Pete the Vet: Planning a pre-Christmas visit to the hairdresser for your pet? 

"Pets often enjoy being groomed, especially if you focus on making it a pleasant experience, with kind words, a gentle touch, and a few treats thrown in."

Pete Wedderburn: Planning a pre-Christmas visit to the hairdresser for your pet? Don't leave it too late to book.

Everyone wants to look their best for Christmas. Pets may not be aware of their own appearance, but their owners (or “pet parents”, to use contemporary parlance) certainly are. Just like human hairdressers, pet groomers are at their busiest in the run-up to Christmas. If you want to have your pet looking fabulous for the family celebration, you need to make your booking with the groomer now. In fact, such is the demand that you may already be too late.

New pet owners (and there are plenty of them, following the lockdown surge in pet ownership) may be asking themselves: Do I need to get my pet groomed? Or can I do it myself? What’s involved anyway? This week, I’m going to answer these basic questions.