How To Groom Your Dog at Home (Maltese Grooming) 

I'm just going to say what everyone's thinking. You were blessed with such a well behaved and calm dog.

I like how he stayed calm and closed his eyes while you trimmed around them. When I trim around my pups eye's he constantly tries to move and bite the scissors.

All I can think about is how much of a good boy he’s being 🥺

By the end of quarantine, I’m gonna be a professional dog groomer 😅🙈

My dog will not stay this still omg. He hates water he hates brushing everything , seeing your dog so calm makes me so jealous lol

everytime i wash my dog when we are done he starts to go crazy and runs around like crazy

Whose here because their dog needs a hair cut but your under quarantine

I know I’m late to watching this video but I am a groomer and you said you would like tips so here’s what i have for you. First off, you did a great job for not having any professional training! One thing that did make me cringe was the paw pads. You can get a 40 blade, or use the 10 blade that came with the clippers. Just take that over the paw pads and you can dip in between the pads as well to make it as nice and clean as possible. Also, you mentioned always having trouble with the ears. One thing you can try to get the ears even much more easily is to trim them without holding the ear in your hand. When you’re holding the ear, it is not laying in its natural state. Therefore, it will not be straight when you let it go. Another thing that I noticed which isn’t really a big deal because clearly it works for you, but when you hold shears, you are supposed to have your thumb and ring finger in the holes. Like I said, doesn’t really matter if it works for you. I think that is more for people that groom every day to help us not get carpal tunnel as easily. And my last piece of advice is that if you are interested in expanding your grooming equipment to make trimming the face easier, I would suggest getting clipper combs. They are little attachments that hook onto your blade (the 30 or 15 blade is recommended but the 10 blade will work too, the length will just be a little longer than the length that the comb says). When standing in front of your dog, you will take the clipper comb over the top of your dog’s head towards the nose and then run it down the sides of the face as well. This will make it so that the head is all one symmetrical length. And then you will just trim up the muzzle and use the thinning shears to blend any lines that you may see to make it all smooth. Oh and extra tip, you actually can take the blades in the reverse direction of the hair growth. I do it all the time, you just have to go 2 blade lengths up. This helps get the coat super smooth looking all over. Definitely recommend going in reverse on Malteses! 5/8 would be 2 lengths up from a 4 blade in case you want to try that out! Sorry for such a long comment but hopefully this will help you or someone reading this out! And again, great job. Definitely the best home groom I have ever seen

I'm a professional dog groomer and I'm actually really impressed! You seem like you did a lot of research and you don't just jump into it. You're a natural at it! You should think about getting trained in grooming, you'd be great! And your dog is amazing at this, love that he just sits there! I wish more dogs were like that!

Your dog is soooo cute & so well behaved! I'm watching this and laughing because I know there's no way in hell my dogs would let me do this to them :D

Hey loves! i created this video in 2015 and obviously I've learned a lot more over the years and have improved a lot! I wanted to address some comments: - If you have a bouncy dog who won't let you do this, please don't attempt it. I am lucky that Bear is so calm and it's only because he is used to it... he's been getting groomed since he was a baby and he's 12 years old now. He has trust in me and is pretty much my shadow :) - I've been using the Live Clean Eco Pooch shampoo for a couple of years and love it! Please stop commenting about Hartz shampoo. I used it in the video because it was on hand. I DON’T use this normally. The Martha Stewart puppy one is also good. - I am able to scissor his paws because I am super careful and he allows me to do it. Groomers suggest using the clippers for safety reasons, so do that instead. - I keep his eyes clean from tear stains by staying on top of them. I HATE when dogs have goopy eyes so I am constantly picking out the dried bits whenever I see them and I trim out any stained areas frequently. Bear has never had a huge issues with tear stains though. There are products you can get to clean the stains but the best I've found is to just use rubbing alcohol on a q-tip CAREFULLY and not close to the eyes. This is best if it's run down his face. I rarely ever do this as trimming keeps it under control. - Negative comments are not appreciated. Helpful ones are! We are always learning, so instead of jumping on people why not offer solutions or tips instead? - Regarding clipping in the kitchen...You want your dog to be at eye level with you, so you need a higher surface. We don't eat here, so don't worry. And remember, he is freshly cleaned. The area is also thoroughly cleaned afterwards just like any other surface (I figured that was a give-in?). - Bear is 99.9% Maltese. He is just large for his breed (he was supposed to be half the size). I had him DNA tested. (the 0.1% is Cavalier King Charles Spaniel more than 3 generations in the past) - Finally, I accept zero responsibility if you try this and your dog doesn't cooperate, or he ends up looking like a hacked mess haha. You should know your own capabilities and your dog's personality better than anyone so do this at your own risk. And if you have any questions or want to get better at this, ask or watch a groomer and build up your own knowledge!! DO NOT attempt this if you haven't learned all you can beforehand.

This is so much nicer than the videos I see by groomers who are so rough with the dogs. Your dog just kept looking at you like he loves you.

Hi! I am a professional groomer and just wanted to leave a few helpful tips! First, I noticed when you do the top of Bear's head, you do it all with scissors, a quicker way you could do that would be to use a snap on guard comb and run that over the top of his head, it will speed up the process so much! 😊 with a guard comb it is safe to use it on top of the head and you can also clip with the hair growth and against to get a nice finish (forward and back). You will snap the guard combs over a 10 blade. You can find these combs at Petco! Just ask a groomer or associate if you have trouble finding them. Also, since you bought the Andis clippers it should have came w a 10 blade. The 10 you can actually use inside of his paw pads to get the pads cleaner and get a lot more out (just be very careful). The best blade to use for the pads however is a 30 or 40 blade. When you trim around the paws, an easy way to do it is to place the dogs foot on the table or surface and trim around instead of picking up his paw and trimming that way. You get a nicer rounder foot! I'm not sure if you do his sanitary areas (privates), but you can also do those areas w a 10 blade. On his lower belly area where the hair is less around and on the privates you can lightly go over those areas 😊 same w his behind. You can go over that hair w a 10 safely just be very careful and try not to touch it w the blade too much. When it comes to trimming the tail a fast, easy, and nice looking way to do that is to twist the end hair around your finger or twirl around your finger and snip the end that is twisted. It will come out very even. Of course just note where the tail is. I would explain the ear trimming but it is too hard to explain lol and would be easier just to show. Over all, not bad! 😉

The way he calmly sits there and gazes at you is a testament to how much he trusts you! It's also a reflection of your skill and confidence at grooming him. My dog wouldn't have stood for that. I think he had a little ADHD. :)

Hi, I'm a groomer! just few tips!! you can do a precut before the bath by shaving him down first doing under the pads and doing his sanitary(with a 10) I usually don't do the face during a pre cut tho i normally do it after. it's a lot less hair to dry and after you dry it, it will show any pieces you missed and you can shave right over his body again just to make sure it's super smooth

What an amazingly trusting little darling. He’s so good. 💕

I had a maltese that passed away this year and he was EXACTLY like Bear! Chubby and with the same innocent look, aw. I usually like adopting better than buying dogs, but maltese dogs groomed like that look so cute. Miss you Cliper :(

Your dog is an angel. He's so patient! 😍

Your puppy is so precious and loves you so much. You can tell in the way that he enjoys looking at you when you're trimming up around his eyes and face.

WOW! thank you so much . I have a small dog similar to yours and have been grooming him myself for awhile. watching your video is going to help us out a lot. Thanks for sharing. He seems to really enjoy the process

Wish my dog would just sit there and let me do that. I try cutting his hair and he goes ballistic.

I don't even have a dog....

Your dog is a mirror of your soul. You are so calm, what a good leader you are to your dog! So much calm and trust. Just natural and happy.

He's so patient and is allowing you to do every bit of grooming job❤

lolol it's amazing he just cooperates and knows to sit still and let you do your thing...

He is sooooo adorable and well-behaved!! 😍🐶

Bear was such a good boy while you did this!!! He didn’t move or anything. Such a good boy!

Bear is adorable. Hope you and Bear have a long, long life together.

He is such a good, patient dog.😍😍 I'm melting. ❤

I have seen this video more than 10 times and it still doesn't annoy me, every time I see it I love it even more!😍

Adorable dog and great hair cut job. I can't believe he was so patient during the cut.

Fantastic! Bear is so sweet sitting so nicely for you. He looks great! Thank you.

I'm pet grommer and I must say the most important thing is to get your pet clean and well brushed, anything else it's only for estetical porpose, you did a great job but take in consideration he's a very well behaved dog, if it is not the case then let for a professional dot it, safety is the first thing about taking care of our babies! Great video!

Best video I've seen, clear, bright lighting and adorable Maltese! Thank you! *Runs out to buy thinning sheers* I've been grooming my Shih Tzu's for 2 years and never figured out the way to avoid the blunt cut look.

What a good boy! He’s so trusting. I’m doing my first groom this week and know it won’t be this easy.

I love how he so calm and how you can tell he trust you

what a little sweetheart ;) such a good pup throughout the whole haircut!!

he literally is the cutest little fluff-ball!! I don't have a long fur dog but I can see how this can be very helpful for lots of people, thanks for sharing!!

Bear is like the most well-behaved dog I have ever seen!! And he is so cute!! 🐕🐕🐕

Awww, what a good boy. Lost my Maltese in January. I loved looking at your Bear looking into your eyes the way my Zoey used to look at me. Bear really is a good boy!

What a cute dog, he looks like a teddy bear.

Aww what a cutie 😍 super adorable😊

What a sweet and patient little guy. He just sat there and let you do your thing! Give that young Bear a sucker🥰

What a lovely calm and well behaved dog ❤️

He is such a great sport!

Hi there, I randomly came across this searching for grooming tutorials. I'm a dog groomer. You've done pretty well. My only suggestion would be to use a clip comb set for a longer length. Since you like leaving him fluffy, there are combs you can attach to you #10 blade or a #30 blade. The clip combs do not heat up like the blade does, but the #10 blade underneath will heat up so be careful when you remove it. I would get a set. The Wahl clip comb set will fit on your andis blades, or any detachable A5. Getting a set will allow you to choose shorter clips in summer, or as long as an 1 inch. There's 8 of them and they go down 1/8 of an inch in length for each one, but beware of the 2 shortest lengths as they're very easy to nick you dog with them. I'm not knocking your home groom, you did fairly well. Grooming can be expensive. Just always use a coolant on your blade, and only use a #10 for his sanitary area. FYI shorter the blade, the quicker it will heat.

So happy to see your dog trimming video. Thank you for posting it.

Bear is absolutely gorgeous ❤ 🐾 ❤! thank you so much for an excellent diy dog grooming video - you taught me heaps 🙏

I have a Maltese and a Maltese poo... mom and son who are in badly need of a grooming session. I am so glad I came across your video before I headed to PetSmart. I have two well behaved dogs as well. After watching you. I think I got this in the bag. Fingers crossed my dogs will still love me after this DIY session or they will never talk to me again and go on Instagram live telling others dogs how their owner messed up their hair and they were embarrassed to be seen in public 😂

I can't believe how well behaved your dog is! I think you should do a video on obedience training!

Thanks so much for showing how to groom!!! He's so cute❤️

You did a great job! How adorable Bear is! He’s really well-behaved, too. Thank you for sharing. - Linda from Arizona

he looks adorable! as a groomer I definitely recommend using your #10 blade to trim his pads ( and sanitary area if needed ). It is much safer than using scissors :) always remember to keep your blades and scissors sharp! your comb is your best friend, clean, dry and straight hair cuts the best! keep up the good work :)

So cute, and you did great for a home groom! As a pro groomer, I would agree with other groomers' comments below to always use a clipper for the paw pads, not a scissor, just for added safety and for better results! Your #10 would work fine, although most groomers use a #30. And I would also recommend using your thinners on the sides of the face to blend more. But overall, bravo! 👏👏👏

Your dog is so chilled. You did a great job.😃

This was a great video. I’m Very encouraged. I am going to start grooming my own dogs. Mine come back from the groomer with burns and acting weird and scared. This quarantine sucks but I must say it has helped a lot of people realize some things we pay lots for can be done ourselves and this is one of them. I love you youtubers. Thanks for this video! Ignore negativity!

Oh my god. I'm planning on adopting a Maltese and I hope she'll be as adorable and well-behaved as Bear.

I agree with another comment on here from a professional groomer: I am really impressed! In the professional grooming world we run into a lot of owners who perform home grooms that turn out horrendously and are done unsafely. You really have done your research on the tools and techniques. I only have a few tips: 1) For a more even cut on the head, look into getting guard combs. You can attach them over the #10 blade you have. Start from the back of the head an run them forward over the top of the head towards the nose. It will create a uniform length and save time on trimming individual chunks. Lift the ear and skim the guard comb down the side of the face to create a rounder look and make both sides even. 2) Use the thinning shears to clean out his eye corners a little bit. You seem comfortable using regualr cshears, so the thinning shears would be easy to use and a lot safer :) 3) If you wanna play around with hand-scissoring, clean up the edges on his legs and under belly with straight-shears to create columns and a cleaner line. 4) This is nit-picky but.... Try holding your shears with your ring-finger and thumb instead of your middle finger and thumb.It creates a better sense of control. 5) OH!! You can use that 10 blade to clean out his paw-pads. Start from his toes and skim over his pads towards his heel, them scoop in that 'v' looking space between his "toe" pads and the big pad, never between the actual toes, though. All-in-all he looks great and you have an incredible grasp on the basic knowledge of grooming. C:

So cute and these dogs stay mostly patient. Love mine, poodle/maltese.

Wow you make it look so easy. Thanks for sharing this video. It's very helpful!!

Omg how cuteee i melted

This helped a lot! I'm getting a little Maltese/bichon puppy in 4/5 weeks!

You did great. He’s so adorable and floofy.

😍😍He's such a good boy, my goodness. Praying that my puppy is this calm as I take care of her.

As a dog groomer I would recommend using the 10 blade you got with your clippers to shave his paw pad hair. Its the safest blade to use, and will eliminate the need to scissor the bottoms of his feet. Otherwise nice work, and you have a ton of knowledge as fair as safety and the actual hair cut goes(: Good job!

I love how he stays still, I cannot do that for nothing with mine!

This is not as easy as you make it look. He's adorable!!! Great job

He's such a good boy. I have a morkie and he goes BALLISTIC during bath and grooming

hes adorable, good job! thank for the tips, I've had such bad experiences at the groomers. I'm definitely going to try this at home :)

he is so adorable he looks so much like my doggy :)

I love this tutorial. Bear looks so cute! I will use these tips for my puppy!

What a good boy staying so still!!

Your really good at grooming dogs 😊 my mom is a dog groomer and she always wet the head last because it could make the dog uncomfortable

Everyone is a critic or a professional. You're doing a phenomenal job. You're both a team & so patient. Nice narrating very professional. My maltipoo will not sit still its very difficult to groom my Bonzo. . Thank you for posting.

He's absolutely adorable

What a sweet dog! So adorable!

Great job! I would like to let people know there are safety scissors for the tips around it to work around the eyes instead of the ones that are sharp. The ones I bought at Petsmart have last a long time and stayed sharp. BTW my vet said because of our babies are a little heavy it’s hard on their joints to standing long. My Maltipoo was traumatized by the groomers. While they seemed fine . But came home with bloody diarrhea. The groomer when asked if they gave him any treats said that it was stress and so I had him check with the vet and it came down to that. Plus he has a knee and joint probiotics. So now I groom him. Sometimes he will be only half was groomed. We go at his and my pace. If one of us isn’t up to totally finishing we finish later. Let stress on us bot. Stress lowers everyone’s immune system. (shorter lifespan, if stressed) I hope this helps someone.

I loved this, I have a miniature poodle and grooming is way to expensive. Her fur grows really fast so this is really useful! Thanks

I keep rewatching this because he is soooo cuuuute

What a sweet dog! he behaves so well too.

In my opinion this is the BEST you can do for your dog. Fortunately, I found a groomer that is AMAZING. I go to her house and she grooms my dog in front of me. However, I've always wanted to be able to groom my dog to save a buck lol and also because he is supper comfortable with me. I am terrified of taking him to another groomer or some place you drop him off and pick him later in the day. Not all groomers love their jobs and they will treat your dog like a rattle doll, without caring for their well being. Others are not patient and will restrain your dog in order to groom him/her fast. My dog suffers from anxiety and I know that will be a nightmare for him and I wouldn't feel comfortable. Thanks for this video.

Thanks for video. You saved a tight budget military family all those grooming bills!

He is such a cute and patient boy

What an adorable little buddy!

I think u did a great job. Even if ur not a pro. Hey ur taking care of him and thats all they want anyway

I could listen to you read the dictionary. It's so soothing and oddly attractive. I hope you have a job where you utilize that superpower.

Your dog is sooo well-behaved, my keeps jumping and spinning around :D. Thank you very much for this video!

You did an awesome job. I love you dog, he's so patient!

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Gosh ur boy looks justttt like mine!! It's crazy how I don't even think I'd be able to pick mine out from a lineup of maltipoos :)) lol

He is such a good boy!! So adorable!

thanks, he is so well behaved and adorable

wow. I'm a groomer and it's been a while since I seen someone do a good job with their own dog! how did you learn this?

Just my opinion - I have been a groomer for many years - Please read up on using HARTZ's products - not so safe - so why take a chance??? there are so many other great products that are affordable such as WAHL products and so forth. Using a 10 blade will help keep the sany areas, under the ears and paw cleaning and safe to use. I also use a small hand clipper (mens clipper) for around the pads - this way there are no injuries. I have seen many at home videos and they are very scary - I did like yours and a tip should be you remain calm the dog will most likely as well.

Beautiful pup. Nice instructions.

Awww, he such a good boy. You make it look so easy.

When scissoring hold your shears in your thumb and ring finger. It's how they are meant to be held and it will give you much better control! Also NEVER scissor over paw pads!!! It's very dangerous if he moves even the slightest and your about to close your shears you can do some serious damage. Use your 10 blade it's the safest blade. I personally use a 30 or 40 on paw pads just because I know what I'm doing and it's much easier then a 10 but if a 10 is what you have use it. Please don't use shears!!

i am a professional dog groomer... usually these types of videos do make me cringe lol!! but it sounds like you have done your safty research! and to be honest you did pretty good. just need some tips to make things smoother! tip: back brush or brush all his fur on his body backwords a coupld times while you clip him. it will get all those hairs missed by the 4 blade and make him look smoother and more even. (btw the 4 blade is my LEAST fav blade/comb) a #1 wahl comb on top of a 30 blade. or a 5 blade even (if you could handle a little shorter outcome on the body) looks way better on maltese's flat coat!!! just my suggestions!

Awww I love how can stay still and looks at you❤️I’m gonna try with my dog😃he trusts you completely ❤️

He's so adorable, thank you for the detailed video ☺️👍🐾