaning: dirt brushes out once dry, and baths are rare events. The real routine is a thorough brush once or twice a week through the feathering behind the ears, legs, and tail, plus the standard round of nail, ear, and tooth…
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