Things You'll Need
- Large slicker and pin brushes
- Wide and standard metal combs
- Matting rake
- Scissors
- Clippers
- Blades
- Fine or medium tooth comb
- Toe nail trimmers
Instructions
Look for knots of hair behind the collie's ears. You must split and remove these knots.
Remove shed hair and knots from the body before bathing. Lift the hair and brush with a pin brush. You should brush your dog's head with a fine or medium tooth comb.
Clean the area around the anus where feces residue may be tangled in the hair.
Bathe your collie using the appropriate shampoo.
Use a force dryer to remove extra water from the dog after bathing. Given the collie's thick double coat, this can save you a lot of time.
Clean inside the ears with a wet cotton ball. Only clean inside as far as you can see, be careful not to probe to far into the ear.
Trim toe nails by removing small bits of the nail at a time. Once a black dot in the center of the nail is visible, then you've removed enough.
Scissor the feet evenly and remove stray hairs.