shamariaw2003 asked:
I have a nine week old shih tzu. Her eyes are green but you can’t even see them. And let’s not start on the nails. She loves to sit on my shoulder but i always end up with scratches all over me. When i was getting ready to make an appt for her a friend of mine told me I had to wait until she was 12 weeks old. I’m new at owning a puppy so I have no clue.
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I have a nine week old shih tzu. Her eyes are green but you can’t even see them. And let’s not start on the nails. She loves to sit on my shoulder but i always end up with scratches all over me. When i was getting ready to make an appt for her a friend of mine told me I had to wait until she was 12 weeks old. I’m new at owning a puppy so I have no clue.
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Tags: Appt, Clue, Groomer, Nails, Owning A Puppy, Scratches, Shih Tzu #9, Sit
January 5th, 2006 at 2:33 pm
She is not too young to have her nails clipped or taken to the groomers for a trim. Go ahead and take her now.
January 8th, 2006 at 4:43 am
You should start taking her when she is young so she can get use to the groomer.You should take her to groomer around 2-6 months of age.
January 11th, 2006 at 6:31 am
She is going to have a life time of being groomed & the sooner you get her started the easier it will be for future groomings.
The first time is going to scare her but she has to get used to it. The sooner the better.
You may need to handle her feet a lot so she doesn’t fight just to get her nails trimed. This is a big problem with many dogs. You handling them a lot will help her when she does go to a groomer.
Try to find a small grooming shop that is not real busy. So the groomer can take his/her time grooming your pup. it is necessay for the groomer to take time while doing a pup. You don’t want her first trip to be a night mare.
January 13th, 2006 at 10:39 am
You must not take your puppy out around other dogs until she has had ALL of her PUPPY shots. This is very important. She could get sick and even die. Once a dog has their puppy shots and booster shots at a year old, then I am conservative as to what shots my dog is given when full grown because I have learned OVER vaccinating is bad for a dog too.
January 16th, 2006 at 1:16 am
I agree that you do not need to take her around other dogs until she has had all her puppy shots and her rabies shot. Some groomers, like Pet Co, will want proof of these shots before they will take your puppy in for grooming.
Most vets will trim your pups nails and trim the hair from around their eyes. When you take your puppy next time just ask them to do it for you.
January 19th, 2006 at 1:08 pm
Hello!
I am a proffessional groomer in Rhode Island and we like to have the puppies come in when theya re about 10-12 weeks for their first nail clipping, ear cleaning, and glands done. We like to put them in one of the cages for a few minuetes and let them play around the dryer to get used to everything so that when they are older and ready for a full grooming, they won’t be frightened by the noises and other dogs.
Make sure you take your dog to a reputable groomer who has been in business for a long time and knows what they are doing. You can also specify what shampoo you would like used on her. Being a shihtzu, I would recommend whitener and E-Oil or oatmeal shampoo. They tend to have dry skin, so oatmeal spray would be goos as well as E-Oil spray. You will have a choice to get either a show cut or a pet-cut. Here are the two cuts:
Show-Cut
Pet-cut
The show cut takes a lot of grooming and your dog will have to go every four weeks to keep it maintained. The pet cut will allow you to take her every six weeks because it is much shorter than the show-cut.
Good luck with your puppy.
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