Dec 31

6 Steps To Grooming Your Labrador Retriever

The Labrador Retriever has small and smooth shedding coat that is water resistant and is fairly easy to care for. This breed wants to be bathed every three or four months. The coat should be brushed frequently to help keep it clean and gleaming. The ears should be cleaned weekly and the nails should be checked monthly to see if they require clipping.

The equipment required for grooming the Labrador Retriever is the shedding blade, stiff bristle brush, steel comb, nail clipper, ear powder, scissors, and Lanolin coat conditioner.

1. Brush the coat carefully with a stiff bristle brush and then comb through to eliminate any dead hair. A shedding blade may also be used in removing huge amounts of shedding hair.
2. Clean the ears by dusting the inside with medicated ear powder.
3. Trim the nails with a heavy-duty, pliers-type nail clipper, to avoid the nails from splitting. Make sure to only eliminate the tips of the nails to avoid cutting the quick.
4. Bathe and cage dry.
5. Scissor the whiskers on the muzzle as well as any long hair over the eyes and on the face.
6. Apply a lanolin coat conditioner by first putting a tiny amount on your hands and then rubbing it onto the coat.

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