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I. The purpose of bathing
Great Danes
I. The purpose of bathing
The secretions of the dog’s sebaceous glands have an unpleasant odor. These secretions have the characteristics of oil and grease. If they accumulate more on the skin and coat, combined with outside dirt, and some feces left after excretion, they can make the coat tangled and emit a foul odor. In some hot and humid areas, it is more likely to cause the invasion of pathogenic microorganisms and parasites if GG is not given a bath. Therefore, giving the GG a bath, in addition to keeping the skin clean, is more beneficial to the GG’s health.
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Some parents think that dogs lick their hair with their tongues, so dogs don’t need to be bathed. This is not true. Not only does a dog bath help keep your dog’s skin clean and smooth, but it also keeps skin parasites at bay.
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II. The cycle of bathing
Bernese Mountain Dog
II. The cycle of bathing
Some people think that dogs can tongue their hair without a bath; some people bathe their dogs regularly because they are afraid of getting them dirty. Both of these practices are biased. Usually, indoor dogs are bathed once a month. Because of the high temperatures and humidity in the south, they can be washed every two weeks.
It is well known that dogs have a layer of secreted oil attached to their hair that both repels water and protects the skin, especially in long-haired dogs, and keeps their hair soft and smooth, tough and flexible. In the process of bathing, the bath used will certainly wash off the grease on the dog’s hair. If the number of baths is too frequent, the dog’s hair will become fragile, easily shed, lose its waterproof effect, make the skin sensitive, and in serious cases, easily cause colds or rheumatism. Of course, there is no hard and fast rule on the number of baths, it generally depends on the dog’s breed, cleanliness and weather conditions.
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A dog licking his coat with his tongue is a dog’s instinct to clean himself, but it is not nearly enough to clean a dog. You have to give him a bath. Dogs should not be bathed too often. Too close a bathing cycle is not good for the health of your dog’s skin and hair. Dear parents, dogs must be bathed with a special bathing shampoo for dogs.
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III. Things to keep in mind when taking a shower</span
Shar-Pei
III. Things to keep in mind when taking a shower
1. Be sure to set up the coat before bathing so that you can comb through tangled hair and prevent it from becoming more tangled, especially in the areas that your dog is most reluctant to comb. To reduce and avoid pain for your dog, one hand can hold the root of the hair while the other hand can comb it.
2. The temperature of the bath water should not be too high or too low. Usually 36 degrees in spring and summer, and about 37 degrees in autumn and winter.
3. When bathing, be sure to prevent the bath from getting into your dog’s eyes and ears.
4. Rinse thoroughly and do not leave the bath foam on the dog to avoid irritating the skin and causing dermatitis.
5. It is best to bathe your dog in the morning or at noon, not in high humidity air or on a rainy day.
6. Try to use pet-specific baths because the PH value of dog skin matches the PH value of human skin differently. Commonly used human washing solutions or baths are not suitable for dog skin.
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Immediately after the bath, dry the dog with a towel and then dry it with a hair dryer. Do not dry the dog directly after bathing. Because bathing removes a lot of grease from the hair, which to some extent reduces GG cold tolerance and skin resistance, a cold and a hot can easily cause a dog to catch a cold, which can cause pneumonia in serious cases.
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IV. Steps to take a bath
West Highland White Terrier
IV. Steps to take a bath
1. Put a collar on GG before you give him a bath so that he is easy to control during the bath. This doesn’t seem to apply to many good dogs that have been through the bath for a long time, but for first time bathers GG can be tried.
2. Use a cotton swab or tampon don’t use cotton balls in the bath, they will automatically fall off once GG shakes his head to plug GG’s dinged ear canal vertically. Use a dab of gentamycin ointment on the eyes to prevent bathing liquid and dirty water from entering.
3. If you put GG in the bathtub or tub or bathtub for bathing, the water volume should be 5-10 cm deep. You can also put a non-slip mat in the bathtub so that GG can stand in the bathtub.
4. Dip the GG in a moderate amount of warm water to wet the whole body and gently comb the GG through the fur on the body, so that the fur on the body is gently combed through, so that the fur on the body is gently combed through. hair gently combed through, let the body hair gently combed through, let the body hair gently combed through, let the body hair gently combed through, let the body hair gently combed through, let the body hair gently combed through, let the body hair gently combed through, let the body hair gently combed through, let the body hair gently combed through, let the body hair gently combed through, let the body hair gently combed through, let the body hair gently combed through, let the body hair once, let the hair on the body gently and gently comb through, let the hair on the body gently and gently comb through, let the hair on the body gently and gently comb through, let the hair on the body gently and gently comb through, let the hair on the body gently and gently comb through, let the hair on the body gently and gently comb through, let the hair on the body gently and gently comb through, let the hair on the body gently and gently comb through, let the hair on the body Gently comb through the body and let the body coat gently and gently comb through the body and let the body coat gently and gently comb through the body and let the body coat gently and gently comb through the body and let the body coat gently and gently comb through the body and let the body coat gently and gently
5. First in the GG will be applied to the back of the bath, from the back to the buttocks rubbing, the whole body rubbing foam, and finally cleaning the GG head, ears, chin, anus, limbs, soles of the feet and other parts should be fully cleaned, care should be taken to avoid foam into the eyes of the GG. Although the bath sold in pet stores on the outer packaging states that it does not irritate the eyes, but so far there is no 100% let step GG like the bath. So the only way is to be careful. If this is your GG’s first bath, or if it is the type that is uncooperative when it comes to bathing. As already described, you can try using a collar to control it GG. in this case, hold it GG collar with one hand while you gently scrub, lest GG jump out or get water everywhere.
6. Start rinsing. The direction of the rinse is to clean the GG head first, then the body. The rinse is done gradually from the head backwards, not splitting the head and grabbing it, and rinsing to where it is.
7. Make sure the residual GG rinses the bath out thoroughly, making sure to completely clean the residual GG bath before recommending the use of conditioner each time. The acid/alkaline balance is good for thoroughly cleaning the bath residue from the GG.
8. Dry the GG with a large towel that you can put together completely GG, remove the tampons from the GG’s ears, and dry the ears. First wipe with a towel, then dry with a hair dryer. gg is suffering from a skin condition, to allow gg to dry naturally without catching a cold due to the heat of the hair dryer will further stimulate itching in the affected areas of the skin.
9. Please remember to groom his GG coat after blow drying. Finally, use toilet paper to clean GG’s eyes and ears.
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Dear parents, actually giving your dog a bath is a learning curve. And dog bathing is not just about washing the body, always remember to wash your dog’s face and ears, these parts need to be cleaned too. If your dog doesn’t like wet washing, give him a dry wash. But dry cleaning is only for less dirty dry cleaning GG. Dry cleaning is a powder that removes excess grease from the fur, making it more vibrant in color. To use, sprinkle the dry cleaning powder GG with a comb to comb the fur.
