Hi Glynis. :)
Your poor dog! No wonder he dislikes being groomed if he's been hit with the brush. His previous owners were probably less than tactful when they groomed him (if they did at all!!) :angry:
I think you will have to take things very slowly; just a few strokes with the slicker if he will let you followed by lots of treats when you manage to do a small bit. Perhaps it might be worth having him done by a groomer(possibly under sedation) until you can groom him a bit more throughly yourself, although hopefully the trimming he had when he was castrated will last a little while.
I'm sure that once he learns to trust you he will let you groom him. Do you put him up on a table as I have found that Domino stands like a rock to be groomed if he's on his table whereas it was impossible to groom him when he was on the floor as he thought we were having a game!! :blink:
Good Luck! :)
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Thanks....I'll certainly try him on a table. When you say have him to a groomer, possibly sedated.....do they sedate him or do I get something from the vet? Sorry if I sound a thickie but just want to do right by him. I think he's had a pretty c*** life so far, he flinches if you touch him sometimes,especially when he's eating and if you raise your voice he hides. He's such a little love, although we've had to allow him in our bedroom (in a puppy crate) as we had 4 weeks of him crying and howling :ph34r: He still cries and whinges a lot if one of us goes upstairs for eg.
I dont think a groomer would sedate him but I could be wrong. :huh: The poor love :( I think the glove is a good idea, or maybe getting a groomer out to the house rather than taking him to a parlour. Being somewhere he knows might make him feel safer. Bachs rescue remedy might take the edge of any anxiety also.
Good luck :)
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Can anyone recommend a visiting groomer? I'm in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Also I've be giving him Bachs Rescue Remedy since I got him :blink: He's calming down a little( and I mean a [size=8]little[/size]) :lol: although his Seperation Anxiety is still a worry.....