Your New Puppy Grooming Guide

The single biggest grooming mistake new puppy owners make isn't using the wrong brush. It's waiting too long to start.

Dogs who are introduced to grooming early are calmer, easier to handle and far less stressed at the salon for the rest of their lives. The ones who aren't? They're the ones who dread it for years.

This guide walks you through your puppy's entire first year of grooming - from that very first gentle touch at home, right through to booking their first professional appointment with confidence.

Inside you'll find:

• Why grooming matters from day one (and what "early grooming" actually means)
• Understanding the puppy coat and the transition to the adult coat
• How to desensitise your puppy to being touched, handled and groomed
• Introducing tools in the right order - including Suzie's electric toothbrush trick
• A simple daily, weekly and monthly routine you can actually stick to
• When to book their first professional groom and what to look for in a groomer

Written by Suzie, professional dog groomer and founder of Suzie's Pets Ltd.