A keeshond has two coats. The undercoat is soft and light silver. The outer coat, which is called the guard hair, gives the keeshond it’s color. A male sheds, or blows, the undercoat once a year and the female blows their coats twice a year. Their coat with the thick undercoat matures at the age of two.

When grooming a keeshond, the comb has to go down to the skin to lift the undercoat out. If you don’t, the undercoat can get matted to the skin. Buy good name brand combs and brushes. They are your best friend when grooming a keeshond. A good grooming once a weeks for a kee will keep the coat in good condition. I buy my grooming supplies from cherrybrook.com.

I use a mild shampoo and a lot of cream rinse when I give my kees a bath. Work those hands and scrub them down to their skin. When I am done with their bath, I blow them dry with a dog dryer while I use a pin brush on them. Brush all the coat towards the head. I recommended a dog dryer. It helps blow the dead hair out and you can check over your dog’s skin. A grooming table is a must. When a dog is on the table he knows he is going to be groomed. When they are almost dry, I use a poodle comb on them. Then I use the greyhound comb for the smaller tangles. Don’t forget to look behind those ears! There might be a surprise in store for you! I use the slicker brush to lift the coat up last.

Kees are really easy to groom compare to some coated breeds, because they don’t require a lot of trimming. The only trimming that is required on a keeshond is their feet. Their feet should be trim round like a cat paw and trim back the hocks . The hair around the toes should be trim and nails cut short. If you allowed the nails and hair to grow out their toes might spread out. They should walk on their pads of the feet. I use the slicker brush to make the hair stand out on the feet.

I trim my dog nails with a dremel tool and grinding stone. When I trim my dogs nails I make sure I trim all four paws. They know; no matter how they act, that they will get all the nails trim, even that last one. After I trim them I reward them with a cookie. My dogs prefer not to get their toe nails trim and when I get the dremel tool out some of them run and hide. It reminds me of a child that don't want to take a bath. After I trim the nails they all know that they will not get the nails trim again that day, so they set around the grooming table waiting for cookie crumbs from the table.