Alice White
#19 An adult dog should be brushed at least twice a week.
Before this, it is better to slightly moisten the wool with conditioner, spray, or balm. Use two combs: first, comb your pet with a slicker, then a single-row comb with rounded teeth. Regular combing will save you from fighting mats, although they will periodically form on the paws, beard, and armpits of the dog.
#20 Miniature schnauzers need regular trimming – plucking out dead hair, which in these dogs does not fall out on its own and prevents the renewal of the coat.
This procedure can only be carried out after the dog has had a change of teeth. Trimming frequency is 2-3 months. It can be done manually or using special tools - a stripper and trimmer. In the area of the ears and throat, wool should be plucked exclusively by hand, and very delicately. Trimming, which takes a long time (at least 4 hours), is an element of communication between the owner and the pet, contributes to the strengthening of friendship between them. In cold weather, after trimming, the dog should walk in warm overalls for at least two weeks.
Approximately once a month and a half, the zwerg will have to undergo another procedure - a hygienic haircut. With the help of sharp scissors, it is necessary to shorten the overgrowth of the eyebrows and beard, adjusting their shape, cut off the regrown hair between the pads of the paws, in the genital and anus area.
