When Brooks was little, all he wanted to do was bite the brush so it was very difficult to brush him. I later realized he really liked his chest area brushed so gradually got him to stop biting the brush so he could get that done. However, he still has a habit of wanting to mouth something when he is brushed (and still tries to mouth my hands) so I have to give him a toy while I brush him.
My first Golden LOVED it, you could literally brush him for a half an hour and when you stopped he'd give you a look like "thats it??" and then try to get under the brush to have some more lol
Tyson on the other hand.... well I'm hoping its a puppy thing and he will learn to appreciate it more as he gets older because right now hes more interested in chewing a brush then being brushed lol
My boy doesn't mind it... that is, until I get near his back end and tail. Then he starts getting anxious and nipping at the brush. Thank goodness he has a short field coat or else his back end would be an awful mess! There would be no way he'd let me do the amount of brushing back there that the show coat would require!
Jillian will lay there and go sound asleep.
Sienna sits quietly and usually has her eyes closed.
Olivia always has something better to do and wants to get into something.
Andy stretches out as far as he can when I brush him. He absolutely loves getting brushed. When he sees the brush his tail starts thumping loudly and he gets on his back. Of course, there's lots of petting/massaging going on with the other hand while I brush too. He also does 'deep breathing' .. a sure sign he's in Dog Heaven all the while.
Charlie didn't like it at first but when he was busy with a toy or treat, I started brushing him just a little bit on his paws. He stopped chewing his toy and looked at me, almost ready to leave. I told him everything is OK.
I've have been doing that a few times now and I can brush is back, tail and legs, but he still has to be busy with something though.
Hopefully once he's used to it, he will enjoy it.
The brush comes out and I pull out a chair, Bayne will put both front paws on the chair for the full body brush, then get up on the chair to get his head, neck & chest brushed. Then it's onto the floor and on his back to get his belly brushed. He doesn't like his tail being brushed though.
As a puppy he just hated the brush and wanted to eat it all the time, so I would just give a swipe a couple of times on the back quickly and put the brush away. Then as he got older and I showed him the brush he got excited and went for the chair.
Lola will lay on her bed and prepare for the brushing. I have added the vacuum cleaner to the job now and also vacuum her fur to get all the stray hairs. SHE LOVES THE VACUUM!!
I have to hide or vacuum up the fur right away as Lola wants to eat it...
Jinger loves being brushed. I show her the brush and she sits in front of me. She will sit as long as I brush and if she hasn't had enough when I stop she reaches her paw out and touches me.
Bella barks like mad at the brush, and I have to corner her in the play pen and coax her with lots of cookies to be able to brush her. I think it's time for a new brush, and maybe she won't bark at it.
Tayla either hates it or thinks its a game where the brush needs to be attacked. I put large smears of pub in my mixing bowl and while she is occupied I brush her. We finish at the same time.
Ellie loves, loves loves the brush! Sometimes she'll walk over to where I have it stored and stare. Once I put it in hand, she sits. She's pretty compliant that way. She also doesn't mind me trimming her feet, and knows when she comes in to hang out sitting while I get a towel to wipe her feet down. Prissy girl!
Sandy loves being brushed! It took awhile when she was a pup, but now she will let me do anything and loves getting her tail, backside and under her neck done the most. But I think it's all because she was brushed almost everyday as a small pup and now only about three or four times a week. It takes about 30-45 minutes to brush her out. I use three different brushes and a comb during the process. Then she will lie down and sleep for a good hour afterwards. I reckon it's like a massage.
I don't think she cares for it much. She's about 10 weeks. She's more interested in biting the handle of the brush, so we bought a small rubber "mitt" with no handle. It worked a lot better and her coat feels a lot nicer.
She loves treats, playing and putting things in her mouth.
They don't care much when I use the Furminator. But if I brush near their butt or tail, boy do they squirm. Lol. I try to handle their tails very delicately.
They love it when I gently stroke them with their comb. We all just watch t.v. and get a good grooming at the same time.
I wish Oscar loved being brushed .. I don't know if it's really the fact that he doesn't like it, or that he just doesn't want to sit still! Whenever he gets brushed I find myself chasing him around to do it, lol. He rarely likes to sit still for very long.
When Sandy was really young, we did the same thing. She would run and run. It was like a game of tag. Especially after a bath. Then I got a table just big enough for her to stand on. I used an old foldable camping table about waist high.
She tried to jump once when we started to use it, but that scared her. After that, she just gave up and said o.k.
So on the table she is a perfect angel, but when I tried to do a quick brush without it, it's still a game. She can stand on the table for an hour while I give her a good brushing, combing and trimming.
I think it has something to do with the height and size of the table.
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