Dog Grooming Basics 101 for Pet Groomers

LHASA APSO

	GROOMING PROFILE
	Grooming Demand Rating
	High
	Full Grooming Interval
	4 Weeks
	Maintenance Interval
	Twice Weekly Minimum

BLADES & TOOLS

Slicker and pin brushes, metal combs, matt rake or splitter and scissors.

AREA	BLADE #
Very matted strip	#7F or #5F
Long trim	#30 with #1 Comb
Short trim	#4F
Stomach	#10

COAT & GROOM TIPS

Daily grooming is very helpful with a full-coated Lhasa Apso. The coat is rich, dense, long and flowing with perhaps a slight wave. The substantial coat can easily become matted especially when exposed to moisture. Some pet owners not concerned about maintaining a show quality coat and appearance will have the hair coat clipped shorter for easier maintenance. No one wants to remove the coat of a Lhasa Apso but when it gets severely matted it is not fair on the animal to undergo excessive de-matting.

For show the dog is never trimmed. It is common for owners of Lhasa Apso mixes to request mixed breed styling creating more of a "Poodle look" or other variations. The main intent of these owners key is to reduce the hair coat in order to reduce their maintenance demand, or to make the pet more comfortable in hot weather regions.

MORE GROOMING TIPS FOR PROFESSIONALS

Don't use too much cream rinse conditioner on this coat. A protein rich shampoo should be fine. If you do use a conditioning rinse, rinse well or the coat could lose its loftiness.

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Books Dedicated to Lhasa Apso

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Multi-Breed Books

These books contain little or no breed specific grooming information. They do provide very good to excellent general breed information. Of course, having pictures of the breed is a great help when grooming the breed compared to having nothing else.

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