Grooming your Spitz
It’ll be the most asked question you’ll get once receiving your pup!
“How do you keep them so clean” “Your dog is so white!”
Japanese Spitz have a naturally repellant coat and usually don’t need bathing too often, more often than not once every 4-6 months should suffice.
To read more about how to groom your spitz: Northern JS Club Grooming Guide
Equipment for Grooming & our recommendations:
Undercoat Rake Brush
Pet Teezer Deshedding
Soft Slicker Bush
Wide Tooth Comb
Fine Tooth Comb
Single edge thinning scissors
Small 5-7 straight scissors
Equipment for hygiene:
Dog nail clippers
Dremel or dog nail file
Dog ear and eye wipes
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Thorough Groom: Once a week or everyday
Use the Pet Teezer Deshedding to gently check your dog over for any knots
This brush is great for puppies and dogs not used to grooming, it is gentle on the skin and great to use everyday. However it won’t remove the undercoat and give a deep thorough brush.
Use the undercoat rake brush, brushing backwards (we recommend this outside as there is a lot of excess hair)
The undercoat rake brush will bring out any dead hair from your dogs undercoat, it is normal to see a lot of shedding at first - pay special attention to the leg hair, mane and butt fluff!
Then begin with the soft slicker brush
Start by grooming from the neck down to the centre of the back, then front legs, sides and hind legs. Please brush deep and pay attention to the undermane, behind the ears and back legs
4. Finish with the metal combs
Wide tooth combs for slowly detangling knots and the finer one for behind the ears and dense areas, you want to be able to brush the comb all the way from head to tail without a knot or tangle. Part the hair as you go for this and slowly slide the metal brush gently to the skin level and brush out, owners of males will have to pay extra attention to the belly and mane areas around the ears as these are extra dense and sensitive
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Scissoring
*Note: Japanese Spitz should never be shaved, or razored. It can damage their coat and does not provide a cooling effect in the hot weather
Japanese Spitz paw hair can grow out and unruly, causing the toes and hocks to become overgrown.
Begin by gently brushing with a slicker brush down over the toes, pick up the foot and look at the pad trimming the overlapping hair levels with the pads. Do not cut in-between the toes but level your scissors straight horizontally parallel with the pad of the paw to trim the excess. You can round off any excess hairs over the front of the paw.
Always gently brush and reward your dogs good behaviour, most will find this uncomfortable.
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Spritz & Deodorisers our Members recommend: