Metal Comb
This is the most important thing you will need to properly care for your doodle or poodle. If you get nothing else please purchase this $10 comb. If you will notice, one side has finer teeth than the other side. Start combing with the wide side to break up any tangles and then turn the comb around and go back over the coat to get smaller knots and fluff out the dog a bit. Areas that need special attention if you are limited on time include: tips of the ears, behind the ears, under the armpits, tail, and on the outsides of the rear legs where the dog would be putting its weight when it sits. |
First and foremost you need to understand the anatomy of the ear of a dog. You cannot damage their eardrum with normal cleaning practices. The ear canal on a dog makes almost a right turn at the bottom before you get to the ear drum. As long as you don't use anything bendable that will snake around that turn you will not be in danger of damaging anything. Where the line goes across on the diagram annotating the ear canal is as far as I have ever been able to stick something in a dog's ear. Don't worry about it. So many people are terrified to clean their dogs ears. Don't be. Its ok. For a quick visual tutorial you can click the YouTube link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJJhWT4n6uw |