Groom Training: The Muzzle
Many people find the idea of muzzling a dog offensive. The reality is that just like every dog should learn how to handle sitting in a kennel, every dog should…
Desensitizing a Dog to Ear Care, Part 2
Move Cotton Ball Forward Now that your dog is completely fine with you holding the cotton ball, it’s time to start moving it. Bring the cotton ball toward the dog…
Desensitizing a Dog to Ear Care, Part 1
Desensitizing a dog to cotton balls probably makes little sense to the average owner. It’s easy to understand why a dog might be afraid of a pair of nail clippers…
Desensitization to the Toothbrush: Part 2
This is a continuation of our last post. If you have not yet reviewed the first one, please do so here. Treat on Toothbrush If you’ve been skimming this because…
How to Desensitize Your Dog to the Toothbrush
Chihuahuas are prone to dental issues. Daily toothbrushing can help maintain their oral hygiene so they don’t lose quite so many teeth at their next dental. The gold standard for…
Nail Trim Desensitization: Part 2
In our first section on desensitizing dogs to nail trimmers, we helped our dog acclimate to seeing the clippers in your hand. Now we’re going to take this a step…
Nail Trimmer Desensitization
Nail trimmers are often one of the most feared tools a groomer can show a dog. Some dogs are so fearful of a set of nail trimmers they will flee…
How to Desensitize Scissor Touch
When a dog doesn’t like being scissored, the biggest issue they have with them is usually having an unknown object coming close to a sensitive body part. Most often, trigger…
How to Desensitize the Sound of Scissors
Last week, we worked on getting our dogs familiar with the sight of the scissors, and feeling comfortable with them being held in your hand. The next step is to…
