Re: dog scared of brushing?

HOWEDY brandy,

BRUSHIN AIN'T YOUR PROBLEM.

Your dogs are DYIN from STRESS INDUCED AUTO-IMMUNE DIS-EASE
aka The Puppy Wizard's SYNDROME <{) ; ~ ) >

From: "gnGracie" <cogna...@cox.net>
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2002 20:14:27 GMT
Subject: Re: Was this a seizure?

Hi Marnie. Harley has never vomited after a seizure. When it's all
said
and done, he is always very frightened and much in need of reassurance
(or
maybe that was me!!). One thing I have noticed is that he becomes very

"pale/grayish" during and immediately after the seizure. It's hard to
explain, because he looks like an absolute explosion of fur, but I have

noticed a definite change in his coloring, possibly due to him feeling
ill
from the seizure?

Brandy

Hi

If you give treats to your dog, feel free to use them during these suggested exercices--reduce regular food intake accordingly.

Step One: Place the brush on the floor on the far side of the room from the dog. If your dog leaves the room encourage him back with happy playful talk, a toy, and/or treats. Spend time just being happy with your dog and giving him affection. Be sure to touch the dog all over, move him from side to side, hold his paws--things you might do when grooming--just do them playful and petting all the while. Do this until the dog at least does not react to the brush OR the dog begins to get the idea that the brush means a good time.

Step Two: Move the brush closer to the dog in gradual steps, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, etc, repeating the above. The goal is to be able to walk to the dog, lay the brush on the ground next to the dog, and then proceed with happy dog time.

Step Three:
Hold the brush under your arm and continue with the happy dog time. Remeber, if your dog balks and refuses to play at this stage, you need to go backwards and devote more work to the earlier stages.

Step Four: Play brushing. I say play brushing because no serious grooming, AT ALL, is to happen here. I would pick the brush with two sides--metal and nylon--and use the nylon side to just lightly skim the dog's back or other areas that are not prone to matting. Use almost no pressure on the brush. The nylon shouldn't pull on the hair. Make sure that you continue with the happy talk and pet your dog and stroke him, etc, between strokes. I would do this for a good week at the least before attempting real grooming work. Which brings us to the second phase.

Learning how to groom your dog. I can't teach that here, obviously, but I do suggest you have the spray on dematting liquid you can buy at petstores, a special metal prong looking tool that is just for dematting, and that you see if you can pay a reasonable fee to have a groomer give you the basics.

Knowing HOW to groom your dog in a relatively pain free way is going to let you get to the end of the journey and be a happy dog owner. There are methods to holding a mat, teasing it out with the detangler tool after soaking with spray, etc etc....will there be some tugging now and then? Sure--but painful tugging should be eliminated. And your pooch will be rolling over for those blissful belly brushings when you grab the soft brush.

Thanks

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The Amazing Puppy Wizard	Re: dog scared of brushing? HOWEDY brandy, BRUSHIN AIN'T YOUR PROBLEM. Your dogs are DYIN from STRESS INDUCED AUTO-IMMUNE DIS-EASE aka The Puppy Wizard's SYNDROME <{) ; ~ ) > From: "gnGracie" <cogna...@cox.net> Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2002 20:14:27 GMT Subject: Re: Was this a seizure? Hi Marnie. Harley has never vomited after a seizure. When it's all said and done, he is always very frightened and much in need of reassurance (or maybe that was me!!). One thing I have noticed is that he becomes very "pale/grayish" during and immediately after the seizure. It's hard to explain, because he looks like an absolute explosion of fur, but I have noticed a definite change in his coloring, possibly due to him feeling ill from the seizure? Brandy

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carol12	Hi If you give treats to your dog, feel free to use them during these suggested exercices--reduce regular food intake accordingly. Step One: Place the brush on the floor on the far side of the room from the dog. If your dog leaves the room encourage him back with happy playful talk, a toy, and/or treats. Spend time just being happy with your dog and giving him affection. Be sure to touch the dog all over, move him from side to side, hold his paws--things you might do when grooming--just do them playful and petting all the while. Do this until the dog at least does not react to the brush OR the dog begins to get the idea that the brush means a good time. Step Two: Move the brush closer to the dog in gradual steps, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, etc, repeating the above. The goal is to be able to walk to the dog, lay the brush on the ground next to the dog, and then proceed with happy dog time. Step Three: Hold the brush under your arm and continue with the happy dog time. Remeber, if your dog balks and refuses to play at this stage, you need to go backwards and devote more work to the earlier stages. Step Four: Play brushing. I say play brushing because no serious grooming, AT ALL, is to happen here. I would pick the brush with two sides--metal and nylon--and use the nylon side to just lightly skim the dog's back or other areas that are not prone to matting. Use almost no pressure on the brush. The nylon shouldn't pull on the hair. Make sure that you continue with the happy talk and pet your dog and stroke him, etc, between strokes. I would do this for a good week at the least before attempting real grooming work. Which brings us to the second phase. Learning how to groom your dog. I can't teach that here, obviously, but I do suggest you have the spray on dematting liquid you can buy at petstores, a special metal prong looking tool that is just for dematting, and that you see if you can pay a reasonable fee to have a groomer give you the basics. Knowing HOW to groom your dog in a relatively pain free way is going to let you get to the end of the journey and be a happy dog owner. There are methods to holding a mat, teasing it out with the detangler tool after soaking with spray, etc etc....will there be some tugging now and then? Sure--but painful tugging should be eliminated. And your pooch will be rolling over for those blissful belly brushings when you grab the soft brush. Thanks Pet accessories