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Grooming a dog with a curly or a wavy coat is not as simple as grooming one that has a short and smooth coat. For example , take the the ìwater breedsî. They are sporting dogs with extremely harsh curly coats. Because these dogs distinctively disburse a doom of time out in the field , retrieving items from water , flushing upland game , and serving as all-purpose hunting companions , their coats should be kept short and trim. If not then their long and straggly curls volition latch onto every stray; twigs , burr , pieces of debris , etc.

If your wavy or curly-coated dog is to be shown then their coats should be scissored into a trim configuration , and this exact method of scissoring the curly coat takes a doom of time and drudgery. Owners who keep curly-coated sporting breeds for hunting and as pets are much added likely to prune them down with an electric clipper to a length of with regards to 2 inches (with the exception of the Curly-coated Retriever , whose coat is short enough that it doesn't require clipping).

The following are six steps to groom your wavy or curly-coated sporting breed:

1. Before bathing your dog , encounter out the entire coat with a pin encounter and/or a slicker encounter to remove as much deceased coat as possible. This volition also befriend eliminate tangle. Remove mats with a mat comb or coat rake , or slash through them with scissors.

2. Next , pace a comb through the entire coat to manufacture sure you possess removed every tangle. This step may take a great deal of time because you effect not lack to comb too fast and yank out whatsoever hair from the pelt.

3. Scissor the leg hair fitly , removing excess hair.

4. Cut hair from under the foot and between the foot pads. The foot should see rounded and should blend in with the leg hair , appearing love a powder puff over the foot.

5. Clip down torso to 2 inches , or scissor off fuzz and configuration by scissoring the sides to trim up. Shape the sides and rear to best match the configuration of the breed. An imperfect configuration may be slightly adjusted by the configuration in which you dapper the curly coat. Make sure to take off ostensibly a little at a time , periodically standing back to hinder the configuration of the dog. It is also good to possess a picture of a well-groomed example of your breeds in enjoin to possess a better idea of the proper way of trimming.

6. After the bath , effect not blow-dry or encounter the corpse coat. Let the curls or waves air-dry naturally in enjoin for them to stop intact.