Category — Dog Grooming

If you’re a female, you already know how great it feels to give yourself and your friends a quick makeover, so why not do the same favor for your pooch? If you took advice from the previous post about grooming your own dog, you can add this to your list of things to do. There are some dog nail polish products specifically made for canines — it’s safe and durable.

Go with something non-traditional, like purple dog nail polish.

Or give your dog a french-like manicure.

There are tons of colors to choose from, you can even get creative for your dog’s Halloween costume.

Now, this is a topic that I find to be a little unusual, but I think it’s important that everyone should have knowledge on the subject. I still run into people who didn’t even know that female dogs had a cycle. I don’t know how many owners deal with the fact (besides getting her fixed), but I know that there are some products that can be used to make the situation less messy.

I would go with designer sanitary dog diapers instead of the usual black ones.

First off, most dogs aren’t going to be running around and acting normal during this time — instead she will lie around and only get up when she really has to. During this period, you can buy sanitary dog diapers.

If your female dog hasn’t be fixed and hasn’t had her cycle yet, you can expect it to start around 5 or 6 months of age for small breeds and between 6-10 months for larger dogs. The average menstrual cycle lasts between 4 and 9 days. Another term for a dog’s menstrual cycle is “heat”.

We try our best to keep our dog’s looking like new, but it’s pretty hard when they’re always rolling around in the grass and dirt. It’s important that we keep up dog grooming so that their sensitive skin doesn’t become irritated and so that we can be proud owners of dogs with shiny fur coats. It’s a good idea to begin grooming your dog early on to avoid having problems with getting them to sit still in the bath. Dogs have their own grooming needs, so make sure to learn about grooming your dog.

And if you would like to take your dog down “green” road, you should consider getting organic dog shampoo and conditioner. There are various types of herbal dog supplies out there that are non-toxic and equally effective - sometimes even better. I prefer organic for anything that comes to close contact with my or my dogs skin - less worries of infections.

Tired of your pooch scratching up your favorite furniture? Do like I did and give him or her a pedicure. Before, I used to only allow my vet to cut my dog’s nails for fear of cutting them too short and hitting a vein. Now, I use dog nail clippers that give a signal when the cutting limit has been reached. It’s a good idea to invest in such products because with traditional trimmers, you’d have to be an expert at stopping at the right point.

Trimming your dog’s nails isn’t only to avoid getting scratched up; it’s also a health hazard. Dog’s nails are tough, so they continue to grow and end up dragging across the floor while walking and running, which can become uncomfortable for them. This could lead to sores developing on their paws and can even cause problems further up their legs. The toes you want to trim regularly are the five front nails; the sixth (or the supposed thumb) doesn’t have to be trimmed too often.

When I heard from fellow coworker and dog lover that I had to check out Wiggles Dog Wigs, and that I better shut my office door because I am going to laugh so hard that I’ll cry, I didn’t believe the person. I was wrong.

The pug with the comb over worse than my dad’s Sunday hair do (sorry pops), the rasta dog that only needs some Bob Marley “Buffalo Soldier” in the background to complete the scene, and the pretty princess trying her best to copy a Marilyn Monroe look all but sent me over the top.

And if this wasn’t enough, Ruth Regina from Wiggles Dog Wigs has a YouTube clip from the Dave Letterman show that it just outrageous…check it out at this link.

How a dog can wear a wig is just beside me…I don’t think a dog would get low self esteem if its hair turned gray or wasn’t as full as in its hay day. Again, this really seems to be a topic where the owner wants to bling out Sparky or Lola.

Question for my readers…if you had to get a wig for your dog, would it:

A.) be a hair style you are currently sporting

B.) be a style you wish you wanted, but could never get away with

C.) be a conservative and classic look

D.) be a hippy and liberal look, ya man we jammin’

Seeing that my hair is thinning these days, I’d go for the comb over look for Sparky, since perhaps if he got some ladies with it, it means my best dog days could still be ahead of me…