Oster Grooming Brushes

Brushing and combing the coat Shih Tzu's hair is the most laborious task and long-term project in Shih Tzu dog grooming. Knowing a few tricks of the trade "will help to reduce this working time, particularly in cases of poorly fitted coats Shih Tzu. More layer of your Shih Tzu, the greater the potential matting.

If the coat of your Shih Tzu is very badly stuck and tangled there is no other choice but to strip the coat of your Shih Tzu. Stripping of your Shih Tzu means to remove the entire layer with a mower equipped with a thin blade, into the skin. If the layer of your Shih Tzu requires stripping, obviously, there is no need for brushing and combing.

Coat conditioner: If your Shih Tzu's coat is not so bad, does not require stripping and can be saved, but still bad enough to require lots of brushing and combing, you can saturate the Shih Tzu coat with a base coat condition of oil to loosen the knots and tangles and ease the chore of brushing. coat conditioners that contain an oil base are beneficial for both the coat and skin. Mink oil is probably the best Shih Tzu coat conditioner on the market and in particular for a layer felted Shih Tzu. There are other methods professional groomers and managers use to cope with mounted Shih Tzu coats. It becomes a matter of personal preference between you and your Shih Tzu.

Universal brush: The brush is a universal German import and is convex in shape with fairly long, hard, metal son. Its shape and density enable it to remove the dead hairs of your Shih Tzu more efficiently than any other brush. Unfortunately, it will also remove the hair coat of your life Shih Tzu should never be used to show a coat of a Shih Tzu.

Oster mat comb: The Oster Mat Comb "is a major product that reduces the time to groom your Shih Tzu. The comb is specially designed to cut through the knots and tangles and less time is spent in brushing and combing your Shih Tzu.

The Oster mat comb is used as follows: Enter the comb mat firmly with thumb resting on the thumbrest and fingers around the wooden handle. Place the mat comb directly behind the mat with the teeth flat against the skin. Remove the shoe mat forward to you. If the layer of Shih Tzu is very cozy, try pulling the comb through the coat of Shih Tzu short vertical strokes that should lead to settle the big mat into several smaller ones. Continue the process until you can comb through the coat of your Shih Tzu without catching.

Use your wax or a soft wire brush to brush all universal other small mats and comb through the coat of Shih Tzu again until the comb passes through the layer of shih tzu smoothly.

Brushes and combs: The brush you use to brush your Shih Tzu is most important. A soft wire brush wax is a balance between too soft brushes used for Shih Tzu show dogs and slicker brush too hard the most sold in pet stores.

Brush or brush Universal waxed quite large with hard fibers is used in cases of poorly fitted coats Shih Tzu. This type of brush is more severe than normal Slicker and may take more hair than our choice.

The comb of choice for general use Shih Tzu is composed of a semi-fine and half coarse teeth and does not handle. The best of these types of combs were formerly manufactured in Belgium but American companies are now as beautiful combs. The comb can be used for roughing to finishing touches of your Shih Tzu's coat.

The mat comb is a companion to the universal brush to deal with poorly fitted coats Shih Tzu. The mat comb is heavier with wider spaced teeth and should not be confused with the Oster mat comb, which is a tool especially for dealing with badly fitted coats Shih Tzu.