A comb and specially designed bristle brush are used to groom a shitzu. Grooming should be started from head. Always an additional care should be given while grooming near the eyes. Bristle brush will be very useful while grooming as the hair will fall into shitzu’s eyes. To avoid this, using scissors should cut the hair around the eyes. There are famous parlours with specialized people to groom the shitzu. The over growth of hair around the eye will lead to a problems like irritation and infection and may need medical attention. To avoid the tangles in the ears of the shitzu, it is most important to comb or brush it on a regular basis. It is a time consuming one to do the shitzu grooming. Grooming need a few minutes only to finish! But that few minutes should only decide the style of the shitzu’s hair in future. So, one must be very careful while grooming.
Shitzu is a kind of very intelligent dog, which will learn the time taken to groom. It is very difficult to groom very active dogs like shitzu. While playing also, the grooming can be practiced to the shitzus. This is the very easy way to groom shitzu neatly and quickly. It is necessary by choosing a same place or a table to shitzu grooming makes the place to be so accustomed and obey the instructions. There are chances to jump the shitzu for long. So it is not advisable to leave the shitzu on the table and go anywhere. The shitzu will feel uneasy if someone holds it while the grooms its hair. It will be so comfortable to give a good groom to shitzu by the owner as a regular practice.
I am training as a dog groomer – are the ones dog grooming suppliers sell just the same as hairdressing scissors??