SUGGESTED GROOMING OF THE PAPILLON IS EVERY 8 TO 10 WEEKS

PAPILLON GROOMING

PRIOR TO BATHING A GOOD BRUSHING AND DETANGLING PLUS NAIL

 SHORTENING & REMOVAL OF HAIR FROM THE PADS OF

 THE FOOT IS REQUIRED.

 THE NAILS MUST BE CUT OR GROUND TO PROPER LENGTH

AND THE EXCESS HAIR BETWEEN THE PADS MUST BE REMOVED.

 THE NAIL CAN BE CUT WITH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT

NAIL TRIMMERS OR GROUND DOWN WITH A DREMEL TYPE TOOL.

 I USE THE DREMEL AND THE NAIL TRIMMER TOOLS THAT

ACTUALLY CUT THE NAIL ARE ALSO EASY TO USE, BUT

 CARE MUST BE GIVEN NOT TO CUT INTO THE "QUICK"

OR VEIN THAT IS PRESENT IN THE NAIL ITSELF.

 IF THE VEIN IS CUT BLEEDING WILL OCCUR AND

A STYPTIC OR BLOOD-STOPPING AGENT SHOULD BE

AVAILABLE TO STOP THE BLEEDING.  IF USING A DREMEL THE ONLY

 DANGER OF THE DREMEL TOOL IS PREVENTING ANY FRINGE OR

COAT FROM WRAPPING AROUND THE ROTATING BIT. 

TAKE SOME EXTRA TIME AND THOROUGHLY CLEAN OUT

THE EXTRA HAIR BETWEEN THE PADS.  THIS STEP IS FOR HEALTH

AS WELL AS ESTHETIC REASONS.   WITH CARE AND SHARP

 SCISSORS, CAREFULLY REMOVE THE HAIR STICKING OUT BETWEEN

 THE PADS.   ELECTRIC CLIPPERS, WITH A 40 BLADE, ARE

 GOOD TO GET IN BETEEN THE INDIVIDUAL PADS AND

REMOVE THE HAIR. 

A 40 BLADE CUTS VERY CLOSE TO THE SKIN

 AND IS THE BLADE USED WHEN REMOVING HAIR FOR

SURGERY.  THIS IS A STEP THE SHOULD BE PERFORMED ON ANY DOG,

PET OR SHOW, ALONG WITH NAIL TRIMMING.  WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE

BATH WHEN THE HAIR IS CLEAN TO TRIM THE

HAIR AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE FEET.