As the Yorkshire terrier always lives in the house and is a tame favourite, his wool needs to be kept clean. The main thing not to go too far as too frequent washing deletes the protective "cover" of a hair consisting of skin fat and does not allow it to be restored. Optimum frequency of washing – time in one and a half-two weeks, a maximum – once a week.
It is required to you
- 1) A rug or a towel to lay on a bathtub bottom;
- 2) Special shampoo;
- 3) Balm and/or wool conditioner;
- 4) Dry towel;
- 5) Hair dryer;
- 6) Hairbrush.
Instruction
1. For a start it is necessary to lay a rubber rug or a towel that at a doggie pads did not part on a bathtub bottom. If not to make it, then your pet will feel discomfort and to be nervous that can complicate bathing process.
2. Having put a Yorkshire terrier in a bathtub, accurately wet his wool from a shower. Water has to be warm – 35–36 degrees. When the fur coat of the kid is all wet, it is necessary to apply with accurate movements on it shampoo, it is desirable on growth of hair that wool was not mixed up. Shampoo has to be previously divorced in a pan with water and is made foam. It is especially carefully necessary to wash out a paunch and area under a tail. The muzzle of a dog should be washed with the last and it is very careful that water and soapsuds did not get into ears, eyes and a nose.
3. Further carefully wash away shampoo from a body of a dog warm water and apply wool care product – balm and/or the conditioner. For achievement of good result each hair has to be covered with it. Then wash away means from wool without the rest.
4. Wrap a clean doggie in a towel and take on hands several minutes. The towel has to absorb excess moisture. You should not try to wipe actively wool – it can be mixed up.
5. Then take the hair dryer and set the mode of supply of warm air. It is impossible to dry a Yorkshire terrier at the hot or cold mode. Be ready that process is hushed up a lot of time as you need to dry completely wool, without leaving damp sites. If to leave them, then wool will ugly lay down in these parts, and at cold weather the pet can even catch a cold
6. The final stage – combing. Ideally it is necessary to use a brush from a natural bristle, but it is possible to manage a special hairbrush from pet-shop. It is possible to comb a Yorkshire terrier only after you completely dried up him, differently it is possible to stretch wool why it will be ugly and fragile.