I bought the “Dog grooming for Dummies”because it received a lot of good reviews. However one of the reviewer commented that the book didn’t provide specific “how to” but only “what” information. Also it doesn’t have photos for most of the sections. I should have trusted his words. I was very disappointed with the book. The reviewer recommended this book. I bought it and was very pleased. It has a lot of “how to” information with photos. It also provides a trick that I was looking– how to groom dog’s facial hair if the dog doesn’t cooperate (which is the way my dog did) — Grab the dog’s hair under its chin. There was a shih-tzu in the photo. This is exactly what I was looking for and I have a shih-tzu! Now grooming my Lilly’s facial hair is no longer a problem to me. This is a small book but with a lot of helpful information! I highly recommend it!
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All right, to be fair, I just now started reading this book which was delivered today. I am so excited about it that I wanted to write a review before I tried some of the techniques. I’ll have to update after I’ve applied some of the info.
This book has it all! It gives information on grooming tables, arms, restraints (loops or nooses), how to groom a nervous and/or snippy dog, how to express the anal sacs (if necessary, & you must be careful), how to groom hairy paws, all about shampooing, clippers and blade sizes & how to maintain them, tells why not to use scissor on dirty dogs(bathe them first), how to take care of the dog’s teeth, even talks about food and food allergies….oh, my goodness, this book is chock full of helpful information.
I had to resort to grooming our shih-tzu because his experience with groomers was not a good one. He was cut most of the time by a groomer, not always, but enough times to make him throw up in the car the last time we took him to a groomer. I’ve been struggling with grooming this nervous shih-tzu for over 5 years & decided I need some equipment and a book of instructions. We keep his hair long. The equipment is on the way, & I think this book fits the bill for me. I’m anxious to read through it more thoroughly and then give it a try.
*update: I’m still lovin’ this book! But you won’t learn how to do a specific breed cut. You will find great basic ideas that you can apply. If you keep your shih-tzu’s hair on the short side, this book explains how to trim the hair to make the dog’s front legs appear to be straight. There is a deskunking recipe, how to kill fleas with dish soap; vinegar is great for yeasty skin; the correct mixture of Listerene and water in a spray bottle will make a dog’s hair shine. There’s lots more useful info in this well-written, informative book.
**Update: My friend just used the de-skunking recipe and said it worked!!!
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This book is full of useful information, but unfortunately it is lacking in illustrations or photos that would help the “Dummies” learn from scratch how to bathe, clip, and otherwise groom their dogs. This is too visual/hands on a process to be simply described in words.
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This book was a disappointment: was not about grooming your pet to a certain cut, or which parts to do first, blade differences for paws and ears, but more about how to get your dog into a tub or be brushed. Some nice tips on getting nasty things out of fur, but anything more than that, the book seems to recommend going to ask your local pet groomer to teach you. Not helpful for folks looking to undertake seriously grooming their pet. I did try the Everything Dog Grooming book, which was much more helpful.
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I own this book personally. I am just starting in the field of Dog Grooming and this book was EXTREMELY helpful. It was very clear to understand what the writer was talking about. I give it two thumbs way up.
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July 18, 2011 
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shih tzu grooming,
I bought the “Dog grooming for Dummies”because it received a lot of good reviews. However one of the reviewer commented that the book didn’t provide specific “how to” but only “what” information. Also it doesn’t have photos for most of the sections. I should have trusted his words. I was very disappointed with the book. The reviewer recommended this book. I bought it and was very pleased. It has a lot of “how to” information with photos. It also provides a trick that I was looking– how to groom dog’s facial hair if the dog doesn’t cooperate (which is the way my dog did) — Grab the dog’s hair under its chin. There was a shih-tzu in the photo. This is exactly what I was looking for and I have a shih-tzu! Now grooming my Lilly’s facial hair is no longer a problem to me. This is a small book but with a lot of helpful information! I highly recommend it!
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|Fantastic….just what I was looking for,
All right, to be fair, I just now started reading this book which was delivered today. I am so excited about it that I wanted to write a review before I tried some of the techniques. I’ll have to update after I’ve applied some of the info.
This book has it all! It gives information on grooming tables, arms, restraints (loops or nooses), how to groom a nervous and/or snippy dog, how to express the anal sacs (if necessary, & you must be careful), how to groom hairy paws, all about shampooing, clippers and blade sizes & how to maintain them, tells why not to use scissor on dirty dogs(bathe them first), how to take care of the dog’s teeth, even talks about food and food allergies….oh, my goodness, this book is chock full of helpful information.
I had to resort to grooming our shih-tzu because his experience with groomers was not a good one. He was cut most of the time by a groomer, not always, but enough times to make him throw up in the car the last time we took him to a groomer. I’ve been struggling with grooming this nervous shih-tzu for over 5 years & decided I need some equipment and a book of instructions. We keep his hair long. The equipment is on the way, & I think this book fits the bill for me. I’m anxious to read through it more thoroughly and then give it a try.
*update: I’m still lovin’ this book! But you won’t learn how to do a specific breed cut. You will find great basic ideas that you can apply. If you keep your shih-tzu’s hair on the short side, this book explains how to trim the hair to make the dog’s front legs appear to be straight. There is a deskunking recipe, how to kill fleas with dish soap; vinegar is great for yeasty skin; the correct mixture of Listerene and water in a spray bottle will make a dog’s hair shine. There’s lots more useful info in this well-written, informative book.
**Update: My friend just used the de-skunking recipe and said it worked!!!
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|Dog Grooming for Dummies,
This book is full of useful information, but unfortunately it is lacking in illustrations or photos that would help the “Dummies” learn from scratch how to bathe, clip, and otherwise groom their dogs. This is too visual/hands on a process to be simply described in words.
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|More like Dog Bathing For Dummies,
This book was a disappointment: was not about grooming your pet to a certain cut, or which parts to do first, blade differences for paws and ears, but more about how to get your dog into a tub or be brushed. Some nice tips on getting nasty things out of fur, but anything more than that, the book seems to recommend going to ask your local pet groomer to teach you. Not helpful for folks looking to undertake seriously grooming their pet. I did try the Everything Dog Grooming book, which was much more helpful.
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|Very Good,
I own this book personally. I am just starting in the field of Dog Grooming and this book was EXTREMELY helpful. It was very clear to understand what the writer was talking about. I give it two thumbs way up.
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