Does a dog owner need to pay that much attention on the quality of dog grooming equipment that they purchase and use? Why does it matter? Your response to this is dependent on the level of importance that you attach to your dog. The reality is that you are able to get a whole list of grooming tools with varying quality. However, will these tools produce the type of results you want? Does a certain type of clipper give better results than another? This is what we will explore briefly here.

Starting with hair clipping, there are different types of tools available in the market for clipping dogs. From the simplest such as scissors to the more sophisticated such the heavy duty cordless electric hair clippers. Should you then go for the heavy duty cordless clipper since it is at the high end of the spectrum? Not necessarily. In fact, there will be times and situations when the simple scissor is the most ideal tool to use. Like when only a little hair needs to be clipped on the edges because chewing gum has stuck there. On the other hand, when I need fast large clipping, then I surely need the heavy duty.

This same line of thinking can be applied to all other types of clipping tools whether nail trimmers, brushes, grooming tables, bathing tubs and so on. The key aspect that we need to address is how do you get the right type of tool for your dog’s grooming needs? The first place to start is to identify the specific grooming needs of your particular dog. Let us say you have that dreaded German shepherd. What are the shepherd’s needs? Does it need hair clipping or just a wash and brushing? If it needs clipping, based on its body size what size of clipper do you need? Does it need nail trimming? How big are the nails?

Having now identified these needs, go out and shop for these items. Discuss with the store staff these needs; do they have something that will meet these needs? You can also do web searches using specific key words, such as "clippers for German shepherds" as opposed to just searching for "dog clippers". Or "bath tubs for German shepherds" and so on. You will get the most appropriate tool when you seek for what is most ideal for your type of dog as opposed to getting general tools.