Desensitizing Your Dog to Tile Floors
Happily for your chihuahua, this is one section of our groom training course they probably don’t strictly need. Chihuahuas are usually carried everywhere in the groom shop, owing to their…
Are Kennel Dryers Safe?
This course is aimed primarily at training your dog to be comfortable in the grooming environment, but here and there we need to stray from this to discuss safety. Kennel…
Blow Dryer Desensitization: Wind
The final aspect of the dryer most dogs dislike is the actual feeling of the wind blowing on them. Remember how Rocco would run away any time the heater clicked…
How to Desensitize the Sound of a Dryer
As you may have guessed from desensitizing your dog to water, the next step will be desensitizing the sound of the dryer. This is one situation where even if you…
Desensitization to Dryers
The most common blow dryer in the grooming world by far is the velocity dryer. This is because some groomers don’t keep kennel dryers at all due to the inherent…
Let’s Talk Dryers
When Rocco was a wee puppy, there was nothing that could send him running for the hills like the sound of the heater turning on. It was terrifying. It was…
Water Desensitization, Part 4
Now that your puppy is willing to trapse through a small amount of water for some snacks, we’re going to combine trapsing through water with the sound of running water.…
Water Desensitization, Part 3
When it comes down to water touching them, chihuahuas are probably the breed least open to change. If given a choice between walking through a puddle and going home early…
What Is International Chihuahua Appreciation Day?
International Chihuahua Appreciation Day got its start from the love of a dog. Famous Chihuahua founder Nadia Alterio wanted to celebrate her dog Teaka in a big way. On May…