Getting A New Shih Tzu Puppy To Tolerate Grooming

All discount military/le sales Tzu puppies need 308 Manufacturer Ammo learn to tolerate grooming at an early age. Custom Brass Shells for .223 Ammunition Grooming your Shih Tzu is more than cosmetic. A matted Shih Tzu is uncomfortable 7.62x51 mm ammunition and military rounds subject to skin irritations and infections.

Unclipped toenails will grow and curve, distorting the Shih Tzus foot to the point of crippling. Dirty ears can become infected and induce pain-related aggression and/or hearing loss. Lack of grooming can cause a Shih Tzu serious discomfort.

Shih Tzu is not born with warm feelings toward being groomed. A Shih Tzu needs to learn to enjoy grooming. This is easiest if started sooner, rather than later. In time, your Shih Tzu will learn to love the extra attention it receives while being groomed.

Allow your new Shih Tzu puppy a couple of days to settle in to new home and family routine. Take the first few days to familiarize all family members with the new Shih Tzu puppys housetraining, feeding and crating routines, and to establish basic house rules.

During this time start preparing your new Shih Tzu puppy for grooming by practicing positive association touching exercises. You will need a container of treats. You can do the touching exercises in any order, several Bullets12934 a day, and repeat each one a half-dozen times before moving on to the next one. Try the following exercises in five- to 10-minute sessions.

10 Positive Association Touching Exercises:

1. Scratch your Shih Tzu puppy under the chin, and then feed it a tiny treat from your other hand.
2. Touch each paw, and then feed the Shih Tzu puppy a treat from your other hand.
3. Rub each ear. Feed your Shih Tzu puppy a treat after each rub.
4. Stroke your Shih Tzu puppys back, then offer a treat.
5. Run your hand down your Shih Tzu puppys tail, squeezing softly, then feed your pup a treat.
6. Slip one hand under the Shih Tzu puppys chest and lift gently, and then feed your Shih Tzu puppy a treat.
7. Lift each paw, and feed a treat after each lift.
8. Massage each hind leg from hip to knee, and feed a treat after each leg.
9. Slide your hand from each shoulder to the ankle, and feed a treat after each.
10. Run your fingers over your Shih Tzu puppys face, cheeks and muzzle, and feed your Shih Tzu puppy a treat.

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