Summer is coming, and it’s the peak season for pet grooming. Do you know why pets need grooming and what are the steps and procedures for grooming? This edition specially invites the pet groomer who won the first place at last year's "Baolu First Famous Dog Show" to answer your questions in this regard.

Q: Why do pets need grooming?

A: This can be said from two aspects: health and fashion.

Grooming can keep your dog clean and healthy. During the grooming process, the beautician will check whether the pet's coat has fallen off a lot, whether there are skin diseases, redness, swelling, and sores, whether the pet is malnourished, and whether the dog's ears and eyes are inflamed, and whether the toenails have grown into the flesh. , whether there is inflammation of the anus, etc. In short, pet grooming can enhance the health of your pet.

In addition to health reasons, pet grooming is also a fashion trend. Grooming techniques combined with pruning techniques can bring out the advantages of your pet. You can also give your pet different shapes according to personal preferences and regions, so that your baby Easier to care for, highlighting its cute side. The pet will become more confident and more likeable because of the change in its appearance.

Q: What are the steps for pet grooming?

A: Regular pet grooming includes the following procedures:

Brushing: Use a brush to brush the dog's coat. This can remove dead hair and knots on the dog's body, making the coat soft, neat and shiny.

Combing: After completing the brushing step, use a comb to comb the coat. Because there will be small knots after brushing, you must use a comb to comb it thoroughly.

Ear and eye cleaning: Dog ears (especially the ears of long-eared dogs) are more susceptible to ear diseases, so ear inspection and cleaning are indispensable. Tear lines and eye excrement in the eyes are the main reasons why facial hair turns brown, so in addition to daily grooming, special treatments are required during beauty and bathing.

Trim toenails: If your dog’s toenails are too long, they will pierce into the toenails, making it difficult to move around. This step is also very important during grooming.

Bathing: After completing the above four steps, you can give your dog a bath.

Drying: After taking a bath, use an absorbent towel to absorb the water, and then blow dry with a bellows or hair dryer.

Trimming: This is the last step, which refers to trimming the entire body of the dog. Each breed of dog is very particular about how it should be trimmed.

Q: Why do you need a professional beautician to do it?

A: When grooming pets, you must have a high sense of responsibility, love and patience. During the grooming process, if you find anything wrong with the pet, you must tell the owner; and pet grooming is a very professional technology and must go through formal procedures. Training is divided into different levels abroad.Don't. Only professional operation can give pet owners confidence.

Q: How often should a pet be groomed?

A: In principle, do it once a month and take care of it frequently at home.

Q: Is pet grooming common in other places?

A: Pet grooming has developed relatively well abroad, as well as in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Taiwan is a little earlier than Hong Kong. Nowadays, pet grooming in Hong Kong is developing rapidly because Hong Kong people are easy to accept new things and love to catch up with trends, so they can easily absorb new grooming technologies and information quickly. Moreover, Hong Kong people are more open to pet keeping and are willing to invest in pets. Pets are also well taken care of.

Q: What should owners pay attention to when taking their pets for grooming?

A: When an owner takes his pet for grooming, he should wait outside the grooming room, because the dog's mood is unstable when seeing the owner, which will affect the beautician's work.