{"id":10,"date":"2026-10-03T00:07:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-groomly\/getting-a-nervous-dog-ready-for-its-first-groom\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T00:07:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T00:07:39","slug":"getting-a-nervous-dog-ready-for-its-first-groom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-groomly\/getting-a-nervous-dog-ready-for-its-first-groom\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting a nervous dog ready for its first groom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A first visit to the groomer is a lot for a dog to take in: new smells, new people, running water and the noise of a dryer. A little practice at home makes a real difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practise at home<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Touch the paws, ears and muzzle gently every day, with a treat each time<\/li>\n\n<li>Brush for a minute or two, then stop before your dog gets bored<\/li>\n\n<li>Let your dog hear a hair dryer from across the room<\/li>\n\n<li>Stand your dog on a table or bench for a few seconds, with lots of praise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On the day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go for a walk first so your dog has had a chance to go to the toilet and use some energy<\/li>\n\n<li>Tell the groomer what your dog dislikes and any past bad experiences<\/li>\n\n<li>Keep the goodbye short and cheerful<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ask for a short first visit, such as a bath and tidy, rather than a full groom. Building trust step by step works better than doing everything at once.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Small steps at home that help an anxious or young dog feel calmer on grooming day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":23,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-groomly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-groomly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-groomly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-groomly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-groomly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-groomly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10\/revisions\/42"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-groomly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-groomly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-groomly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-groomly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}