Wash the dog. Give your dog a bath and let him dry thoroughly before you clip him. Avoid clipping a dirty dog if at all possible. The dirt will clog the clippers and make your job difficult.
Can you groom a dog before bathing?
It turns out that grooming your dog prior to a bath is actually very useful and important. Removing excess dirt, debris, and dead hair prior to the bath prevents exposure to contaminants to areas of the body, such as eyes and genitals, from runoff bath water that can contain bacteria.
Do groomers bathe dogs before or after grooming?
Generally, in most cases, you need to do preparation work before giving a bath to your dog. Once, the dog is clean and dried completely, the groomer can finish the rest of the services included in grooming.
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