Drying the Bichon - Step 2

Using an air concentrator we sweep moisture from the coat. Work from top to bottom, front to back, moving the water out of the coat.

Part of a video series by veteran groomer, BBird. The full article is found at www.GroomBlog.blogspot.com

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[vivianhw]

My boy hates drying....

[GroomClassroom]

Good reason to use equipment that is quick and efficient. Some dogs will really test our resolve. Sure, they would just as soon run around and drip dry or rub themselves on the couch, but that does not make for nice grooming.

[dichroic101]

Wouldn't be more humane to put the poor dog in a restraint than the hold it by the the tail?

[GroomClassroom]

In Steps 3-4, we use a neck restraint. Here I was trying to duplicate a typical home grooming situation

[nanishep]

Never pull on a dogs tail!!!! You can pull it out of joint and put their back out of alignment!!!