How To Keep Your Dog Calm And Relaxed When You Groom Them
One of the difficulties many people have concerning dog grooming is not how it should be done but that their dog is uncooperative. This can manifest itself in behaviours that range from them being frisky and seeing the whole scenario as an excuse to play to a dog trembling with fear when it sees its owner approach them with clippers and brushes.
Thankfully, the National Cavoodle Association of Australia say that the vast majority of dogs will sit still and happily let you brush them, as in many cases, they find this soothing. Even when it comes to the point when the trimmers come out, they are still cooperative. However, what do you do if your dog is either uncooperative or, in the worst case, genuinely nervous when you start grooming them?
That latter scenario is the one that pains most dog owners as they hate the thought of anything they have done to cause their dog distress. So, if you have a dog that shows a degree of nervousness all the way up to being frightened, here are some ways you can relax them and help them to realise that being groomed is nothing to be nervous or fearful of.
Take Them For A Long Walk Beforehand
The less nervous energy your dog has, the calmer it will be, so to burn off as much of their energy as possible, you should take them for a long walk with lots of fetch games. By the time you get back and start grooming, they should be less energetic.