🧴Care and grooming for your dog: the gear that matters
Brushes, hygiene products, parasite control, habitat upkeep: your dog’s routine care happens at home, with the right equipment. Our guides separate the essential from the gimmick — and say when the vet, not the shop aisle, should have the answer.
The key point : Coat-appropriate brushing, dog-pH shampoo (never yours) and regular parasite treatment: three habits that prevent half of all emergency grooming visits.
Our dedicated guides
- Dog boots: protecting paw pads from road salt, snow and hot asphalt
Sole, fit, exact sizing: how to choose dog boots and protect paw pads against de-icing salt, snow and scorching asphalt.
- Trimming your dog’s nails yourself: good or bad idea?
Equipment, technique, risks of cutting too short, groomer prices: should you trim your dog’s nails yourself or delegate, and how to go about it without hurting them.
- Dog grooming budget: salon or at home, how much does it cost?
Salon prices by size, cost of home equipment, frequency by coat type: a dog’s yearly grooming budget and smart ways to bring it down.
- Senior dogs: adapting everyday equipment and care
Suitable bedding, non-slip floors, more frequent grooming, mobility aids: how to adapt a senior dog’s equipment to preserve its everyday comfort.
- Flea and tick treatments for dogs: spot-ons, collars or tablets?
Fleas, ticks, mosquitoes: the pros, cons and prices of spot-ons, collars and tablets to protect your dog effectively against parasites.
- Which dog shampoo for which coat type?
Short, long or wiry coat, sensitive skin: how to choose a shampoo suited to your dog, how often to bathe it and at what price.
- Which dog brush for which coat type? The guide
Slicker brush, deshedding tool, comb or grooming glove: the right brushing tool for every coat type, for healthy fur and less hair around the house.
Care & grooming by breed or species
- Labrador Retriever
- Golden Retriever
- German Shepherd
- Australian Shepherd
- Border Collie
- Belgian Malinois
- Staffordshire Bull Terrier
- American Staffordshire Terrier
- French Bulldog
- English Bulldog
- Pug
- Chihuahua
- Yorkshire Terrier
- Jack Russell Terrier
- Shih Tzu
- Maltese
- Bichon Frise
- Poodle
- Lhasa Apso
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
- English Cocker Spaniel
- Brittany Spaniel
- English Springer Spaniel
- Beagle
- Basset Hound
- Dachshund
- Dalmatian
- Boxer
- Rottweiler
- Doberman
- Great Dane
- Dogue de Bordeaux
- Cane Corso
- Bernese Mountain Dog
- Newfoundland
- Saint Bernard
- Leonberger
- Great Pyrenees
- Siberian Husky
- Alaskan Malamute
- Samoyed
- Akita
- Shiba Inu
- Chow Chow
- Pomeranian
- Eurasier
- German Shorthaired Pointer
- English Pointer
- English Setter
- Vizsla
- Weimaraner
- Rhodesian Ridgeback
- Whippet
- Greyhound
- West Highland White Terrier
- Scottish Terrier
- Fox Terrier
- Miniature Schnauzer
- Bull Terrier
- Shar-Pei