shih tzu
When can i start taking my shih tzu to the groomer?
I have a nine week old shih tzu. Her eyes are green but you can’t even see them. And let’s not start on the nails. She loves to sit on my shoulder but i always end up with scratches all over me. When i was getting ready to make an appt for her a friend of mine told me I had to wait until she was 12 weeks old. I’m new at owning a puppy so I have no clue.
Hello!
I am a proffessional groomer in Rhode Island and we like to have the puppies come in when theya re about 10-12 weeks for their first nail clipping, ear cleaning, and glands done. We like to put them in one of the cages for a few minuetes and let them play around the dryer to get used to everything so that when they are older and ready for a full grooming, they won’t be frightened by the noises and other dogs.
Make sure you take your dog to a reputable groomer who has been in business for a long time and knows what they are doing. You can also specify what shampoo you would like used on her. Being a shihtzu, I would recommend whitener and E-Oil or oatmeal shampoo. They tend to have dry skin, so oatmeal spray would be goos as well as E-Oil spray. You will have a choice to get either a show cut or a pet-cut. Here are the two cuts:
Show-Cut
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Pet-cut
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The show cut takes a lot of grooming and your dog will have to go every four weeks to keep it maintained. The pet cut will allow you to take her every six weeks because it is much shorter than the show-cut.
Good luck with your puppy.
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