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    Senior Dog Abulafia's Avatar
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    Thank you all! This is hugely helpful. And yes, she's already developing a very heavy coat, so getting her to tolerate grooming is crucial. Frankly, she'd been doing so well with socialization, potty training, crate training, obedience, therapy training, general temperament—it had slipped my mind to accustom her to grooming regularly. Maybe she'll never like it. Luckily, save in coat-blowing season, very quick sessions should do it (I think).

    Anyway, we'll get on it now—she's a very easy going dog, so I am not too worried, but it's something to work on. And I'm glad I can use my regular Dremel. This is all very helpful.

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    Your puppy is still young and they get weirded out sometimes. There should be no reason why you can't easily overcome these issues. With my current (and past) dogs being fair-minded but firmly setting expectations for the puppy has always worked. When my dogs were little and it came time to groom, I would tether the dog or leash him up then introduce the brush. I jackpot with high value treats for interacting with the brush and progress from there. Same with the dremel and jackpotting; touch toes with dremel off (jackpot)...progress to dremel on (no touching of toes, jackpot)...touch toes with dremel on, and move to full dremeling. When I groom the dogs it is a time for brushing but also lots of pats and individual attention. I've never had a dog who had to be held down with force or taken to the vet for grooming. Mine learn that attention from me is a reward in itself, and grooming/being handled is a good thing. I'm sure you will get your pup back on track. Your breeder is also a good resource.

 



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