Dog grooming is something which, when taken to the extreme, can be receive a lot of flack. Despite this, a wide number of dog breeds require regular grooming to keep their hair free of matting. It is important that if your dog’s hair does get matted that you seek the services of a groomer. In addition, dog groomers can help maintain your dog’s feet which is also very important, and tricky for somebody untrained to do without hurting them.

The problems tend to arise when dog owners take dog grooming to the extreme, such as with hair dyeing and accessories, rather than doing the reasonable thing of just trimming the hair away to the point where their hair getting tangles is unlikely. Even then, it isn’t a large problem, and can hardly be counted as abusive, just a bit unnecessary.