Hates to be brushed
When the brush comes out she barks and carrys on. When I brush her- it's like wrestling a wet baby in the tub! LOL!!! I have tried the table, floor and my lap With Sheepies- will she get better the more we brush her- Should I change brushes? I don't want her to me matted and I love the longer hair puppies so I don't want to shave her down until we have to in the summer with the heat. Any ideas and suggestions Holly |
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| I am no expert but I can share my experience with you.
My Clayden loves to be brushed so he was not the problem. It was my GSD who thought the sensation of brush was something with a lot of teeth touching her. Her eyes went wide and she acted like she would be eaten alive. Therefore, I stopped forcing her. Instead, I started all over by getting her familiar with the brush first. I would have the brush in my hand whenever I gave her treat. After repeatedly doing it a few times a day for serveral days, she was not afraid of the present of the brush anymore. Then I proceeded to the next level, I pet her, praised her, occasionly inserted a stroke of gentle brush in between and gave her treats. Slowly and gradually, I increased the frequency and the number of the strokes. And now she loves being brushed even without treats. -Gigi |
| Several threads on this. Start with this one. There are other links within:
http://forum.oes.org/viewtopic.php?t=11876 |
| I brush my dogs at the end of the day, when we are all relaxing in front of rather mindless television shows.
For puppies, I keep it very brief and as an extension of cuddle and affection time. Most puppies love being scritched behind their ears, on their bums, on their tummies. So it's a pretty easy process to incorporate a few swipes of a comb or brush, but also in the context of giving affection--and folliwng up with praise, scritches and rubs and general physical affection. Again, keep it brief and fun, and end with affection. Having small treats availabel and treating generously is also helpful. As your puppy becomes accustomed to being brushed and handled, you can ease off t he treats. No one wants their puppy to be too fat! Gradually build up the amount of time brushing as your puppy learns to tolerate the comb and brush. Expect some mouthing of the comb and brush. Discourage it, yes, but don't be surprised or angry if it happens. Sherman is still very mouthy with brushes (and shoes. and pretty much anything of mine he can get his mouth on) at 1 year. Grooming sessions are great for grooming, sure, but it's also a good time to relax with your dog and also to get to know every inch of your dog, too--you should make a point of running your hands over every leg, handle the feet and ears, check between pads, look in the mouth, etc. This will accustom your baby to being handled and allow you to discover if anything is wrong in the way of a small cut or bruise or heaven forbid--tick! or whatever might be hiding under that lush beautiful coat. It's also an opporutnity to teach your dog her rightful place in the pack: submissive to you and willing to do whatever you ask, and to tolerate whatever you ask. |
| That was so Mojo.
"Oh, that's not a brush, it's a toy" "You're on the floor with me, it must be play time" And you just want to play with them because they are so cuddly and cute. He was quite the stinker when it came to brushing. I started having mini grooming sessions. Actually they were more like conditioning sessions. I would start brushing, if he tried to play with or mouth the brush, I would stand up, turn my back on him and totaly ingnore him. I would wait maybe 15 - 20 seconds and then try again. In the beginning, I was up and down quite a bit. But he finally got the idea. Now if he hears the basket I keep his brushes in, he comes running, his bum a wiggling. He still has ticklish feet but, by the time I have the rest of him brushed he is pretty relaxed. |
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