Grooming The Wet Dog

One of my favorite things to do is to Groom dogs while they are wet. Afterall when do hairdressers cut your hair?… when it is wet.

Clean hair is less likely to ruin your blades due to dullness being caused from oil, sand and debris.

There are three things to do while the dog is wet:

1. Deshedding- Deshedding is a great way to use your brains and not your braun. Start by heavily conditioning the pet, use your force dryer to work the conditioner into the hair. You can also use a coat king, long needle pin brushes around chest area and britches to get those areas that are packed. You will find by deshedding the dog wet it will prevent hair from going everywhere since it is weighted down.

2. Dematting- Use shampoo (conditioner is designed to help moisture penetrate hair shaft making the hair thicker) since shampoo cleanses the hair shaft it actually makes it thinner and easier to dematt. You will also need a slicker brush, pin brush (wooden pin) and force dryer. I know we have all been told "don't wet matts" when they actually mean "don't wet and DRY matts". Every time a matt dries it tightens and can actually start to pull the dogs skin up into the matt. I bathe my dogs regularly then add a generous amount of shampoo to the matted area, sometimes I may use my force dryer to actually push that shampoo down and help it to break up the dirt and move it out of the way. I then use a slicker brush or my personal favorite a wooden pin brush to dematt. Since the matt is coated with slicky shampoo the matts work out much easier.

3. Wet Shaving-  Wet shaving will leave about 2 blade lengths longer once the coat is dry (ex: a 2 comb wet will dry the length of a 0c). Use for dogs that the parents want longer than an e comb or for dogs that have dense coat even if you keep it short (cockapoo) and matted mess shave downs. Wet grooming is actually healthier for your lungs since you aren't breathing all of that hair in and is less likely to damage the hair.

To wet shave you bathe the dog as you normally would, lightly towel dry them and then groom. A parent who is dreading having their dog shaved due to matting will be happy when the pet comes home a little fluffier. Wet shaving helps your blades to glide through the hair easier.

I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE my Laube clippers for grooming wet dogs- the are cordless, the moter is encased so water/moisture can't get to it and they go through anything. I use them on the St.Bernard yearly shavedown and on the full coated thin hair Maltese. They do it all!

Comments

[Chris Sertzel]

Hello! I haven't had time to sit and read and catch up on my blog reading in so long--finally did today! Thank you so much for all of these wonderful articles, Kristen!

[Emily Rupe]

Awesome advice!! Wet shaving saved two of my clients today from looking like pinky mice and possibly having to refer a vet for pelt removal. Both dogs dry were unable to get a #15 through, but after trying the technique you recommended I was able to wet shave one with the #15 and the other #30. The best part is they still were able to be cute!!

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