Our dog has always disliked being groomed. You will need to be confident and firm to mitigate fear and take precautions to alleviate discomfort, but not show fear yourself as this will only encourage and contribute to the dog's behavior. It is important not to allow an aggressive dog to control the situation. If you allow your dog's aggression to control you and stop the grooming process, you have just created a positive reinforcement for your dog's aggression, and stopping aggression in the future will be more difficult. A dominant dog may be trying to exert his dominance and control of a situation and become aggressive during grooming. Other frightening and painful experiences that are associated with grooming, such as abuse that may have occurred, can also make a dog react aggressively to grooming. A generally fearful dog that is afraid of new people and new situations, will easily transfer this fear to groomers and salons. Your dog may have memories of past traumatic events during grooming, such as razor burn or nails cut to the quick. Check with your veterinarian if you think this might be an issue. ![]() Dogs can be aggressive during grooming due to pain from current or past medical conditions. Even better are techniques that counteract aggressive tendencies and result in different behavior from your dog, making future grooming sessions easier and more pleasant.Īn aggressive dog is not just trying to be difficult while grooming, he has a reason, and understanding that reason will help you counteract it and deal with aggression. Utilizing the right tools and techniques will make grooming an aggressive dog safer for everyone concerned. If you have a dog that becomes aggressive when being groomed due to fear or aggressive tendencies, you and any professional groomers working with your dog will need to know how to handle and groom an aggressive dog. Ferris has learned that by growling and snapping at people who groom him, both at home, and at dog salons, the handler will often stop what they are doing, and in some cases, the grooming session has even ended. ![]() He used to tolerate grooming better when he was younger, but now he is old and grumpy, he does not want to be groomed, and he is not afraid to make that clear. ![]() In the past, his hair has been pulled and his nails clipped too short. Ferris is a long-haired dachshund, who happens to hate being groomed.
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