{"id":10,"date":"2015-07-01T17:28:25","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T17:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/109.199.123.137\/~tophatnt\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2015-09-15T12:47:55","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T12:47:55","slug":"why-groom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tophatntails.co.uk\/index.php\/why-groom\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Groom?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><em><strong>Why Groom?<a href=\"http:\/\/tophatntails.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/car5.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Top Hat n Tails Dog Grooming\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Top Hat n Tails Dog Grooming\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-103 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/tophatntails.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/car5-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Top Hat n Tails Dog Grooming\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tophatntails.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/car5-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tophatntails.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/car5.jpg 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tophatntails.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pawz1small.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47\" src=\"http:\/\/tophatntails.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pawz1small.png\" alt=\"pawz1small\" width=\"25\" height=\"28\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Well being and Health<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Home grooming sessions bring you and your dog closer together.\u00a0Dogs come to enjoy the attention, while brushing out promotes circulation, frees the coat of debris and loosens tangles, reducing the risk of matts. \u00a0Regular grooming also aids familiarity with your dog&#8217;s body, making it easier to spot changes as time goes by.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tophatntails.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pawz1small.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47\" src=\"http:\/\/tophatntails.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pawz1small.png\" alt=\"pawz1small\" width=\"25\" height=\"28\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Getting Started<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a good idea to start early, ideally when still a puppy, quietly building up familiarity with the process and equipment.\u00a0 Whenever you are able to begin, aim for a regular time and start with short sessions; \u00a0don\u2019t surprise the dog, show them the brush and\u00a0 use gentle strokes, starting at the shoulder.\u00a0 Leave other equipment for later, after more practice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tophatntails.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pawz1small.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47\" src=\"http:\/\/tophatntails.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pawz1small.png\" alt=\"pawz1small\" width=\"25\" height=\"28\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Style<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In addition to home grooming, a session with Top Hat n Tails can help when coat growth becomes explosive, when a particular style needs renewing or to try a new trim style.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tophatntails.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pawz1small.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47\" src=\"http:\/\/tophatntails.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pawz1small.png\" alt=\"pawz1small\" width=\"25\" height=\"28\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Healthy Coat Growth<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Groomer sessions at regular intervals help keep on top of coat growth and style, through seasonal challenges of hot or wet weather, and can provide a sounding-board for discussion.\u00a0 If any cause for concern is identified, Top Hat n Tails will always advise checking with the vet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Groom? &nbsp; \u00a0 Well being and Health Home grooming sessions bring you and your dog closer together.\u00a0Dogs come to enjoy the attention, while brushing out promotes circulation, frees the coat of debris and loosens tangles, reducing the risk of matts. \u00a0Regular grooming also aids familiarity with your dog&#8217;s body, making it easier to spot &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/tophatntails.co.uk\/index.php\/why-groom\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Why Groom?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tophatntails.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tophatntails.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tophatntails.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tophatntails.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tophatntails.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/tophatntails.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106,"href":"https:\/\/tophatntails.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions\/106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tophatntails.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}