Not each dog is enraptured with bathing procedures. But as not to do without washing, it is necessary to make at least so that bathing did not become for a dog a stress, and brought positive emotions.
It is required to you
- - shampoo and conditioner for dogs; - several towels; - cotton pads; - hairbrush; - rubber bath mat.
Instruction
1. Frequency of bathing depends on that, the dog on the street is how active and what is the time she will see off there. It is also necessary to specify at the veterinarian or the expert on breed how often water procedures are recommended. For different breeds the number of bathings can be absolutely different. To avoid allergic reaction at a dog to shampoo and the conditioner (if this first washing or new means), it is necessary to make the test on a paw bend – a day before bathing it is necessary to put a droplet of shampoo and the conditioner. If there is no irritation, it is possible to wash the favourite safely.
2. It is necessary accurately, but carefully to comb long-haired dogs before bathing, to cut off koltuna scissors.
3. Water in a bathtub needs to be poured so that it reached only the middle of paws. Not to damage a bathtub, it is necessary to lay in it a rubber rug which will also save the pet from sliding and falling. The dog can be nervous therefore with her it is necessary to talk, iron tenderly. When the bathtub is filled, place a dog inside and start washing. It is necessary to water an animal from a shower or by means of a bucket with warm water to wet all wool.
4. It is necessary to wash a dog strictly with dogs shampoo. If it is absent, do not experiment with the people shampoos at all – they are calculated absolutely on other PH of skin. Shampoo is applied with small doses, the dog is soaped by the smooth movements going from the head to a tail.
5. When process of washing is completed, water needs to be drained and after that it is possible to begin to wash away shampoo, watching that it did not remain under ears, on a belly or under a tail.
6. The conditioner for dogs is not obligatory, but for long-haired dogs it is recommended to be used to facilitate combing process. The conditioner needs to be applied on a couple of minutes then carefully to wash away.
7. After the end of all procedures the dog needs to be wrapped up in a bathtub in a towel and it is good to get wet. It is not necessary to wipe long-haired dogs as wool can be mixed up. Couple more of towels will be required to lay on a floor. Drafts in the apartment should not be all that time so far your favourite dries.