How to Groom a Gordon Setter

By eHow Pets Editor

Instructions

Things You’ll Need:

Scissors
Clippers
Slicker brush
Steel combs
Blending shears

Step 1:
Remove excess and stray hairs on the back of the hocks.
Step 2:
Trim the dog's whiskers using blunt scissors.
Step 3:
Get rid of any matting or knotting that you see on the your Gordon Setter's coat.
Step 4:
Clip the hair from the top of the head as far as just below the occiput (the back of the head).
Step 5:
Bathe the dog using a shampoo made specifically for dogs. Make sure to thoroughly rinse out all of the shampoo after the bath. You can bathe your Gordon Setter relatively frequently without causing skin irritation.
Step 6:
Brush the coat out after the dog is dry. Brush with the grain of the coat so that the hair lie flat.
Step 7:
Trim the hair from the bottoms of the feet and clip nails when necessary.

Tips & Warnings

If your dog's back skull drops away noticeably, don't clip the hair near the back. If you do so it only makes the drop-off more visible.
The average life expectancy of a Gordon Setter is between 10 and 12 years of age.
Gordon Setters are excellent dogs for bird hunting. They can point to a bird after tracking it (they have a great sense of smell) and can then retrieve the bird if you hit it.
Gordon Setters sometimes suffer from eye problems like cataracts and progressive retinal atrophy. They also occasionally suffer from hip dysplasia.
These dogs tend to get bloated. It's a good idea to give them 2 or 3 small meals per day rather than one large meal.

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