Discover how to #groomashorthaireddog the expert way! Short coated dogs may seem the easiest to groom but there are techniques and products that can really bring out the best in a short hair. In this video, European dog grooming champion Jitka Krizova demonstrates her award winning skills on Lucy the Labrador Retriever. The techniques for #labradorgrooming work just as well on other short haired dog breeds including Beagles, Rottweilers, Basset Hounds, Bull Mastiffs and Pugs. This is Lucy a 7 year old chocolate Labrador Retriever. She’s typical of a breed with short hair and she’s about to have a grooming makeover in the hands of a real expert.
Grooming a Labrador is fairly easy because of the texture of the hair.
Other breeds with coats like Lucy’s include Beagles, Rottweilers , Basset Hounds, Bullmastiffs and Pugs. So the grooming techniques are similar.


Short coated breeds have very dense short, harsh coat close to the body. These dogs, when they’re dirty, we can feel film on their coat.


Washing a big dog isn’t easy so if you can’t cope take your dog to a professional groomer or use a waterless spray like this one. This is a shampoo that sprays directly onto the coat and works by removing any excess dirt or dead fur. The best thing is you don’t need to wash it off – as the name suggests it’s waterless and leaves your dog’s coat smelling nice and fresh.

Many owners expect short haired dogs to shed less hair than some of the “hairier dogs” but that’s not the case.
Shorthaired dogs still shed – the hairs are just smaller!”
Sometimes people, when they get shorthaired dogs, they think they don’t have to do much. But this type of coat needs some attention as well. Dogs should be brushed. They have to remove their dead hair. We still have to clean their ears, cut their nails. Now I’m going to dry her off. We can see already that the coat is visibly cleaner than it was a few minutes ago. Using good high quality products is very important.


Regular grooming is a great way to bond with your pet. If you start at an early age your dog will get used to the experience and even enjoy it.


Now I’m going to use a Furminator. It’s a special tool designed for shortcoated breeds to reduce shedding.


A normal brush removes a certain amount of hair but only from the outer coat. The Furminator reduces shedding by 90 per cent by reaching right down into the undercoat and gently pulling away any loose hair.


After ten minutes of brushing Lucy’s coat is free of loose hair and nice and shiny. If you don’t brush her, all this hair will have ended up in your carpet. After this grooming Lucy feels much better. She smells nice, and she looks great.


Labradors can moult all year round. You should brush the coat once a week up to every two or three weeks depending on how the dog is shedding.
Lucy’s shiny coat is a good sign she’s a healthy dog.