Dog grooming tools are important in order to fulfill your grooming responsibilities to your pet. Maintaining the coat and nails of your dog is one other basic need. You need to know the basic grooming tools for your own pet.

1. Brushes and Combs: Dog breeds vary from the type of their hair and brushes and combs comes with a variety of style and type also.

Better choose the right brush and comb that will suit the hair of your dog. Most dog hair types works well with bristle brushes that can be soft to firm. For medium-haired to long haired dogs wire pin brushes is best for them and flea combs are used to locate fleas in their coat.

2. Nail Trimmers: The right usage of tool can help the trimming process easy both for the dog owners and their pet. Some types of trimmers are the claw-style trimmers, guillotine, scissor-like and filing tools. A styptic powder can be used to stop the bleeding if you cut accidentally the nail of your pet quite too short.

3. Dog Shampoo: When you bathe your dog, be sure to use the right shampoo for them. Always consider the soap free shampoos that are only intended for dogs. Dog shampoo comes with a variety of types such as the tear free that protects the dog eyes, oatmeal shampoo sooths the irritated skin of the dog, natural shampoos and conditioners can also be used.

4. Dog Ear Care Equipments: This includes ear cleansers that cleans the ear canal, cotton balls that is used for wiping the debris form the ears, ear powder to dry the ear and hemostats that pluck the excess hair around the ears.

5. Hair clippers: This is often needed for long haired dogs that require a regular cut. Some dog groomers used the electric clippers to trim their dog’s coat neatly and uniformly.

There are some of the basic grooming tools that you need to prepare in order to start grooming your pet. Be sure to select the right tool that will suit also the needs and type of your dogs.