What Do You Need to Know About Grooming Your Puppy for the First Time?

The perfect age to groom your puppy for the first time is totally a personal preference. However, you want to avoid taking your puppy to a groomer prior to the completion of all vaccinations. Typically, it takes 16 weeks (4 months) to get all vaccinations completed to prevent exposure to things such as Canine Parvovirus and Rabies. To keep your puppy safe, plan on making the first grooming appointment after these important vaccinations are completed.

Once vaccines are completed, the most common request for the first grooming appointment is the famous “puppy cut”. What exactly is a puppy cut? We are so glad you asked!  If you ask 10 people, you’ll get 10 different answers. To us, a puppy cut is removing the unruly body and leg fluff, a potty path trim, and a good clean up around the eyes, ears, and muzzle. Be warned, a puppy cut will change the appearance of your brand-new fur baby, but he or she will be cute as a button so don’t you dare worry!  Early exposure to the grooming experience usually has advantageous benefits by getting your puppy acclimated to the grooming process from a very young age (any time after full vaccination at 4-months) and prevents future anxieties from developing!

Meet Luci! She is a 4 1/2 month old Mini-Bernedoodle showing off her fresh puppy cut!