Springer Spaniel GroomingSpringer Spaniel Grooming is essential in keeping him healthy and happy, otherwise his fur can quickly become matted, especially behind the ears.
Check your dog on a regular basis to make sure that no mats are forming, paying particular attention to their feathers on their legs and the fur behind their ears. 
If you can, try to brush their ears and feathers on a daily basis to ensure that they are kept in good health.I have created a series of grooming guides to help you keep your Springer Spaniel looking fabulous. However the grooming I do is not for the show ring, it is for practical and aesthetic purposes. If you want to learn how to groom for showing, you need to speak with a professional groomer and get them to show you how to groom your Springer to show standards. Springer Spaniel Grooming ToolsI have pulled together a guide to the basic tools you need to keep your Springers coat healthy. There are a variety of tools brushes, scissors on the market and you may want to try a variety of things out before you settle on your own grooming kit, but as a guide here are my tools that I have used on my Springers for yearsA Guide to Springer Spaniel Grooming Tools Grooming Springer Spaniel EarsGrooming your Springers ears on a regular basis is essential for keeping your dog healthy. You need to brush their ear fur on a regular basis checking for matts and burrs, you also need to trim them. with this in mind I have put together the following article.A Guide to grooming your Springers Ears Grooming your Springer Spaniels Leg FeathersYour Springer Spaniels will all be mud magnets and one place where it all collects is on their leg feathers. however they also perform the function of keeping your Springers legs warmer in the colder months. So I have pulled together a guide on grooming these feathers for both winter and summer monthsA Guide to Grooming Springer Spaniel Leg Feathers Grooming your Springer Spaniels TummyAs your Springer Spaniel Attracts mud you will want to keep their tummy fur fairly short as it dries quicker and carries less mud into the house. So I have put together a quick guide on keeping their tummy feathers short.A Guide to Grooming Springer Spaniel Tummies Bathing Your Springer SpanielI cannot write a page on Springer Spaniel grooming and not mention bath time.Your Springer will get muddy on a regular basis so I have written a guide to keeping your springer shiny and clean and you dry at the same time.A Guide to Bathing your Springer Spaniel Removing Moulting Hair from your SpringerSpaniels do have glorious coats but this can cause problems when they start to moult and how you manage this should form part of your Springer Spaniel Grooming routine. Below is my guide to dealing with moulting hair and you may be surprised with how I deal with it, and what I do with the fur I collect afterwards!A Guide to Managing Moulting Springers Clipping your Springer SpanielAs mentioned, Springer Spaniel grooming should be focussed on your Spaniel's feathers and his ear fur. Should it get too long, you may need to clip it. I tend to use pinking shears to cut George's ear fur, as it gives them a natural layered look, the same with their leg feathers.However some people say that you should never clip a Spaniel's fur, but only ever remove the dead fur, as their coat can become wavy and course if you clip it. You need to decide what is right for both you and your Spaniel. If you are at all worried, take him to a grooming parlour that specialises in Spaniel grooming. If you would prefer to trim your Spaniel yourself, try and find someone locally who knows what they are doing. This way you can get a practical demonstration to ensure that you know you are managing to groom your Spaniel's coat just right. You can't learn this from a book.
Removing dead hairNow and then you may notice your Spaniel's hair looking lifeless. This is usually dead hair that needs to be stripped or plucked out. Best to do this to your Spaniel from an early age, as Spaniels who are not used to this process are not happy when you try it for the first time!!A guide to stripping your springer spaniels fur Return to love springer spaniels homepage from Springer Spaniel Grooming
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