▁every ▁week ▁or ▁two ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁soft ▁coat ▁in ▁good ▁condition ▁and ▁free ▁of ▁m atting . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁typical ▁to ▁strip ▁excess ▁hair ▁from ▁the ▁hard ▁coat ▁two ▁to ▁four ▁times ▁per ▁year ; ▁this ▁" de ad " ▁hair ▁pull s ▁out ▁easily ▁and ▁pain lessly ▁with ▁the ▁proper ▁tools . ▁ ▁Although ▁some ▁extra ▁gro oming ▁is ▁needed ▁for ▁showing ▁( for ▁example , ▁the ▁light - color ed ▁soft ▁under co at ▁is ▁often ▁" card ed " ▁from ▁the ▁back ▁to ▁enh ance ▁the ▁color ▁of ▁the ▁dark er ▁wir y ▁coat ), ▁the ▁Glen ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁" rough ▁and ▁ready " ▁appearance , ▁and ▁show ▁gro oming ▁requires ▁less ▁effort ▁than ▁in ▁many ▁other ▁bre eds . ▁Gl ens ▁should ▁look ▁tid y ▁but ▁natural , ▁never ▁man ic ured ▁or ▁cli pped , ▁in ▁the ▁con formation ▁ring . ▁ ▁Histor ically , ▁the ▁bre ed ' s ▁tail ▁was ▁typically ▁dock ed ▁to ▁a ▁length ▁just ▁sufficient ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁hand hold ▁for ▁pulling ▁the ▁dog ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁bad ger ▁hole . ▁D ock ing ▁is ▁still ▁standard ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁though ▁some ▁bre ed ers ▁have ▁stopped ▁doing ▁it , ▁and ▁an ▁int act ▁tail ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁fault ▁in ▁A K C ▁con formation ▁showing . ▁Many ▁countries , ▁however , ▁ban ▁dock ing ▁for ▁showing ▁completely . ▁Ireland ▁has ▁b anned ▁showing ▁of ▁dogs ▁whose ▁t ails ▁were ▁dock ed ▁on ▁or ▁after