bite Archives - Groomer to Groomer

Rubbing A Dog The Wrong Way

Barkleigh Productions — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 20:52:21 +0000

From my experience, dogs have varying sensitivities to human touch. I say this after almost 40 years of handling between 20 and 30,000 dogs. Some dogs don’t like being petted. Some dogs don’t seek physical affection (I owned one for almost 15 years).

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Recognizing Fear & Aggression In Dogs During Grooming

Barkleigh Productions — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 17:32:32 +0000

There is nothing worse in a full day of grooming than being bitten by a client’s dog. Having to deal with dogs that do not enjoy grooming is par for the course but being bitten is oftentimes rare, painful, and can set you back for hours, if not days.
As groomers, I feel like we are excellent animal wranglers. Collectively, we’ve managed to get more things done to dogs in the name of hygiene than anyone else.

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Are You Listening?

Barkleigh Productions — Mon, 02 May 2016 15:45:25 +0000

I have been grooming Classy for four years. She is usually a pretty laid back Peke-mix until you get to her face. That is our routine every 6 weeks.
Classy’s father fell ill, and her grooming routine was put on hold for several months. I received a call from her mom, wanting to get her back on track. As I backed Proud Mary into the driveway.

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Reading Body Posture to Avoid Aggression

Barkleigh Productions — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:32:21 +0000

As all experienced dog trainers and behavioral specialists will tell you, when dealing with behavioral challenges, you must address their root causes if you realistically expect to eliminate or reduce the actual behavior. This is relevant for groomers.
Dogs who try to bite you are typically doing so for two—possibly three —reasons:

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Bear the Bad Schnauzer

Barkleigh Productions — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 18:51:43 +0000

I work with a number of rescue groups that have a continuing problem. They have dogs that bite people. Sometimes the biting is only a matter of territoriality. The dog goes ballistic when guests come to the house. Sometimes it’s resource guarding. If it is front-door aggression the easy solution is to simply confine the dog when guests arrive.

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