A TT-puppy doesn't require a lot of grooming until it's about ½ year, but it's very important in these month that the puppy learns  some good grooming-habits. Like laying still on the grooming-table, being washed, groomed, having the claws fixed etc. This time spend on the puppy is very good invested. You are doing yourself a big favour and the reward will be plenty afterwards, when the really coat care begins. Everything is much easier with a dog, who's accustomed to these situations from it was a puppy.

The Tibetan Terrier is a long-haired dog and demands some coat care. They doesn't shed , but they still needs to get rid of old coat, and this old coat can get stuck on the permanent coat. That will leave the hair tangle and there will come mats. But if you find a good routine with the grooming, it's not an impossible task.

When the TT puppy goes from it's puppy coat till the mature double coat there will be at terrible period of grooming. Most TT-owner will nod in recognition to this. Daily grooming is required in this period that last from some weeks to months depending on the puppy. There's an English term for this :  "Puppy-blow". Many will fell a lot of despair in this period, but there's no reason to give up...it'll pass and be better again.

When the dog is in full mature coat, you should expect some hours of coat care each week. But is the dog accustom to the grooming, it can be a nice pleasant time for both dog and owner. The dog might even have a well-deserved nap.

How often a dogs needs to be washed and with what products is very individual. There's a big difference whether the dog lives in the country or in a flat in the city. Grooming-products is a chapter on itself. You will properly try some different products, get some recommended and eventually you will gets your own favourite products. Not all dogs are the same and not all dogs have the same coat. You could start by asking your breeder what they use, and continue from there.   

Which brushes and comb to use is just as different from person to person as the grooming-products. All TT-owners probably have their own favourite brush and combs. Again, try some different ones and find your own favourite one. Use your breeders experience on this area as well.

Another way to have the TT-coat, if you think the grooming is to much for you, is to have the dog clipped. In a so called puppy-cut. It doesn't make the coat self-cleaning and self-brushing The dog still needs to be brushed and bathed, but it makes the task so much easier. And rather a short-haired TT than a dirty, matted long-haired one of the kind. A short-haired TT most of all looks like a giant puppy.

We, our self, have chosen to have our male clipped in a puppy-cut. He had a very big coat. And after he was neutered it became very difficult for us to keep him well-groomed. The coat became more rough-haired and frizzy. When he got home from the groomers, it was like having a different dog. He was all cheered up and tear along very happy and free. He properly had some big mats close to the skin, which pulled it.

When first you are fallen for this wonderful breed and are prepared to spend some hours on coat care every week, there shouldn't be any thing to hinder you from choosing a Tibetan Terrier.