Professional Grooming Offers Health Benefits In addition to keeping your dog looking and smelling great and reducing the amount of time you need to spend grooming your dog, professional grooming offers these health benefits: Regular (but not too frequent) baths wash away dirt and help prevent skin irritations.
What happens if you don't groom a dog?
If you don't groom your dog, dead skin and dirt are going to pile up on their coat. When you brush your dog, you're not only helping keep their coat healthy and glossy, you're also helping remove dead skin and dirt as well as dead fur and dandruff.
Do dogs actually need grooming?
Daily brushing is a must, says Curtis, perhaps even two or three times per day if you like to keep your dog's coat long. She recommends having a groomer visit every 3 to 4 weeks for baths and 6 to 8 weeks for haircuts.
Why you shouldn't groom your dog?
Shaving prevents cool air from getting to the skin because the undercoat is still present. And a shaved coat doesn't protect against the sun either, which exposes your dog to greater risks of overheating, sunburn and even skin cancer.
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