Grooming Maltese Dog Tips

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Grooming Maltese Dog Tips

Your precious Maltese has a wonderful silky fur coat, and grooming Maltese dog coats is a required task that must be well considered before purchasing or obtaining a Maltese as your family pet. But grooming Maltese dog coats is well worth the effort.

You have 3 options for grooming Maltese dog coats. You can give your pet a puppy cut, keeping the fur to a short length. Or, you can religiously brush your pet’s fur every day to keep mats down, and then take him to a professional groomer for trims and conditioning of long fur. Or you can do the whole job yourself with these grooming Maltese dog coat tips.

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Some items you will need for grooming Maltese dog coats: 

• Coat conditioner to make the job of brushing mats out of the fur easier
• A steel-tooth comb or pin brush to remove mats.
• Shampoo designed for white fur coats (if you have the white fur variety of Maltese).
• Conditioner made specifically for long fur.
• Towels, blow dryer, and probably some favorite dog treats.

When you start grooming Maltese dog coats, it is a good idea to remove any mats in the fur before your give your dog a bath. Soggy mats just do not brush out. Use a diluted mixture of coat conditioner and water in a spray bottle to spray the fur as you brush it out.

In fact, this method of grooming Maltese dog coats is a good idea to do on a daily basis, as the beautiful fur of the Maltese will become a matted mess that only a complete shaving will fix. The job of grooming Maltese dog coats that have become matted will make for a miserable experience for both you and your beloved pet, so plan on brushing the coat at least every other day, if not more often than that.

Fur over the eyes can be kept in a top knot over the top of the head or trimmed, as bangs, to just above the eyes. If your Maltese has tear-stained fur under his eyes, use a soft brush or toothbrush dipped in warm water the gently brush away the tear “goo” that stains the fur.

When bathing, be sure to use shampoos that are designed for white fur. If your Maltese has stained fur, the regular shampoos won’t remove the stains, but a whitening shampoo will. Bluing shampoos made for humans will not work to whiten your dog’s fur, in that they will give your pet’s fur a bluish tint. Also, you should avoid excessively grooming Maltese dog coats when the dog is very young. Some shampoo products will irritate young skin. Using an oatmeal based shampoo on puppies is a good idea.

After the bath, you will definitely want to towel dry and use a blow dryer for grooming Maltese dog coats. Allowing the fur to air dry will end up with a scraggly, unkempt look to the fur. So, use a blow dryer set on low heat to blow dry the fur as you brush it out.

These regimens are necessary to keep your dog happy and beautiful, but if grooming Maltese dog coats seems a bit of an onerous task to you, seek out a professional dog groomer’s services. The fee that you will pay for grooming Maltese dog coats is still the best route to go, rather than allowing your dog’s white fur to mat and become irreparably stained.

Your last option for grooming Maltese dog coats is to have the fur cut short, into a puppy cut. With the Maltese dog’s natural exuberance and zest for life, a puppy cut for his fur will make him look like an eternal puppy, even in his later years. This kind of grooming Maltese dog coats makes for an adorable pet.