Dog Grooming For Dummies

• Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Dog Grooming 5Chapter 1: What Good Grooming Is All About 7Chapter 2: Inside and Out: What Affects a Dog’s Coat and Grooming 25Chapter 3: Prepping for the Prettying 45Chapter 4: Training Your Dog for Grooming 69Part 2: Making Your Dog Look Good: The Basics 91Chapter 5: Mastering Brushing and Bathing Basics 93Chapter 6: Caring for Your Canine’s Teeth, Toes, Ears, Face, and (Ahem) Other Areas 109Chapter 7: Giving Your Dog a Great ’Do: Clipping Basics 129Part 3: Grooming by Coat Type: Beyond the Basics 141Chapter 8: Spiffing Up Short- and Medium-Coated Breeds 143Chapter 9: Warming Up to Double-Coated Breeds 157Chapter 10: Clarifying the Corded Breed’s Coif 171Chapter 11: Shaping Up the Clipped Breeds 181Chapter 12: Beautifying the Stripped Breeds 199Chapter 13: Tidying the Tresses of the Long-Haired Breeds 209Chapter 14: Poodles: A Breed Apart 219Chapter 15: Cleaning Up the Rescue Dog 241Chapter 16: Designer ’Dos for Designer Dogs 255Part 4: Grooming Specialties 271Chapter 17: Getting the Sticky and Stinky Stuff Out 273Chapter 18: The Skinny on Hairy Health Issues 285Chapter 19: Grooming Emergencies: Knowing Doggie First Aid 311Chapter 20: It’s Showtime! Grooming a Dog for the Ring 327Chapter 21: Going Pro: Starting a Dog Grooming Business 343Part 5: The Part of Tens 371Chapter 22: Ten Popular Myths About Grooming Dogs 373Chapter 23: Ten Time-saving Grooming Tips 381Chapter 24: Ten Best Ways to Make Grooming a Pleasant Experience 387Index 395

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