Hi, I have a Tibetan Terrier (You might know that by now...lol)

She is 5 months and her hair is getting longer (full double coat should come through at about a year I think).

I groom her a bit each day so it is easier and she is used to it. I thought they needed hand stripping but have been told no?

I have a pin brush, a slicker and a porpupine brush. What others would people recommend? The slicker brush is really good, only got that this week, it really makes her coat look lovely and, well, slick!

Been told to only brush when hair is damp, but to brush before a bath?
Are there any tips anyone can offer? any do's or don'ts?

Thankyou! :)

I thought they needed hand stripping ...............?

TT's are a long coated dog & aren't terriers BTW Why did you think they were stripped out ?

My friend who has had TT's for over 30 years uses a good quality human shampoo(not pantene BTW as it adds silcone to the hair !)& conditioner as the PH is the same as human hair. When she rinses off the conditioner she leaves a little on the coat & dries it a section at a time. She does groom her dogs at shows so I don't know why you should have been not to groom unless the dog is wet !

There are some good grooming sprays you can use whilst grooming in between baths

thanks for reply...I don't know why I thought they needed hand stripping ( i don't even know what it means!) maybe because I know they don't mault?

I know they are not terrier despite their name and it really gets on my nerves when I tell people what she is and they say 'oh a terrier' I want to say SHE IS NOT A TERRIER! not that I have anything against terriers!

Even a trainer I called said was my garden very secure because terriers dig!

Back to grooming - I think the not grooming her unless she is damp means to use a grooming spray?...do they have them in PAH?

LOL you had me worried as handstripping means removing the dead coat but pulling it out by hand(only the dead coat & it doesn't hurt BTW)

I wouldn't know about sprays at PAH as it's not a place I frequent LOL too far away & I use Doreen Paige products for grooming My dogs are a bit spoilt ;)

lol...my dogs not spoilt.... as i creep off to check out posh grooming shampoo and stuff!!

Hi Tatty's mum!

I'd recommend you contact the breeder for grooming tips.  

On hand stripping, some dogs (not just terriers) are hand stripped.   Others have their coats partially stripped in order to remove dead hair and thin the coat a bit - usually using a stripping tool like the Mars Coat King (it's like a little rake you use like a comb).

One tool I've found invaluable on any kind of dog I've owned - GSDs and my Cairns and a Yorkie - is a comb that has rotating teeth.   I've bought it at dog shows and Pets at Home stocked it for a while.   It is fantastic because you can get through even a thick coat and it tends to work out the little knots much more easily because of the rotating teeth.  Even on big knots it is really easy to use to break them up without causing too much discomfort.

You've got good brushes already - the slicker especially, I recently recommended one to a TT owner whose dog is always very matted, he turned up for his latest groom today almost knot-free!

My tip would be to use a double comb as well - once you've given the coat a good brush over, use the wide tooth side to run through the fur and check for fair sized knots (carefully of course!) and then the fine tooth side to find any last stragglers, if there are any.  It proved invaluable with that TT today - I thought I had all the knots out, but on going through with the comb I found a few that bathing him would've made harder to remove.  Make sure you brush under the armpits and bum, a lot of people forget these spots - also under the ears.

Sounds like you're doing a good job - keep it up!