Tips and tricks to bathe our dog at home

Maybe you have doubts about How to bathe your dog, you have never had this experience and you are not sure how it will react. The first thing you have to know is that dogs should not bathe very frequently, and everything will depend on several factors among which are the dog's breed, the fur, the conditions in which you live and the activity that you do during the day. It is best to pay attention to the smell they say goodbye, the way in which the fur is found: if it is tangled, sticky or dirty. In general, observe the status of your skin well, so if you have any irritation or eruption it will be better to attend that condition with the help of the veterinarian, and once the problem is overcome, assume the bath routine.  You can choose to take it to a canine assistance site where they bathe them, they cut their hair and nails. However, this option has the disadvantage that your dog will feel stressed when being touched by a strange person and, if you do not pay attention or ask for many references, it is possible that they apply products that affect the health of their skin. The option of Bathe them at home He has the advantage that you choose the products that you are going to apply, you control his attitude and calm him down in the way you usually have confidence and tranquility.

Show him honey and associate the bathroom with pleasant activities

There are dogs that enjoy the bathroom, but there are others who just see a movement that includes water and shampoo get nervous, scared and hide. What can you do to avoid this:

• Before bathing your dog, make caresses and massages throughout his body, talk to him looking into his eyes and telling him that you will bathe him, that he must be calm and relaxed. If it is worried, wait a little for it to calm down and then address it in a serene way.
• Keep in mind that bathe a dog, however small, requires time and dedication, because doing so quickly and run over only will get the animal to stress and flee every time you want to bathe it.
• Wear comfortable clothes and have the products and accessories that you are going to wear, for which we recommend: a cube with water, a jar to throw the water or, failing that, a moderate pressure hose; Also a soft sponge, a special shampoo for its condition, race, fur, etc., a clean towel, some cotton to protect their ears and, if you prefer, a hair dryer.

 

If your dog is small, you can bathe it in the sink, if it's big, It is best to do it in the bathtub or in the courtyard of the house, as long as it is not very cold to avoid that Fishing A cold. If your dog has a thick, abundant and long fur, unfortunate it and comb it well before wetting it, so you will prevent the knots from having become impossible to unravel and complicate the bathroom. Incidentally, you can give you caresses and tranquility to make the bathroom less traumatic.

Recommendations

• You must use water at a temperature between temperate and warm and, if you are going to use a hose, try not to have much pressure so that it does not splash your face or between water in your ears or scares the impact of water on your body.
• When you start bathing your dog, once you have covered your ears with cotton dressings, try to do it from the bottom up, that is, first wet your legs and then climb the limbs until you wet the back and the rest of your body. The face never wash, neither with hose nor with the jug with which you bathe it.
• The dog's face should be cleaned with a soft and humid towel.
• Distribute the shampoo along the spine and then with your hands extend the product producing sufficient foam. These massages will help you detect some inflammation or irritation of the skin, you can even discover if you have flags or ticks in your body.
• The massage must be subtle and thus you will prevent that, in case you have fleas, they walk towards the dry areas, such as ears and face.
• Remember that You must bathe it from the neck to the tail. Do not wet the face or ears and, when the barriga area and the cushions of the legs, do it with a soft sponge, because these areas are very sensitive and you can cause damage if you use your nails to rub them.
• Once well rubbed, remove the product with plenty of water by avoiding hose pressure. Try to do it subtly repeating movements and massages throughout the body, and on the legs one by one. With patience, do not stop rubbing it or throw water until it comes out completely clean.

Be patient and keep calm

At the end, cover it immediately with a clean and dry towel. If there is much wet time exposed to the environment, it can be cold, and if it is wet you can take a urine infection. Dogs tend to shake when they feel wet, so get away a little because they will surely splash you. If you prefer, use a hair dryer at low temperature, and so Drying will be more efficient and uniform. If you dry it with towel, do not rub it in a disorderly or circular way, do it in the direction of hair growth to prevent the fur into. Give soft touchs on the towel, open it and shelter it well, especially if it is a puppy. Finish drying it well with the hair dryer. Remove the cotton from the ears and try to clean the holes and ears completely with a cotton rod, without sinking it too much, because you could break the eardrum. Look well what comes out with the swab and clean it as much as necessary until the rod comes out clean and dry.  

Then brush the fur well, since Bathe it and dry it The dog releases a lot of hair. This is good to do it to prevent it from leaving hairs where it passes. If necessary, take it for a walk to the wind helps to release the hair that has been detached. Clean your face with a wet towel. When you do, talk to him and look at him in the eyes. He will feel that he has your love. Finally, give it a cookie or a sweet as a prize for having supported the routine in an exemplary way.

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