Pekingese

The pekingese dog has a long, extravagant, straight-flowing coat with profuse feathering around and comes in all colors. Daily combing and brushing of long, double coat is essential to pekingese grooming. The goal of daily brushing is to separate and straighten hairs and brush out loose debris. It is not to forcibly shed them and if you are getting a lot of hair on the brush, you are probably brushing too hard. There should be a very small amount of hair on the brush unless winter is coming and the dog is naturally shedding.

Pekingese dogs should not be dry brushed. A wet or damp coat will take brushing without damage to the coat much better than a dry coat. When brushing, you will want to lubricate the coat by sprinkling or spraying some water on it. A pekingese grooming powder will also help to get the brush bristles through the coat with the least amount of resistance. Simple baby powder or corn starch will do just as well. Dust the powder lightly on the dog’s fur as you brush through it, and then allow the dog outside to shake it off when you are finished grooming.

Brushing is generally done in small sections. You will want to pull a handful of fur away and against the grain, and gently brush small layers of it back towards the direction of the grain. This will ensure you get all the hair of the thick coated pekingese. Do not be too rigorous in your pekingese grooming! Slight tangles should be easily straightened by the brushing alone. Severe tangling and mats can come out with a rake or comb. These mats are usually found where the fur is soft, usually around the ears.

The hind quarters and tail are the most difficult to straighten because they are very frizzy. The same brushing technique applies, but you must work slower so as not to hurt the dog. You will also need to work in smaller sections since the hairs will be more resistant to the bristles. It may also be necessary to use a little more water and powder. If you don’t mind trimming these areas, it can make this portion of pekingese grooming much easier.