Advice: do it yourself book on grooming

[Chase and His Mom]

Does anyone know of a great do it yourself grooming book with pictures? I want to be able to cut Chase's fur on his feathers and tail and perhaps thin it a bit. Anyone have any good suggestions or should I just take him to a groomer? Thanks! :woofpup

[Andi]

I don't know of a Golden specific grooming book but here are a couple of great websites:

http://www.isselhoeve.nl/grooming/index.html#top

http://morningsagegoldens.freeservers.com/Grooming.html

And definitely get a good pair of thinning shears and some good trimming scissors....I used to use my regular household scissors and it looked awful....now that I have the right tools, he looks as good if not better than when I bring him to the groomer.

Good Luck!

[johnwa]

I don't have a specific recommendation; however, make a visit to your free, public library. Most libraries are computerized these days, do a search for grooming or dog grooming. There may be a few books you could simply take out for a few weeks. Otherwise, visit one of those giant book store chains, where you can first browse thru the books to see which one looks good to you.

[Chase and His Mom]

Thanks for the websites. The morning sage one was great! Thanks all!