Taking The Grrr Out of Grooming Your Dog: Trust Based Techniques for a Calmer Grooming Experience

by Sue Williamson, Jane Harvey (Editor), Sarah Fisher (Foreword)

This book has been written in response to the many guardians I hear struggling to groom their dogs. I hope that my experiences can offer techniques to help overcome their grooming related issues. I have focussed mainly on brushing and some basic help for clipping claws, with a little discussion around bathing and drying. I use the techniques in this book to achieve positive outcomes and reduce stress for both myself and the dogs I groom as a professional groomer, and with my own dogs. There are many other positive and effective techniques to explore and new methods are evolving all the time.Some basic canine behaviour is included to help you understand your dog. It is so important that we observe when he is anxious, by taking notice of his body language, in order to learn how we can change the way he views being groomed by taking smaller, more manageable steps. This book will expand your dog behaviour toolbox with some wonderfully simple techniques for less stressful grooming. Easy to apply, you will see significant improvements in the behaviour and wellbeing of your dog whilst you are grooming.

97 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 19, 2019

Reviews

[Janci Patterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm familiar with counter-conditioning and fear free techniques, but my dog training course did not cover grooming-specific techniques. This book really helped me to understand how I can use fear-free techniques and counter conditioning specifically for grooming--letting it be my dog's choice how much grooming she is comfortable with (how fast, how often, etc) while also getting all the grooming done that she needs to keep her healthy and comfortable. I'm excited to implement the techniques with my dog so we can make progress on her grooming reactivity.