Dog Grooming in Memphis!
Posted by Fetch Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:21:00 GMT
In early August Alicia and I had the privilege of going down to Memphis TN, to film another segment in a rapidly growing number of dog grooming instructional videos for Sue Zecco and Jay Scruggs.
This was my first experience on one of the dog grooming sets and I must say that I learned so much about how to properly maintain your dog’s coat!
I’ve seen most of the other K9 Secrets videos, but this one in particular was very interesting for me because I own one of these small fluffy white dogs and often go through hell to keep her looking good! My husband Greg and I own a Havanese, which is a small long-haired white dog. We love her to death but I spend a lot of time fighting with her because she has to be brushed so often. After watching Sue and Jay do the consumer video I learned how many things I was doing wrong in order to have a well-maintained dog coat!
First of all, I never brushed Lola before a bath. That would explain why her matts got as bad as they did, because according to Jay and Sue you always want to brush your dog out BEFORE the bath (water will make a matt tighter). I also learned that you should always use some form of detangling spray in order to properly remove matts. I never did that nor was I using the right brushes. Lucky for me Sue and Jay were very nice and gave me some of their products – including their detangling spray and their shampoo-conditioner. And now she doesn’t try to run away from me when I brush her. Horrah!!!!
Overall, Memphis was a very successful trip not only for the improvement of my dog grooming skills but Alicia and I had a great time working with Jay, Sue and a bunch of doggies! (Plus we got to go to Graceland!!!!)
Thanks to K9 Grooming Secrets for a great trip!! I can’t wait to film some more videos!
