Even Chesapeake puppies need grooming. They don’t need a lot but they still need to be prepared for the grooming that they will receive as adults. You should start any puppy out weather they need grooming or not by handling their toes because all puppy and adult toe nails grow and need to be trimmed on occasion. It is much easier to start getting them used to this procedure than it is fighting with them as adults when they don’t want it done. You should squeeze each toe and hold on to the paws so the puppies get used to this. I have been doing this since day one and have been trimming their toe nails once a week.
Next I have been wiping their privates as sometimes this will need to be done as adults. Male dogs can have smegma (a green or yellow discharge from the penis) as girl dogs can have tucked up vulva’s that tend to get infected so they might need to be wiped as adults so I was getting them used to it now. As well as wiping their privates I was getting them used to having their ears cleaned. Ear infections can happen and when they do you need to clean the ears and apply medication. Touching the ears and massaging them gets them used to this when they become adults and the treatment is not as stress full.
You should also massage the puppies gums and practice brushing the teeth, you should open their mouth and get them used to that. You should be touching them any chance you can get, this will really help them out as adults.
Giving bathes is important too, why was it important to give a bath? Well let me tell you….our pal Noodles over at Noodle4president is having his very first contest. It was a grooming contest. He wanted the best before and after photos of your pet being groomed. I of course had to enter as I have been practicing grooming on my puppies. Purple girl was the chosen one for this contest. Here is our submission.
You can hop on over to Noodles page and place your vote, contest is open until Sept 4th.
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Nothing better than a clean pup!! xoxo
DakotasDen
Oh, clean smelling puppies…purple girl sure looks beautiful after her little bath.
You are the best dog breeder that I know! Again, consider raising Basset Hounds so I can be absolutely sure of getting a well-adjusted and healthy pup! BOL! I voted ☺
that splish-splash photo is PAWSOME!!!! and hugs and a BIG yay to you that you are such a fabulous breeder. it’s great that your pups go well groomed and well trained to their new furmilies. that’s outstanding, BRAVO! Easy smelled to high heaven and the car was no longer the same after his first ride.(fortunately the buyer of the car had a giant newfie who inspected the car first, otherwise we had a problem lol)
OMD purple girl should totally win! I wish everyone would read this and follow your advise! It takes so long with each of our rescues to get them used to nail trims, ear and teeth cleanings!
That is a big project with a big litter, but must be done!
Great to socialize them on grooming for when they get older. Well done. And can I just say, I LOVED purple’s submission! Yes, of course I voted for her. Who wouldn’t? She so dang adorable!
You are doing so amazing with these pups, and I am loving all the tips!!!
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What a great post! I really wish more people would read it and follow your advise! I think purple girl should totally win!! 🙂
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Hi Y’all!
I love my bath and grooming. I like to be vacuumed too.
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Hawk aka BrownDog
Every week I am more and more impressed by how well you are preparing these sweeties for their adult lives! I don’t know what the first year of Barley’s life was like–and luckily she’s very tolerant of anything I try to do to her, but grooming would be much easier and quicker if she’d been exposed to it earlier, I’m sure!
Such a good idea to get them used to that stuff. We have always tried to handle our pups’ feet a lot when they are little so they won’t be afraid of getting their nails cut.
Good to get the little ones used to grooming. Good job!
Purple girl is so adorable getting her bath and afterwards! What a great thing to be getting them used to all of that already!
Freighter was fine as a puppy but the older he gets the less he likes to be fussed with. But he is good for ears and brushing. Nails he puts up with….lol. These pups will have it down pat before they leave. Got a vote in for Purple girl too!
We did all but brush Sampson’s teeth. I wish I’d done that. Delilah was much older and I remember the first time I tried to clean her ears. LOL She’s so much better now~