How to Fluff Dry Your Dog - Do it Yourself Dog Grooming
There are many aspects of Do It Yourself Dog Grooming that are easy to perform, and learning how to fluff dry your dog is one of the easiest ones to do.
There will be times when you want your pet to have that "just came from the groomers" look, but you don't have the time, or the money, to get her to a professional dog groomer.
Depending on the size of your dog, and assuming she is on the smaller side, you can "neaten up" your dog in about half an hour.
The only items you will need to fluff dry your dog is a tub, shampoo, a blow dryer, and a dog brush.
It is really important to wash him first, unless he was just washed in the last week or so.
His coat will respond to the fluff drying process much better if it is relatively clean.
If you don't normally wash your own dog, the most important thing to remember is that you need to rinse him thoroughly.
Leftover shampoo isn't good for his coat, and will also make the fluff drying process much harder, if not impossible, because the areas of leftover shampoo will feel oily to the touch.
Once you have thoroughly rinsed the shampoo off your dog, you can towel her off to remove excess water.
It is important here to not dry her too much with the towel, as you want the hair damp once you start the fluff drying process.
This is especially true if she has curly hair and you are trying to straighten it out by fluffing.
After you have toweled off the excess water, put his leash on your dog and loop it on a door handle or heavy piece of furniture.
The object here is to not allow him an avenue of escape! Most dogs don't like the blow drying process, although if they are regular visitors to the grooming shop your little household blow dryer will seem tame compared to the dryers we use on them.
The heat and force setting you use on the blow dryer is really dependent on the amount of hair your dog has.
The more hair that's there, the higher the force setting you should use.
Watch out for the higher heat setting, as you may dry her coat too quickly, and could actually irritate her skin if she has an extremely thin coat of hair and sensitive skin.
Now all you do is dry the dog with the hairdryer and brush it at the same time against the grain.
If you start at his rear end, brush and blow dry toward the head.
Basically, you are going to brush up, or towards the top of the dog.
Use short, quick strokes, and do this all over his body.
In most cases you can do some of the drying without the brushing, as long as you continue to dry against the grain.
Once you have finished drying, brush him all over, still against the grain.
If you find any areas that look out of place, or funny (too fluffy), just brush it back with the grain.
When you have finished, your dog will have that just been to the groomer look!
There will be times when you want your pet to have that "just came from the groomers" look, but you don't have the time, or the money, to get her to a professional dog groomer.
Depending on the size of your dog, and assuming she is on the smaller side, you can "neaten up" your dog in about half an hour.
The only items you will need to fluff dry your dog is a tub, shampoo, a blow dryer, and a dog brush.
It is really important to wash him first, unless he was just washed in the last week or so.
His coat will respond to the fluff drying process much better if it is relatively clean.
If you don't normally wash your own dog, the most important thing to remember is that you need to rinse him thoroughly.
Leftover shampoo isn't good for his coat, and will also make the fluff drying process much harder, if not impossible, because the areas of leftover shampoo will feel oily to the touch.
Once you have thoroughly rinsed the shampoo off your dog, you can towel her off to remove excess water.
It is important here to not dry her too much with the towel, as you want the hair damp once you start the fluff drying process.
This is especially true if she has curly hair and you are trying to straighten it out by fluffing.
After you have toweled off the excess water, put his leash on your dog and loop it on a door handle or heavy piece of furniture.
The object here is to not allow him an avenue of escape! Most dogs don't like the blow drying process, although if they are regular visitors to the grooming shop your little household blow dryer will seem tame compared to the dryers we use on them.
The heat and force setting you use on the blow dryer is really dependent on the amount of hair your dog has.
The more hair that's there, the higher the force setting you should use.
Watch out for the higher heat setting, as you may dry her coat too quickly, and could actually irritate her skin if she has an extremely thin coat of hair and sensitive skin.
Now all you do is dry the dog with the hairdryer and brush it at the same time against the grain.
If you start at his rear end, brush and blow dry toward the head.
Basically, you are going to brush up, or towards the top of the dog.
Use short, quick strokes, and do this all over his body.
In most cases you can do some of the drying without the brushing, as long as you continue to dry against the grain.
Once you have finished drying, brush him all over, still against the grain.
If you find any areas that look out of place, or funny (too fluffy), just brush it back with the grain.
When you have finished, your dog will have that just been to the groomer look!
