Tips on Grooming Your Cotonese

Low Maintenance

Why Brush or Groom Your Cotonese Dog?

Brushing and combing your dog's hair coat is an essential part of everyday pet care. Brushing really helps to keep your Cotonese dog's coat in good condition by removing loose hair and avoiding hair mats/knots.

Brushing also helps to distribute healthy natural skin oils over the hair shaft, promoting a shining coat and helping dirt to slide off the hair. This can also help to reduce the need to bath and therefore minimize the regularity of bathing.

Brushing and grooming of your Cotonese dog are activities that help to reinforce the good relationship bond between your family pet and you. Brushing should be a pleasurable and relaxed experience for your pet and you.



How Often to Groom Your Cotonese

How often to brush and groom your dog will depend upon each individual dog. Dogs tend to contrast in their need for brushing because of their coat type and length and also depending on their recent activities.

Dogs with short coats commonly require less brushing and grooming contrasted to dogs with medium to long haired coats as these longer coats can get tangles, mats and debris trapped in them more easily.

Some very short-haired dogs may not need conventional 'brushing' and for these dogs, owners may instead like to try a soft grooming glove to delicately remove loose hair, occasionally.

Pet dogs should be brushed 'as needed'. Owners should keep track of the condition of their dog's coat, looking for any tangles/mats or dullness which suggests they might need a brush. Grooming can take anything from a couple of minutes to a number of hours a week depending on your type of dog.

What to do if you lose your Cotonese

If your Cotonese Dog or any other pet has gone missing and it does not have an identification tag with a phone number, you can:

1. Register your missing pet details at Pet Reunite website here.

2. List the lost pet on the Local Facebook Lost Pets Groups Here.

3. Telephone the local vet clinics to see if someone has brought in your lost pet.

4. Phone the RSPCA or Visit the RSPCA Lost Pets website and complete a Lost Pet Report.

5. Visit Lost Pets Pages of Animal Pounds.

What to do if you find a lost Cotonese

If you find a Cotonese Dog or any other pet and it does not have an identification tag with a phone number, you can:

1. List the found pet details at Pet Reunite website here.

2. List the missing pet on the Local Facebook Lost Pets Groups.

3. Contact the Local Authority to collect the lost animal.

4. Take the animal to the local Animal Shelter near to your suburb.

5. Take the animal to the local Vet who usually scan the animal’s microchip and contact the registered pet owner.

Laws Regarding Missing Pets

1. It is against the law to keep any animal that you find.

2. Pets are generally considered property and it is illegal to take and keep someone else’s property.

3. You must contact your local animal control unit and file a FOUND AN ANIMAL report for any dog or cat you find.

4. To reclaim your lost dog, cat or other pet from the animal shelter you must pay a release fee.

5. If your dog or cat is unregistered, you will have to register your pet before you can take it home.