An End To Mat And Tangles For Cocker Spaniels Coats
Grooming Cocker Spaniel Dogs is a bigger challenge than grooming breeds with shorter coats. However a beautiful, well trained, well groomed, healthy Cocker Spaniel is its own reward for the time and effort you have put into caring for it.
You will find your Cocker Spaniel will have one of two types of coat. Either the "field coat," where the legs have shorter fur on the front and long "feathers" at the back. Or the "curly" coat where the legs typically have the same length of fur both front and back.
Both types of coats can quickly end up full of mats and tangles unless you regularly care for them.
Here are 9 tips that will help you discover the secrets to keeping a tangle and mat free Cocker Spaniel.
1. Most important is daily brushing. You need to be both persistent and patient if you are to succeed. Just a few minutes everyday will stop mats and tangles appearing and also minimize fur being shed all over your house. If daily brushing is too difficult you really do need to commit to a least couple of times a week.
2. Giving your dog regular baths is important and makes brushing easier. Using a good shampoo and conditioner helps enormously. You don't have to buy special dog shampoos and conditioner but avoid buying ones with a long list of chemical ingredients or strong perfume. Baby products make a good alternative.
3. Check their coat, especially their feet every time they have been out and about. Cocker Spaniel coats are a magnet to sticky seeds and small sticks and grasses. If these are not removed they soon become the center of mats and tangles.
4. Underneath the top of the front legs or "armpits" is a place particularly subject to matting. Check and brush this area every time you groom. If you let these mats develop you will most likely have to cut them out.
5. Get on top of mats early and spray them with some conditioner diluted with water. Spray it and leave for 10 to 15 minutes then gently try to untangle it with your fingers and a brush or comb.
6. In between baths use the same diluted conditioner on their coat to make brushing easier. Be careful though not to let too much build up on their coat before the next bath.
7. If you don't want dirty paw prints on the floors you need to clip and check the long fur on Cocker Spaniel Dogs feet. Regularly check to see nothing sticky or dirty is up caught in this fur or between their toes.
8. The long ears are another potential problem area. You need to clean and check them often. Parasites and infections thrive in the warmth and moisture. Under the ears is also very prone to mats and tangles. Food also gets attached to ears especially if you feed moist foods. You can try buying a "snood" to cover the ears while they eat and drink or try and tuck the ears back into their collar. Otherwise you may have to regularly wash the ends of their ears.
9. Most Cocker Spaniel coats need clipping and stripping from time to time. Find a professional groomer to do this or to teach you how to do it yourself.
You will find your Cocker Spaniel will have one of two types of coat. Either the "field coat," where the legs have shorter fur on the front and long "feathers" at the back. Or the "curly" coat where the legs typically have the same length of fur both front and back.
Both types of coats can quickly end up full of mats and tangles unless you regularly care for them.
Here are 9 tips that will help you discover the secrets to keeping a tangle and mat free Cocker Spaniel.
1. Most important is daily brushing. You need to be both persistent and patient if you are to succeed. Just a few minutes everyday will stop mats and tangles appearing and also minimize fur being shed all over your house. If daily brushing is too difficult you really do need to commit to a least couple of times a week.
2. Giving your dog regular baths is important and makes brushing easier. Using a good shampoo and conditioner helps enormously. You don't have to buy special dog shampoos and conditioner but avoid buying ones with a long list of chemical ingredients or strong perfume. Baby products make a good alternative.
3. Check their coat, especially their feet every time they have been out and about. Cocker Spaniel coats are a magnet to sticky seeds and small sticks and grasses. If these are not removed they soon become the center of mats and tangles.
4. Underneath the top of the front legs or "armpits" is a place particularly subject to matting. Check and brush this area every time you groom. If you let these mats develop you will most likely have to cut them out.
5. Get on top of mats early and spray them with some conditioner diluted with water. Spray it and leave for 10 to 15 minutes then gently try to untangle it with your fingers and a brush or comb.
6. In between baths use the same diluted conditioner on their coat to make brushing easier. Be careful though not to let too much build up on their coat before the next bath.
7. If you don't want dirty paw prints on the floors you need to clip and check the long fur on Cocker Spaniel Dogs feet. Regularly check to see nothing sticky or dirty is up caught in this fur or between their toes.
8. The long ears are another potential problem area. You need to clean and check them often. Parasites and infections thrive in the warmth and moisture. Under the ears is also very prone to mats and tangles. Food also gets attached to ears especially if you feed moist foods. You can try buying a "snood" to cover the ears while they eat and drink or try and tuck the ears back into their collar. Otherwise you may have to regularly wash the ends of their ears.
9. Most Cocker Spaniel coats need clipping and stripping from time to time. Find a professional groomer to do this or to teach you how to do it yourself.
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To get the most pleasure from owning a beautiful Cocker Spaniel you need to learn the best ways to train,feed and care for it. Check out this website to learn more about caring and training your Cocker Spaniel Dogs.
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