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Fur Tamers: How to keep your dog’s coat looking at its best

Blogged by Tamzin on Tuesday January 8th, 2008 at 4:29 am in dog care | 0 Comments »

Dogs, unlike cats, don’t sit and groom themselves by the hour.  Actually, most dogs couldn’t care less about their appearance and couldn’t be happier than when they’re rolling around the ground on something stinky they’ve found.  Unfortunately for them, “essence of fido” isn’t a favorite scent of humans and wading through bales of shedding dog hair left on the furniture is way overrated.  So until our canine companions totally take over, they’ll have to live with us grooming them and trying to keep their coats healthy and shiny looking.

Pet salons provide a full array of grooming services and many people opt to avail themselves of their services.  Prices are usually reasonable and all the mess and fuss are left to the professionals.  However, for a variety of reasons not everyone elects to go this route; some don’t bother grooming at all and others just do it themselves at home.

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