Grooming kit

Brushes, combs, shampoo and nail clippers, chosen by coat rather than by breed. Start with the grooming kit guide, which tells you which of three coats your puppy has and what each one needs.

• Dog brushes by coat type: the £5 tools that do the work

  Which dog brush suits which coat, what it costs at UK retailers, and why the £21 de-shedder is the one most dogs do not need. Checked October 2026.

• Dog toothbrush and toothpaste (UK): what to buy

  What a dog toothbrush and toothpaste kit needs, the under-£12 starter set I'd buy at zooplus, and how to get a dog to accept brushing first.

• The puppy grooming kit: what the coat decides, and what it costs to get it wrong

  The brushes, comb and shampoo a puppy needs depend on the coat, not the breed. A UK kit for each coat type, and what matting costs at the groomer.

• Puppy nail clippers: three types, one real risk, and a claim that just got tested

  Guillotine, scissor or grinder? Which puppy nail clippers to buy in the UK, how to find the quick, and what a 2026 study found about long nails.

• Puppy shampoo: the pH argument is real, and smaller than the label suggests

  Do puppies need puppy shampoo? What the pH measurements show, how often to bathe, UK prices, and the one bottle that wastes your money.