How many here groom their own dog? Is your particular pooch low maintainance or high maintainance? What kind of things do you do when you groom your dog: brush? Bath? Clip Nails?

I "Use" To groom my dog but his coat got bad and full of dandruff. It was pretty bad, and one day during a pet parade some lady thought my dog was the cutest and she gave me a 30 dollar gift card to her grooming place. So after a few visits she got his fur fixed and seems like I wasn't bathing him the correct way and after that I been taking him to a groomer and so since then his fur has been really good and healthy. (knock on wood!)

I don't groom my dogs except if they smell bad beaucause they rolled in things no clean....

But border collie are dogs "Self-cleaning" lol.

Patchs' is low maintanence. A towel and a brush is about all I need to keep her clean. A quick bath once in a while and she's ready to go!!!

Neka needs a bit more work, she needs to be brushed out every few days and she sheds a bout more. I also have to dust mop several times a week to keep her hair from piling up in the corners.

I hear ya Michael, I have problems with Junior fur flying everywhere! Although I bet Neka's fur is a little heavier and falls easily, not with Junior, his is so light it usually flies around! Thank goodness he doesn't shed all too much anymore!

I also bath, dry, and brush my pooch. I dont' cut his nails because his walks do that, other than that he is a very clean dog

Steven_L wrote:

I hear ya Michael, I have problems with Junior fur flying everywhere! Although I bet Neka's fur is a little heavier and falls easily, not with Junior, his is so light it usually flies around! Thank goodness he doesn't shed all too much anymore! I also bath, dry, and brush my pooch. I dont' cut his nails because his walks do that, other than that he is a very clean dog

I DO trim thier nail. Patchs' nails grow very very fast.

Neka gets a nail trim about ever two months.

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we've trimmed his nails and give him baths ..but as for cutting hair... just a trim if he has matts ( which he hasnt had since he was a puppy) but i am not good with even my own hair , so i dont trust myself giving him a nice haircut..so yeah..we take him to a groomer to get him cut and glands expressed

props to you guys who groom your dogs!