Non-show dogs...how much time do you spend grooming?

[BarbV]

I was going to ask this on a weekly basis but decided that a lot of us might do 0 one week and 2 hours the next.

So, decided to spread it out and make it a monthly average......

 

[Calliesmom]

you somehow need to account for number of dogs in this.
I put 2-5 hr/month but that would be per dog.
I have 3 shelties so 6-15 would be our total

 

[Jess041]

I put 1-2 hours but that might change in a year or so when Missy gets her full coat. She's only 20 months right now so it's not as thick as I anticipate it to be.

 

[EJHUNTL]

Hanna is not quite 13 weeks so there's not a lot to groom yet. I enjoy grooming, so once her coat comes in we'll likely spend more time. With my other sheltie I did it on an as needed basis - I liked her looking good, so anytime she got dirty or was shedding her undercoat we spent more time, but otherwise I'd spend a good 20 to 30 minutes twice a week.

 

[Emmasmom]

It also depends on the dog and whether they are shedding. With Emma I can spend well over an hour just at one sitting. Liam is now getting up and and Natalie too - at least 45 minutes each for them. If they are shedding, like all three are right now, it is probably 30 minutes a day at least for each one.

This doesn't take into account the time I spend sweeping up the floor for the loose hair. Thursday night, after running the dustmop through the entire house, I had a grocery bag full of loose hair. I thought I had a newly discovered fourth Sheltie when I was done.

 

[melbell]

Every other week I grind nails on both of mine (takes about 15-30 mins per dog because they fight/wiggle) ... as far as brushing, I honestly really don't do it unless they're blowing coat, and even then sometimes I just pluck it out I only bath when needed... my female gets about 2-4 baths a year and the pup pretty much every 2-3 months right now depending on what he gets into.

 

[ClantyreSheltie]

One good brushing a month (less than an hour), 45 seconds to trim nails, 60 seconds to trim feet. A bath when they stink.

 

[daisysparky]

About 45 min/week for Daisy - her fur gets matted really easily since she has such a thick coat. Plus, she hates being groomed. Sparky only takes about 15-20 and he loves it - but he has a really thin coat compared to Daisy. Bailey's too young yet. Nails take a couple of minutes per dog. They get baths about 2-3 times a year - none of them get very dirty, in general. Although, I have had to give Bailey a couple of baths w/some puppy bath wipes.

 

[Laddie's Mom]

I try to brush Lad's coat daily, usually for about 10 minutes as it is not matted and I keep it up, plus, he is not a show dog. He seems to like it. I love how pretty and "fluffy" he looks after it is finished.

 

[Tabitha]

It's pretty dirty here, so I have to do a lot more grooming than the average person to keep the dirt out. I spend about 10-15 min a day doing a quick line brushing on all 4 dogs, and whenever they need it I'll spend about 1-2 hours line brushing, trimming, clipping nails, etc maybe 2-3 times a month. If they are really dirty I'll give them a bath using watered down oatmeal shampoo then whitening shampoo on their ruff and paws (Jody has a lot of creamy and white fur on his tail and butt so I whiten that too), they get about 5-6 baths a year. To be honest, my dogs aren't the best groomed! It's so dry it's hard to keep them looking clean.