Hair and Nail Clipping for your Dog or Puppy

Hair and Nail Clipping for your Dog or Puppy

With the onset of warmer weather in many parts of the country, it is time to think about our dogs, and how the heat can affect them. Living in South Texas we are already seeing some Hot days, but the evenings are still a little cool for a short clipping. I know some other areas are still seeing snow (Being originally from New England I can feel for you) and the cold weather tips might help you.

Many dog owners might think of clipping their pooch as only the mechanical activity of the actual clipping process. What they fail to understand is that clipping a dog is a Art. Clipping a coat or nail needs to be carried out in a careful manner to avoid the injuries to the skin or nail.

Clipping of the coat is to be taken care of as per the breed characteristics. If the coat is not properly clipped, this may lead to the dust accumulation in the coat and the animal may start showing signs of skin diseases. This is true especially when the grooming activities are not done in a proper manner.

Clipping of coat helps to get rid of the parasitic burden to a greater extent and also, the clipping of your dog is of more useful to expose on the type of parasitic problem that the dog is likely to suffer. Many pet health parlors are available wherein the clipping of dog will be carried out in a more systematic manner.

Always make use of a sharp clipper and in the winter regions, avoid the close clipping. This is due to the fact that the closer clipping in the winter seasons may expose the dog to the environmental stresses like the cold climate. Hence, the dog may become more vulnerable to the frostbite.

Avoid the close clipping of coat or nail because this may cause injury to the underlying tissues and may cause bleeding in the concerned animal.

Many pet owners need to avoid any clipping activity when the animal is not in good health.

Clipping instruments are available to a greater extent in many pet shops. Avoid the blunt instruments because they may not clip well and hence, repetition is required often.

Always use modern equipments for clipping activities.