How to Groom A Yorkshire Terrier \

Pet grooming at a young age also allows the animal to get used to the tools and apparatus used in the pet grooming experience. Scissors and brushes can be scary things to a novice puppy or kitten. Initial reaction of the animal is to bite or claw at the brush. They have a strange tool pulling and brushing their hair and their natural reaction is to defend themselves. 

Some rabbit owners prefer a plastic wide toothed comb for their grooming. When properly groomed and cared for long haired rabbits, like Angora's, are gorgeous. The problem is keeping all that hair combed, clean, and free of mats is quite a chore. If a rabbit owner isn't showing their long haired rabbit, they typically trim the hair so that it is only one inch long. 

A small dog may be cleaned easily in the kitchen sink as the spray attachment is a perfect tool for rinsing. Thoroughly wet the animal's coat, and apply a liberal amount of mild pet shampoo. Quality shampoos are available in many discount stores and a full-line pet store can provide additional choices for specific problems such as fleas, ticks, or dry skin problems. 

As you groom your animal, the animal becomes more placid and at ease. Your pets grooming method may include using brushes, clippers or variety of other instruments. Let your pet smell, the instrument before you start applying it to their hair or skin. The more familiar they are with the tools that you use, the less they will feel stressed having an unknown object structure near and on their body. 

Cats oral grooming habits involve swallowing large quantities of hair. Most of the swallowed hair passes harmlessly through the cat's digestive system. Problems occur when instead of passing through the cat's digestive system the hair remains in the cat's digestive system. As time passes the undigested hair collects with other undigested hair, these hairs stick together, until a hairball forms in the cat's stomach. 

Making Sure Your Pet Guinea Pig is Properly Groomed The site of a guinea pig nosing around in a pile of fresh shavings is an image that brings a smile to both parent's and children alike. A large population of adults have fond memories of the guinea pig they raised as a child. It doesn't take a lot of encouragement before they are describing the way it looked and recounting the adventures they shared.