Comments on: Grooming My Golden Retriever – A Love (Hate) Story

By: Pup Fan

Pup Fan — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 01:32:51 +0000

Aw… I have a feeling that the love list outweighs the hate list by a little bit? Personally, I’d take any excuse to hang out with Honey. However, I tend to choose low-maintenance breeds, so maybe I’m subconsciously avoiding the grooming!

By: Donna

Donna — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 15:23:51 +0000

So glad you have all those “loves” listed too…
Personally, it is one of the reasons I don’t have a golden. Before we got Meadow, a family member had to re-home one, a really sweet one, and I nearly took him…but I couldn’t get past the thought of all that work. Grooming dogs is just not my thing, sadly, because he was a really nice dog. But just not the breed for me.

By: Human Rescues Dog

Human Rescues Dog — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 07:51:26 +0000

I’m so touched that you gave me a shout out 🙂 I’ve spent half an hour this afternoon grooming Hannah – she looks like a dream now! And those pesky mats behind her ears – I finally got rid of them ; I might be imagining it but I think she looks much happier. Hannah loves being groomed. The hardest part is trying to trim her tail-hairs when her tail is wagging wildly at the prospect of the grooming !

By: themisadventuresofmisaki

themisadventuresofmisaki — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 11:56:34 +0000

I’m not really a fan of being groomed. Hate having my nails trimmed, will submit to brushing for a bit but I get bored of that and I’ve learned to survive the B-word, as long as there are lots of treats

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 00:23:58 +0000

Great list! I love the fluff between Pierson’s feet too. It didn’t occur to me to trim underneath so that he doesn’t slip on the wooden floor. I always felt the hair was a protection, say for when we have to cross the hot paved streets. I also hate how Pierson sits when I try to brush his fluffy butt and tail. But overall, I enjoy grooming my dogs and cutting their nails. They don’t enjoy it much, but they don’t hate it either.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 13:42:18 +0000

I’m a dog groomer. I have 3 dogs, and they’re all…chihuahuas. 😀 For grooming I mainly just tidy their nails and brush their teeth.

Thank you to Julia for that spray. I’ll see if I can get some to try out. 🙂

By: Greyhounds CAN Sit

Greyhounds CAN Sit — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 10:48:12 +0000

I used to have a family of Shelties, 6 of them at the same time. We used to live on 40 acres of hilly country and that was where we did all our walking. The tracks got muddy in the winter and every day after a walk I would give all 6 Shelties a ‘half a bath’. They all got put in the bath and the mud washed off. It wasn’t fun, it wasn’t bonding, it was a chore. The fun and bonding was on the walk and was worth the work afterwards. But I will never have a long coated dog again, lol!

By: Jobi and Fisher

Jobi and Fisher — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 09:45:37 +0000

Honey is so beautiful! All that brushing turned into a work of art.

By: BJ Pup

BJ Pup — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 03:41:16 +0000

I checked Stazko’s website. The have three sizes for the products. 8 oz., 16 oz., and the gallon.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 00:00:39 +0000

I have a love hate relationship with grooming my Golden too. I do it because I have to do it often, and I’m happy that Luna will just lay there happily for me when the time comes. I will take Luna to get a professionally groomed a few time a year – and that makes a huge difference with her very fluffy coat.