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=Dog Trends=

Development of Dog Grooming and Treatment
When dogs first became "man's best friend", there wasn't much when it first came to grooming them. As long as they received showers and haircuts every once in a while, it would be sufficient. To be more in depth, the first dogs to have their hair cut were Curly-Coated Retrievers during the 16th century. But the reason their hair was cut was because it allowed them to move easier in water due to the fact that the owners used them to help with hunting. The dog's coat was cut shorter and the hair surrounding its legs were shaved while everywhere else was kept for warmth. The dog was allowed to see better when its topknot, the hair on its head, was tied up with a ribbon. During that period of time, nothing about it was supposed to be aesthetically pleasing unlike modern day trends.

Dog grooming did not become a method of styling dogs until the French began to work with Poodles during the reign of Louis XVI. The sophisticated and often round coat patterns that one can see with poodles today can be credited to the efforts of French groomers that started the trend.

Dog grooming in America only became popular through the efforts of Blanche Saunders who was a trainer, breeder and handler. She sparked the trend of dog grooming through her writing and personal appearances.

Nowadays, there are salons specialized to only cutting dog hair and there is an estimate of 25,000 groomers working specifically to bath, fluff, and trim the dogs of America. It is interesting to realize how grooming developed in the way it has despite its original practical purposes.

Becoming a Dog Groomer
Becoming a dog groomer does not require any license or degrees. However, a dog groomer must have a lot of patience since he has to observe the dogs's behavior and body language in order to make sure they are in a comfortable position and not to hurt them with the grooming tools. A certification or license could help build up more knowledge about pet grooming. A dog groomer must require some specialized skills before they become a dog groomer. A dog groomer does not need to know about a dog's anatomy but the skin disorders. Some dogs may allergic to some pet products like pet shampoo.

Since people start a fashion line for their pets, dog groomers also has to be creative. Styling a dog is not as easy as it looks like. One of the benefits being a dog groomer is that the pets would not have any complain on the art piece. Dog groomers have all the control to choose the way how he wants to style the dog. Dogs owners usually leave the decision to dog groomers and hope they could make their dearest dogs to look nice and clean.

Helping dogs to cut its nails is one of the harder task a dog groomer has. Dog's nails are different than the nails we have. Its nails are more curly and rigid. If a dog groomer cuts its nails too close to its distal groove, it may lead to bleeding. And the dog may bark to inform you that it is in pain.

Dogs have their own birthday cake
Styling their lovely dogs is not the only crazy thing that shows the obsession from the pet owners to their dogs. People now start to celebrate their dogs' birthday too. Since the birthday cake we buy from a bakery is made with a lot of chemicals and food coloring, people customize their own birthday cakes for their dogs. Most of the ingredients are organic and gluten free. It could tell how much the owners are passionate about their dogs. Who says dogs do not have emotions? According to the news, the owner of Lucy, the dog, thought it would be shallow to buy a birthday cake to a dog before he met Lucy. However, Lucy has turned the owner into a dog person after they have spent a lot of time together. The owner said it was worth the money to earn the dog's smile and happiness. One's emotions could affect the dog's emotion as well. If one smiles to a dog, it will wiggle its tail and show its love.

A birthday cake customized for a dog is not as cheap as it seems to be because since dogs cannot eat most of the human food, the baker has to use the most natural ingredients to bake a birthday cake for dogs. Most of the people would search the recipes on the internet and bake birthday cakes on their own. Seeing their dogs happy is usually very satisfying to the owners. Having a dog is like having a kid, one has to nurture it like it is a human because it has feelings like humans do. Celebrating a dog's birthday shows how much love an owner has for their pet.