• medium round toothed steel comb
• brush (not tipped end)
• small, close toothed comb (or small flea comb)
• Pin brush
• Small blunt-tipped scissors
• Nail trimmer
• Hair Dryer
• Grooming table
• Lots of towels
• Spray bottles
• Excellent shampoo and conditioner
• Cotton balls (for ears, bums and private parts)
• Quality grooming scissors.
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• Method

A clean coat is less prone to tangles. How often you need to bath your dog depends on his environment and also his colour. Dogs kept in clean surroundings may not need as frequent a bathing.Always brush out hair well before bathing.  It’s best to try to keep the ears dry inside so as not to cause problems with infections.Use warm water (body temperature) and wet the entire dog except for his head. Apply shampoo with a spray bottle (mixture of shampoo with water) to help to spread the shampoo and rub in gently so as not to tangle the coat too much. I usually wash the areas such as the feet, bum and front neck area twice in order to get them good and clean. Rinse very well and apply conditioner (some conditioners you can leave in to save time). Once you have finished with the body you can start bathing the head. This is the part that the pup dislike the most,they will also shake when this part of the body is wet (so duck for cover)

Nails
Trimming the nails is an important part of grooming and if you start slowly – simply holding the pup still and separating the toes without clipping for the first few times – this helps the pup to adjust to the ordeal. Then try cutting only one nail and with much praise and a treat, next time he may allow you to clip two. Soon you’ll be able to do the whole job at once.

Anal Glands

A dog's anal glands are the two small sacks bracketing from the anus. If you notice that your dog is continually licking his rectal area or dragging this area across the ground, it may indicate that the anal glands of the dog are full or infected. Make sure to consult your veterinarian about this. Usually, the way to deal with this problem is by regularly emptying out or expressing the anal glands.

In order to do this, the dog must be standing in its bathtub with his head to the left and his behind area on the right, in the case of right-handed people that is. Next lift the dog's tail upwards firmly with your left hand and press on both sides of the dog's anus using your thumb and your index finger with your right hand.

When beginning this procedure, often times you will be able to notice a bulging and this indicates that the anal glands are obstructed. When the anal glands are emptied out correctly this bulging usually goes away. Next, wash out the black, brown, or gray substance that comes out with shampoo in order to get rid of the unpleasant odor.

If you see that this procedure is complicated, if the dog seems to be in a lot of pain, or if the substance that comes out of the dog's anal glands is green, it could mean that there is an infection in the anal glands. If this happens make sure to get a hold of your veterinarian.