[header] How to groom an affenpinscher [title] Use a' slicker' brush on its entire coat. [step] The first step to grooming your affenpinscher is to remove any knots, debris, and loose hairs with a soft bristle' slicker' brush. To do so, start brushing under your dog's chest, working upwards to its chin. 
Next, brush under its belly and down the inside of each leg. Then move up to its spine, brushing vertically down each side and continuing down the outside of each leg.