that do NOT want to be groomed when you don’t have any one to hold their squirmy bodies? One is very short haired, and you would THINK she didn’t need to be groomed at all unless you saw my floors before I got Snickers. And Snickers clearly needs grooming. He is a Border/Aussie mix with soft curly hairy. I sweep up an impressive mound of hair every day. And I realize I could do this outside, but then I would have even less control. Any suggestions? Bribe with treats? They are both treat ho’s:yes:
Well, you have a couple of choices. Send them to a groomer to be trained to stand for grooming, get a grooming table with a lead holder and use it or put them on a lead to groom and train them to stand still. I’ve never used treats to teach standing for grooming. They do get treats when they’re done. The aussie might do better lying down, my old collie was trained to lie on her sides for grooming. Best to start when they’re young, in the future.
If you want to cheat, smearing something like peanut butter so that they have to work on that can help.
Grooming tables really help, esp. the noose (although you have to be right there so that they don’t strangle themselves). Otherwise I would say it takes time and repetition. Make sure that you work with one at a time and that the dog you are grooming can’t see the other dog during the process. I would put them on a leash and take them outside. It takes time and patience, even if you start when they are young.
Buy a grooming table with a noose. Put your dog on it, give them treats. Put the noose on, give them treats. End of session #1. 
Keep working on it until you can have them stand while you brush them a little, or cut a nail or two…treat, end of session. If they are still uneasy about the table, occasionally have them on the table, pet and give treats, and let them down.
I think most dogs are better on a table, and it’s easier to actually groom them because you’re not bending to the ground to get their bellies or feet. My dogs don’t love having their nails done, but they are compliant enough. They definitely don’t mind regular grooming, though. And always get plenty of pets and treats whenever we use the table.
I put a leash and collar on them that they can’t slip out of, we go outside on the porch, and I ask them to sit. Once sitting, I start grooming. If they get up, they get placed back in a sit. I don’t ask them to sit again, I PLACE them back in the sit. We repeat this ad nauseum until they stay sitting while I groom. I try very hard not to lose my temper and stay patient but firm. I do not give them treats or tell them “good dog” until they stay long enough for me to call whatever it is I’m doing grooming. Once they stay and allow two minutes of grooming (or so), they get a good dog and a small cookie, we walk around a minute, and then we start again. When I am initially working on this with a new dog, I also make sure they’ve had a good run before hand so they are a little physically tired.
Also, get yourself a furminator. It will reduce the NEED to groom by a lot. It’s the best thing that ever happened to the fur pile in my house.
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Buy a grooming table with a noose. Put your dog on it, give them treats. Put the noose on, give them treats. End of session #1. Keep working on it until you can have them stand while you brush them a little, or cut a nail or two…treat, end of session. If they are still uneasy about the table, occasionally have them on the table, pet and give treats, and let them down.
I think most dogs are better on a table, and it’s easier to actually groom them because you’re not bending to the ground to get their bellies or feet. My dogs don’t love having their nails done, but they are compliant enough. They definitely don’t mind regular grooming, though. And always get plenty of pets and treats whenever we use the table.[/QUOTE]
Ditto, ditto, ditto. I have 3 larger dogs, a Border Collie, an Aussie and some kind of terrier mixed breed in addition to 2 yorkies and a pom. That is an inordinate amount of hair. I finally got tired of dealing with the squirmees and got on e-bay where I purchased a grooming table for $100 (delivered) and another $40 for a grooming arm with noose. No more squirmees, no more sore back for me and the dogs behave to get groomed. I can even do their nails with the dremel tool I bought just for that purpose a couple of years ago. I was taking all the dogs to petsmart to get their nails dremeled because it was too much for me to do by myself. Now the grooming table will pay for itself just on those savings alone,(think $11 x 6 every month!)
