Afghan Hound Care and Training - Grooming Tools and Grooming Procedure

GROOMING TOOLS - You will need the following items: 
nail clippers
a pin brush
a slicker brush
a comb with medium and coarse spacing between the teeth
a pair of pointed barbers scissors
a pair of rounded barbers scissors
a few spray bottles
a grooming table
a grooming arm
a hair dryer (1500 Watt or professional)




GROOMING PROCEDURE - The basic types of grooming include show, puppy and emergency. Emergency grooming is necessary to remove mattes that could damage the coat and cause the dog harm. Puppy grooming stimulates the coat to grow and removes dead puppy coat from the adult coat. Show grooming includes pre-bath conditioning, shampooing, rinsing, conditioning, rinsing, after bath conditioning, drying, brushing and combing. Show grooming may take up to six hours per dog, depending on coat density, texture and condition, puppy grooming should take no more than half an hour at a time as the pup becomes restless and emergency grooming depends on the reason for grooming. Never brush the Afghan coat when it's dry or dirty. This leads to breakage of hair and static electricity.