Many dog owners think of clipping and trimming as just a mechanical activity. but clipping and trimming a dog is an art. Trimming the coat or clipping the nails needs to be carried out in a careful manner to avoid injuring the skin or nail. Trimming the coat must be done per the breed characteristics. If the coat is not trimmed properly, it can lead to dust accumulation in the coat, and the dog may start showing the symptoms of skin disease. This is especially true when the grooming itself is not performed in the proper manner.
Trimming the coat helps to rid of parasitic burden to a greater extent and trimming your dog is most useful in exposing the type and extent of any parasitic problem afflicting the dog. Many pet health parlors are available where trimming your dog will be carried out in a safe, systematic manner.
Always use a sharp clipper and during the winter months, avoid close trimming. The closer trimming during the winter months will expose your dog to environmental stresses, expecially cold temperatures. Hence, the dog may become more vulnerable to the frostbite. Also avoid the close trimming of the coat or nail as this may cause injury to the underlying tissues causing bleeding in the concerned animal.
You will need to avoid any coat trimming and nail clipping when your dog is not healthy. Clipping and trimming instruments are available in most all pet shops, and avoid blunt instruments. They mosty likely will not cut well hence, much repetition of action is required. Always use modern equipment for clipping activities.
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