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.
Your Cocker Spaniel dog may have either of these two coat types. There is the so called "field coat" which features short hair on the front of the legs with long "feathers" at the back of the legs. The other common coat is the "curly coat" which has much the same length of fur all around the legs.
Both types of coats can quickly end up full of mats and tangles unless you regularly care for them.
Here are some of the best ways to keep away those mats and tangles.
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. Regular baths with a suitable shampoo and conditioner make brushing easier. Dog shampoos and conditioner are available at pet stores but baby shampoos and conditioner work just as well. Keep away from shampoos and conditioners that are highly perfumed and full of long lists of chemicals.
3. The long fur of Cocker Spaniels attracts small and sticky seeds, grasses and small sticks. Check their coat and especially their feet often for these, so you can remove them before they become the center of mats and tangles.
4. When brushing check under the "armpits" of their front legs. This seems to be a spot most prone to mats and tangles. The sooner you find them the less likely you will have to cut them out.
5. Mix up conditioner and water and put it in a spray bottle. When you find mats or tangles spray them with this solution and leave for 15 minutes. You will then probably be able to undo the mat gently with your fingers and a brush.
6. The same well diluted conditioner can be used in between baths to help make brushing easier. Don't let too much build up on their coat though.
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. Another problem area is a Spaniels long ears. These often get dirty when the dog eats and may need washing. You can keep their ears out of their food with a "snood" or by tucking them back in their collar. You need to check and clean inside the ears regularly also. The warm and moist inner ears of Spaniels is a perfect breeding ground for parasites and infections.
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.
Your Cocker Spaniel dog may have either of these two coat types. There is the so called "field coat" which features short hair on the front of the legs with long "feathers" at the back of the legs. The other common coat is the "curly coat" which has much the same length of fur all around the legs.
Both types of coats can quickly end up full of mats and tangles unless you regularly care for them.
Here are some of the best ways to keep away those mats and tangles.
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. Regular baths with a suitable shampoo and conditioner make brushing easier. Dog shampoos and conditioner are available at pet stores but baby shampoos and conditioner work just as well. Keep away from shampoos and conditioners that are highly perfumed and full of long lists of chemicals.
3. The long fur of Cocker Spaniels attracts small and sticky seeds, grasses and small sticks. Check their coat and especially their feet often for these, so you can remove them before they become the center of mats and tangles.
4. When brushing check under the "armpits" of their front legs. This seems to be a spot most prone to mats and tangles. The sooner you find them the less likely you will have to cut them out.
5. Mix up conditioner and water and put it in a spray bottle. When you find mats or tangles spray them with this solution and leave for 15 minutes. You will then probably be able to undo the mat gently with your fingers and a brush.
6. The same well diluted conditioner can be used in between baths to help make brushing easier. Don't let too much build up on their coat though.
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. Another problem area is a Spaniels long ears. These often get dirty when the dog eats and may need washing. You can keep their ears out of their food with a "snood" or by tucking them back in their collar. You need to check and clean inside the ears regularly also. The warm and moist inner ears of Spaniels is a perfect breeding ground for parasites and infections.
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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