Border Collies are long-haired dogs, and they all have long, dense coats that protect their bodies. If you don’t groom him regularly with a smooth and long brush, his coat will easily get tangled and his coat will not be clean and smooth. The owner must groom him thoroughly every day and trim his coat frequently.
The owner must groom it thoroughly every day and trim its coat frequently.
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
- 1: Start by gently brushing away the knots and clumps of hair on its coat with a smooth brush, and be gentle when brushing.
- 2: Brush the dog’s entire body with a round-ended needle brush, gently, so as not to pull the hair out. After brushing, then the dog’s entire body should not have any tangled hair knots. The thick hair under the legs of a long-haired dog is easily tangled, and the skin here is also more sensitive, so combing this part should be particularly careful.
- 3: Comb the dog’s entire body with a wide comb to get rid of some small knots. Then comb again with a fine comb (a fine comb is recommended). Be careful not to use a short hair brush to comb.
- 4: Trim the long hair around the dog’s feet with scissors. Remember to trim the long hair in front of its toes, this part is easy to accumulate dust and dirt, if not cleaned in time, it will cause inflammation, so it should be trimmed often.
- 5: Use a sharp pair of scissors to trim the long hair and fuzz (long, fine hair) from the dog’s buttocks (the area between the hind legs) so that the hair in that area is less likely to get tangled and accumulate dirt.