10/06/2026
Soft Sessions - Grooming for Senior, Blind or Deaf Dogs 🩵
Today we had the pleasure of seeing Ginger. She is completely blind and partially deaf, so she came in to see us for a Soft Session with her brother Walter.
Working with a blind dog comes with a few challenges - Ginger was in an unfamiliar environment and can't navigate her way around, she can't see us coming and she doesn't know what is happening to her.
We got lucky, because she already loves a bath and brush, so this is what we focused on. Ginger came to us to make her a little more comfortable, clipping some mats out, trimming her back for temperature regulation and tidying up her mouth and face.
The goal here was comfort and care, not aesthetics. So, did the most basic grooming we could, brushing, clipping with a guard, keeping her long. We tidied up her legs and paws, trimmed her beard and ears, and gave her a warm shower and good towel dry.
Ginger was carried around the entire time, and rested on the couch. Maisey worked on Walter, when Amber took care of Ginger and make sure she was never on her own!
She left happy, healthy and successfully groomed.
Working with deaf, blind and disabled dogs, you can read more about Soft Sessions online.
www.thedirtydogsclub.co.uk