What are our Pre-Groom Requirements? | SOURCE Short Set

Name: What are our Pre-Groom Requirements? | SOURCE Short Set
Uploaded: 2024-04-02T16:00:33+00:00
Duration: 22 s
Channel: AJ Vargas
Description: In this instructional video, Tyler from CCU demonstrates how to prepare a kennel grooming station and conduct a safe, thorough pre‑groom for a dog (K9…

2 Apr 2024 · 0 min

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In this instructional video, Tyler from CCU demonstrates how to prepare a kennel grooming station and conduct a safe, thorough pre‑groom for a dog (K9 Mika). He outlines the essential supplies (towel, wash rag, muzzle, brushes, various shampoos, ear wash, septic powder for nail trimming) and stresses keeping everything within arm’s reach. He explains proper muzzle placement—straps behind the ears, secured but not too tight—to prevent bites during examination. Tyler then performs a full‑body exam, noting any wounds, scars, or sensitive spots, and proceeds to brush the dog, first against the grain with a raking motion to remove loose fur, then with the grain to pick up remaining hair. He also highlights safety practices for handling a dog on two leashes, specifically keeping the arm out of the middle to avoid entanglement if the dog turns sharply. The video serves as a step‑by‑step guide to ensure a well‑organized, safe, and effective grooming session.

All right, so my name is Tyler. I'm with CCU. This is our grooming station that we have in our kennel. This is K9 Mika.
We're going to be doing a full groom on her today.
Basically, when we're setting up our kennel station for grooming, you want to have everything in place already. So as you see over here, I got my towel for drying her and my wash rag for cleaning her ears. I've got my muzzle here ready. I got my brushes. I got soap, shampoo, ear wash, baby shampoo, septic powder for nail trimming, and you want everything to be in arm's reach. That way the dog doesn't get left up in here. You always want the dog secured with both leashes here to the collar. And right now we're going to put her muzzle on, that way we can get her fully examined and groomed. That way she doesn't try to take a bite out of me. So for good muzzle placement, you're going to want all the straps behind the ears and firmly secured to the back of the head. Make sure it's not too tight. And now I'm going to do a full body examination. That way I can take notes of any open marks, open wounds, scars, any sensitive areas. Going against the grain of the fur all over the body, doing like a raking motion. Next, I'm going to do the same thing I just did with my hands but with a brush, trying to remove any fur that's sticking real good to her undercoat, going against the grain. Then another thing you want to be mindful of, specifically with our grooming station, since we have two leashes here, you never want to put your arm in the middle. That way, if you have a really active dog doing turns, you don't get your arm wrapped up in it. Now that I went against the grain, I'm going to go with the grain this time, pick up any of the hair that's left. Aah!