As a dog owner myself, I understand it can get very expensive in the long run to send your favourite dog for professional grooming.
Therefore, if you are keen in saving the money spend on professional dog grooming on other dog related stuff, it is a wise move to learn how to wash and room your pet dog yourself.
However, you still need to have some basic understanding and knowledge of washing and grooming your dog before going ahead.
If you have a big pet dog, you are not going to have a easy time dealing with it.
First of all, ensure that you have ready in place all the dog grooming tools, accessories and supplies within easy reach.
Essential tools includes nail clippers, hair dryer, grooming scissors, grooming brush, grooming shampoo and last but not least a grooming comb.
Make sure you enclose your dog in a secure place, preferably in the toilet.
Remember to close or secure the door or enclosure, failure to do so may result in often hilarious and frustrating situations.
Otherwise you may find yourself having a big wet dog running all over you house and you will have a hard time cleaning up all the mess your dog has leave behind after each grooming session.
Next, we will move on to the steps involve in washing and trimming your dog's coat.
Once your dog is in the bathtub, slowly turn on the shower to avoid frightening your dog.
Once your dog's coat is wet nicely, turn the shower off and start to trim your dog's coat using the grooming scissors.
Depending on the season, you can choose to trim it short or just a bit.
For instant if it is during the cooler season, you would want to keep it long and just trim a bit off so that your dog can keep warm during the cooler seasons.
Whereas, if it is during the hot summer months, trimming it short will be a better option.
Once you are done trimming your dog's coat, the next step will be to clip the nails.
Do note that you should clip only when necessary such as the nails being very much longer than it should be.
Otherwise, if your dog do walks on pathways and pavements, that will naturally file the nails to the proper length.
Once your are done with the trimming and clipping, make sure you collect and dispose them properly.
The last step is to shampoo your dog.
On word of caution though, do not use too much shampoo.
The correct amount of shampoo to use for a big dog is about a palm full whereas for smaller dogs you should use lesser shampoo instead.
Slowly massage the shampoo into your dog's coat.
If you find any eye crusts at the corners of its eyes, make sure you clean them away as well.
Once the shampoo is well massage into the coat and the coat is completely covered with shampoo, you can turn on the shower to rinse its coat.
Rinse it well a few times until all the shampoo is well wash away.
End the pet grooming session by towel drying your pet dog's coat and using a hair dryer on medium heat to blow dry its coat.
As you can see, washing and grooming your dog can be a very easy task if you know how to do it properly.
You can virtually save a ton by washing and grooming your dog yourself.
The only thing is that do you have the commitment and desire to learn how to wash and groom your dog in the first place.