| Pet retail store buyers and consumers frequently ask | | | | like orthodontist bands for braces. The best ones |
| the question, "Which is better or what sells more, | | | | have a powder coating to prevent the hair from |
| dog barrettes or grooming bands?" | | | | tearing. In addition, better quality bows and flowers |
| Our answer....It depends. | | | | made with two elastic grooming bands will last longer. |
| It really comes down to what you are comfortable | | | | For two topknots, most barrettes are too large to |
| using and how much you like a hair accessory that | | | | use. We recommend dog bows and flowers with |
| you find in a retail store or online. Some bows and | | | | elastic grooming bands. |
| flowers are too small to fit on a barrette. In general, | | | | Elastics tend to stay in longer, which is why most |
| barrettes are easier for most people to put in a dog's | | | | groomers use them. It is not as easy for the pet to |
| hair. However, if possible, we do recommend that | | | | paw them out of their hair. You can also combine |
| you use an elastic grooming band to secure the | | | | elastics on the same fountain to create a unique |
| fountain first and then put the barrette in the dog's | | | | look... two different flowers for example to |
| hair. It is easier to change a barrette more often if | | | | coordinate with your dog clothing. Elastics and |
| you so desire. | | | | barrettes both work well to gather the pet's hair for |
| Grooming bands are tiny latex bands that look a lot | | | | a single fountain on top of the dog's head. |