Items mentioned here:
= Pure Paws No Rinse EXPRESS Shampoo
= Chris Christensen Show Off
= Chris Christensen OC Magic Foam
= Proline Rinseless Shampoo
The regular No Rinse comes in three sizes, 8oz, 16oz and gallon and is not diluted. You can purchase this and dilute for greater value!
The 16oz No Rinse Express is diluted and is the one featured in this video. The BEST ODOR ELIMINATOR
We recently attended Superzoo and picked up a starter kit for Eye Envy. In the video we show you how we MIGHT use Eye Envy. We however are uncertain as to whether we would use the product or not as we are not positive about the safety of it’s ingredients. After looking at this trial kit, we find that FOR NOW we will stick to what we know to work well enough for our maltese dogs. Our presumption is that one must use AT LEAST 2-3 TRIAL kits to see results on tear stains, however this is just our guess. Many people have found this product helpful and if you are one of those people, feel free to let our readers know by commenting under the COMMENTS section of our Youtube video.
We find that even just daily cleaning with warm water will help keep the face and eye area cleaner then if the face is NEVER cleaned. 
Our regime/routine for cleaning the eye area of our dogs include the following:
1) Cleaning daily with warm water
2) Washing weekly with Spa Lavish Facial scrub in the bath
3) Daily cleaning with either (a) a diluted solution of the Spa Lavish Facial scrub and/or (b) cleaning eye area with contact solution that contains boric acid
4) Drying the eye hairs with kleenex or a SOFT microfiber towel
4) Drying out the eye area with a touch of corn starch applied with either a q-tip or a eye shadow brush.
CARE IS TAKEN to never allow any solution or powder to get into the eyes.
Tear stains can be caused by many different issues and there is normally a need to do a ‘process of elimination’ to determine what the actual cause of tear stains is. In our home we have identified several causes for occasional seasons of INTENSE tear staining:
1) Allergies
2) Eye hairs that were cut and are poking the eyes causing irritation
3) Dental issues
4) Illness has caused excess tearing on occasion ~~ if your dog exhibits excessive and smelly tearing ~~ PLEASE CONSULT YOUR VET
5) Actual crying when the family was away on holiday and the dogs cried for us
6) The kibbles we have tried and certain store bought foods caused staining
7) Blocked tear ducts (although having the tear ducts flushed doesn’t always solve the problem)
The dogs ENTIRE face has come back stained from excessive crying during a non-anaesthetic dental. I was down with multiple health issues, whereby I was unable to bathe the dogs for several months at a time. The all teared up pretty badly from lack of regular bathing, and the family was also feeding them kibble at the time, as I was unable to cook for them. These all contributed to some severe staining in all of our dogs. Once I got back up on my feet, we had to go to work on cleaning them up with regular face washes and home cooked food.
Sheer vanity caused me to CUT a tiny strand of unsightly hair on Cosette. She had NEVER experienced tear staining, but did have one very THIN strand of hair that held some coloring.
Here are three pictures that depict her BEFORE cutting hairs =======> leading to TERRIBLE TEAR STAINS ======> and after MANY MONTHS of growing out ====== clean again. She has some faint coloring that has grown to the tips, but her face is much cleaner and the short hairs have finally grown past the length of poking her in the eyes.
I recently attended the SUPERZOO Groomers Supershow in Las Vegas and had a fantastic time. There was so much to see and the Grooming Supershow captivated most of my time and attention.
I did post updates on the Maltese Obsession Facebook page, but found myself with little time to blog all of the wonderful information that I learned. After I returned from Las Vegas, I realized that I NEEDED to have purchased some new shears to review. I have received so many questions on finding more affordable BLENDERS AND CHUNKER SHEARS, that would work equally well to do Tweety’s Korean cut in particular.
My personal perspective for home maltese pet grooming is that you can achieve a lot with a good safe clipper like the Wahl Bravura, or any good clipper that has stainless steel comb attachments. My personal opinion on shears for home grooming is that most straight shears will work for a basic ‘home’ trim, but if you want to achieve a better more professionally groomed look for your maltese you MUST invest in a ‘FUNCTIONAL’ pair of BLENDING shears.
My GTG ~ SHEARS are
I have other favorite GTG-Shears like my tiny curved Pixi’s and my tiny Pixi texturizers that do very minute detail work, but I don’t absolutely NEED them to do a lovely groom on my dogs or dogs that I may be grooming.
The great deal is that you can pick ANY 3 Shears from the KISS SILVER line for $99 for the 3 shears. You can pick ANY 3 shears from the KISS GOLD line for $149. They also have a line of very affordable shears called the ENTREE LINE.
I picked the center KISS SILVER BLUE 3 shears for $120 + shipping
NOTE the BLUE row has the pinky handle to use them REVERSABLE === this is handy when using the CURVED SHEARS to round out the feet or to shape the long PALAZZO Trouser legs. A reversible blender is also cool when shaping a Korean style face (^.^)
The row on the left Kiss Silver Silver had a funny shaped thumb hole whereby my clunky thumb would NOT stay in nice, so that was a FAIL for my hands. The Kiss Silver PINK were nice too and i may need that set to have around as well.
AWESOME deal that was presented at the SUPERZOO was some entry level shears that GEIB was promoting. There are a couple good lines of entry level shears that were surprisingly EQUALLY sharp and responsive as my beloved CC shears. I don’t know how long the edges will hold up and whether the action on the joints will maintain it’s smooth responsiveness, but a quick Tweety Korean groom proved them FANTASTIC for home grooming purposes.
GEIB ENTREE and ENTREE BLUE TITAN are also nice entry level shears that are pretty affordable and the ENTREE has a few very inexpensive shears in their line up.
The nice thing about GEIB is that they have been in business for many years and similar to CC Shears, they come with a Lifetime Warranty. The box of shears came with a warranty as well as a return address sticker to mail the shears back for sharpening at the Buttercut Sharpening location. There is a fee for sharpening the shears, but it is nice to have that option to send them back to the manufacturer and have them professionally sharped for their nominal fee.
Please keep in mind that the GEIB KISS and ENTREE line of shears is their entry level groomer shears. Every pro-groomer and home groomer will have different personal preferences in what shears work best for individual hands and techniques. This particular set of shears was reviewed as an option to those asking for more affordable YET FUNCTIONAL blenders and chunked shears.
Thanks for visiting and please come back to visit. Happy Grooming,
MOH
Table Top Grooming Table — the colors available on Amazon vary — all MO GTGT items are sourced in the SHOP tab above!
DOLCE Flip – Top Knot FLIP Tool
PurePawsUSA.com 10% Discount Code is MO10
I believe the prices are better if you purchase direct through PurePawsUSA.com and use the 10% Discount Code MO10, but I have sourced some items through Amazon for those of you that are interested. The travel kits are NOT available on Amazon
CET Virbac Enzymatic Toothpaste VANILLA MINT
TOPLINEPET.com
Madan Band Scissor
Chris Christensen
The wooden pin brush come in SMALL and Med ~~ I use the purple SMALL in the video. Amazon available colors vary from day to day ~~ more colors are available on the Chris Christensen Website.
Apana Hot Yoga Mat Microfiber Towels: We found them for $16.99 at TJMaxx and Marshalls stores in the Athletic Sports Section. They retails for $50
Baby Travel Pillow: Comes in a variety of colors on Amazon. We found them at TJ Maxx.
Above show Pinky in a Nail Cutting Tutorial. Pinky is very different on the grooming table then Dolce. You will see that she is rather naughty during grooming. Pinky does not enjoy having her feet touched in general and she really detests her nails being cut.
Grooming Tools Used or Mentioned:
In case you missed Dolce’s Nail Clipping Tutorial ~~
The DOLCE FLIP – Top Knot FLIP TOOL is a special skinny tool used to flip a ponytail.
Part 1: Body Clip using Wahl Bravura Clipper — Summer Town and Country Clip Tutorial
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Part 1 we first trimmed the body short and left the legs long to give Dolce long Palazzo pant legs. DOLCE FLIP Tutorial is included in this video.
http://tweetysmobling.com/product/dolce-flip
These videos are targeting maltese pet owners that would like to learn how to groom or touch-up/tidy groom their maltese at home. The instruction is focused on helping to guide newer pet maltese home groomers.
Please be aware that every groomer and every pet maltese owners has personal tastes and preferences as to the look and hair styles that they prefer on their dogs. We are sharing some of the variations of our favorite styles that we enjoy with our pet maltese.
Part 2: Polishing the Body Clip + Polar Bear Face Trimming Tutorial
Part 2:
Back comb body using a 7 1/2″ groomers comb
TOOLS Used on Amazon:
I’ve had 2 BLUE microfiber swimming towels that are my FAVORITE towels for drying the dogs. They are actually my sons that he used for swimming and they are very small and UBER absorbent, yet soft and gentle on the skin.
I have used these 2 BLUE GTGT == GO TO GROOMING TOWELS for over 5 years and they look like they are brand new! No shedding, no fraying and simply GTGT AMAZING stuff.
WHY these Microfiber towels are GTGT
The sad news is that I can’t remember where I purchased them and have no way of replacing them. I’ve tried purchasing other ‘swimming microfiber’ towels but they are TOO FLIMSY or NOT ABSORBANT. === thus the search continues.
Today I feel like I may have come close, but will have to TEST them out to be sure. I stumbled across some YOGA MAT towels that are microfiber, pretty HEAVY weight and very soft to the touch.
We’ll have to see how absorbent they are, but they are definitely soft enough for me to use on my Pet Maltese.
They are DOUBLE the length of my GTGT BLUE, so perhaps I can dry 2 dogs with one towel.
These normally run $50, but found them at TJ Max for $16.99!
Length is the FULL length of a YOGA Mat. If they aren’t good enough to be a GTGT, then we can always use them by the pool as they are much lighter and compact then beach towels and FAR MORE ABSORBANT!
Maltese Obsession’s Artistic Director & Co-Photographer will randomly select our winner(s) for our first giveaway contest(s)
MO is simply passionate about sharing the joys of home grooming our pet maltese family members. Even if you take your pet maltese to the groomers for their cuts, they still need daily care and brushing!
BRUSHING?!!!…well there are lots of GOOD, BETTER and BEST choices for combs and brushes out on the market! One that is relatively affordable and effective is the Madan Pin Brush and the Madan Grooming comb.
Orange ‘Softy’ Madan Brush + Orange Aluminum Grooming Comb CONTEST RULES
Baby Blue Madan Brush + Blue Steel Tail Comb + Blue Band Scissor CONTEST RULES
Purple Madan Brush + Purple Steel Tail Comb + Dolce FLIP Tool ==== NO CONTEST RULES == JUST A RANDOM WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN based on Maltese Obession (MO website + MOFB + MOYoutube).
