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900 answers in Grooming & Daily Care — page 21 of 38
A Field Spaniel sits in the middle: no full haircut, but more than brushing alone. The breed's glossy, medium-length coat with feathering on the chest, ears, belly, and legs stays healthy with regular brushing and combing, yet the feathering, feet, and areas under the ears need periodic light trimming to stop tangles,…
A Dandie Dinmont Terrier needs more than brushing: beneath that famous silky topknot sits a mixed double coat, crisp and soft hairs together, that keeps growing into a long body and skirt. It needs regular shaping, traditionally by hand-stripping the dead coat to preserve texture and colour, though pet dogs are often…
A Curly-Coated Retriever needs neither regular haircuts nor much brushing, which surprises most owners. The breed's tight, crisp curls form a dense weatherproof covering that clipping would open up and ruin, while enthusiastic brushing simply pulls the curls out into frizz. Care is mostly hands-on and occasional: work…
A Coton de Tulear does not strictly need haircuts, but brushing alone only works if it is done thoroughly and often. That long, fluffy, cotton-like coat tangles deep near the skin, and a Coton kept in full coat needs careful line brushing and combing several times a week, plus tidying around the eyes, feet, and rear.…
It depends which Chinese Crested you have, because the breed comes in two coats. A Hairless Crested, with its crest, tail plume, and leg socks, needs no haircut and no real brushing, though some owners tidy stray body hairs; its grooming effort goes to skin instead. A Powderpuff wears a full, soft, flowing coat that…
A Chesapeake Bay Retriever needs just brushing, not haircuts. The Chessie's dense double coat is deliberately harsh and oily on top with a woolly undercoat beneath, and that combination sheds water and insulates in cold marshes; clipping it removes the weatherproofing the breed was built around. Brush weekly to move…
A Cesky Terrier needs both: this breed is one of the few terriers that is clipped rather than stripped, and that silky, slightly wavy coat keeps growing into long furnishings, a beard, and a falling skirt that brushing alone cannot shorten. Expect periodic clipping or scissoring to hold the breed's shape, plus…
Just brushing — a Cardigan Welsh Corgi should never be given a haircut. The medium-length double coat is weatherproof equipment: clipping or shaving it damages the insulation, can change regrowth, and does nothing to reduce shedding. The real workload is brushing, once a week in normal times and every few days in…
Neither in the salon sense — a Cairn Terrier's wiry coat is traditionally hand-stripped, not clipped. Stripping pulls the dead outer coat out a few times a year so the hard, weatherproof jacket regrows and sheds very little in between, and a weekly brush and comb keeps the shaggy furnishings tidy between sessions.…
Just brushing, and very little of that. A Bull Terrier's coat is extremely short, smooth, and flat, with no length to trim and no undercoat management to speak of, so a weekly pass with a rubber mitt or soft brush removes loose hair and keeps the skin gleaming. Shedding is moderate and more noticeable than owners…
Brushing — but a great deal of it. A Briard's long, coarse double coat is traditionally never cut, and it sheds less than you would expect because loose hair stays trapped in the coat until you remove it. The price of that low shedding is a thorough line-brushing session every week, which for a full-coated adult can…
Just brushing — there is nothing on a Bracco Italiano to cut. The coat is short, dense, and glossy, lying flat over the whole dog, so the entire grooming programme is a weekly rub-down with a rubber mitt or soft brush to remove loose hair and polish the jacket. Shedding is moderate and mostly noticeable on light…
Mostly brushing, with light trimming if you want it. A Boykin Spaniel's rich brown coat is medium length and flat to wavy, with feathering on the ears, chest, legs, and belly that needs combing a couple of times a week to stop tangles and field debris taking hold. The breed does not need a styled haircut, but many…
Brushing is the non-negotiable part, and haircuts are your choice. A Bolognese grows a long, fluffy, single white coat that sheds very little but mats readily, so it needs combing through to the skin most days whether it is kept long or short. Many owners choose a shorter pet clip every month or two simply to cut that…
Just brushing, and not much of it. A Berger Picard wears a rough, shaggy double coat that is meant to look naturally tousled, needs no clipping or styling, and sheds less than most herding breeds. An occasional thorough brushing — many owners manage with a good session every few weeks, plus a check of the beard,…
Regular haircuts — brushing alone is not enough for a Bedlington Terrier. The coat is a distinctive mix of soft and harder hair that grows continuously into thick, standing curls, sheds very little, and will mat and felt if it is only brushed. Most pet Bedlingtons are clipped and scissored every month or two to keep…
Just brushing. A Beauceron has a short, dense double coat that is never clipped or trimmed into a style, so there are no haircuts in this breed's life at all. What he needs is a weekly once-over with a brush or grooming mitt to lift out loose undercoat, rising to every few days in spring and autumn when he sheds his…
Yes, moderately, and heavily twice a year. A Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever wears a dense, water-repellent double coat that releases hair steadily week to week, then blows its undercoat in spring and autumn, when red hair covers floors and furniture despite daily brushing. Weekly combing through the feathering on…
No, a Glen of Imaal Terrier sheds lightly to moderately for a double-coated breed, and most loose hair stays caught in that harsh, wiry topcoat until you brush it out. A thorough combing once or twice a week keeps the shaggy coat, leg furnishings, and beard from tangling, and you will notice a little extra undercoat…
Yes, expect a proper retriever level of shedding. A Flat-Coated Retriever carries a dense, flat double coat that sheds steadily through the year and much more heavily during seasonal coat changes, when loose undercoat can come away in handfuls. Regular brushing during those weeks keeps hair off your floors and…
Not heavily for a retriever. A Curly-Coated Retriever's tight, crisp curls form a single protective coat with far less loose undercoat to drift around the house than a double-coated breed carries, so day-to-day shedding is usually modest. You will still find some hair, especially during seasonal change and after the…
A puppy's first grooming appointment should be a short, gentle introduction rather than a full styling session: a warm bath with puppy shampoo, a soft brush-through, a careful nail trim, ear cleaning, and brief, calm exposure to dryer and clipper sounds. Ask the groomer to skip anything that overwhelms your puppy and…
Before booking, ask what experience the groomer has with your dog's breed and coat, what a standard appointment includes and how long it takes, how dogs are dried and whether they are ever left unattended, and what happens if mats, skin trouble, or stress are found mid-groom. Also confirm what health records they…
Stay calm and apply styptic powder to the nail tip with gentle pressure for a few seconds, which stops most quicked nails within minutes; if you have none, pressing the nail into a bar of soap or applying a pinch of cornstarch can help while you keep the dog still and quiet. Keep your dog resting and off rough ground…
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