Released on: March 22, 2008, 5:51 am

Press Release Author: gurpreet singh

Industry: Internet & Online

Press Release Summary: The pins of your brush should make contact with the skin at
the beginning of the brush stroke. From there, make a straight stroke outward to the
ends of the hair. Try to teach your dog (and I say this in a \"do as I say, and not
do as I do,\" because this is a very hard thing for me to teach my dogs to do....but
that is me....and I need more practice. So with practice it can be done, and if you
are planning to have the long coat of hair on your shih tzu, you will need to teach
the dog to lie still on his side. Brush one layer at a time, then pull another layer
and repeat the process until you have brushed to the center part of your dog. So the
dog is on its side and you begin brushing at the lower end of the body and work your
way up to the top part of the body to the part. Once you complete one side, turn the
dog over and repeat the process.

Press Release Body: The pins of your brush should make contact with the skin at the
beginning of the brush stroke. From there, make a straight stroke outward to the
ends of the hair. Try to teach your dog (and I say this in a \"do as I say, and not
do as I do,\" because this is a very hard thing for me to teach my dogs to do....but
that is me....and I need more practice. So with practice it can be done, and if you
are planning to have the long coat of hair on your shih tzu, you will need to teach
the dog to lie still on his side. Brush one layer at a time, then pull another layer
and repeat the process until you have brushed to the center part of your dog. So the
dog is on its side and you begin brushing at the lower end of the body and work your
way up to the top part of the body to the part. Once you complete one side, turn the
dog over and repeat the process.

Start out slow, and start midway in the body. Do the legs, the tail, the feet, the
head and stomach area last. These can be some of the touchiest areas on the shih
tzu.

If you run into static electricity you can try a mixture of two tablespoons or less
of your favorite creme rinse mixed with two cups of water in a spritzer bottle and
lightly spray that on each layer as you are brushing. Put on some relaxing music for
the both of you and try to make an enjoyable time of \"bonding.\"

After thorughly brushing the dog, run a wide tooth comb through the layers. What I
do is have several types of combs on hand. I have one very wide tooth comb, a
regular comb and a very small comb that is actually best to use on the face or the
feet. With a comb, you can then get even closer to the skin and drag at each and
every tangle. Not really drag out, but gently remove the tangles that get very close
to the skin. And if you keep up on your brushing daily you won\'t have a big problem
running your combs through the coat slowly and gently.

After the bath,when blow drying your shih tzu, turn the temperature down as the hair
begins to dry. You can put your shih tzu in a cage with a dry towel in the bottom
after they have bathed and you have toweled dried. Allow the dog to shake out as
much extra moisture as possible. Turn the dryer in the direction of the cage to
blow-dry some of the moisture from the coat while you are not brushing. This can
reduce the brushing time and takes some of the stress out of brushing and drying the
hair at the same time. You will have a nicer affect if you finish the drying process
out of the cage while you brush the hair out.

Now for that beautiful, finishing touch - the topknot and bow. The absolute best way
to become a pro at this would be to watch a pro do it, such as a professional dog
groomer or handler.


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