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My dog bites when groomed. How to safely groom an aggressive dog?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Poodle | Male | unneutered | 9 years old

Good afternoon, I have a question with my dog, he loves to bathe but what he combs and cuts his hair hates it, he has bitten me several times to get him to remove his knots and also when we went to the clinic where he has been cut The hair has also attacked them and they have had to sedate ... the muzzle already knows it and does not let it put and attacks it. Of his former owners I am sure that he received mistreatment. What I do??

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on February 24th, 2017

It's not an easy situation and there is no simple answer or solution for this issue, all i can do is advise you to take him to a dog trainer to try and get his aggressiveness down as much as possible.

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