Bathing your dog
It is advised to comb out your dog before bath, remove
any excess shedded hair caught in the coat.
Small dogs can be bathed in your Laundry tub
or in the utility sink
Large dogs can be bathed in the bath tub
Large and x-large dogs, you can bathe outdoors. You can
purchase an attachment, for your indoor sink, and connect your garden hose and
take hot water outside.
Same process as washing your car, soak with water, shampoo and rinse. It is a
wise idea to drain anal glands monthly, and this is the easiest time to do it.
Pinch the ears when first wetting down, so no soiled water
enters the ears
Shampoo the entire dog For light dogs, with feet and facial
staining, add stronger product, made for this to these areas only, these
products can dry out the coat, and are not meant for the entire coat. Be careful
not to get soap in your dogs eyes.
If you do get soap in the eyes, rinse well with fresh running
water, being careful not to get water up the nose. Rinse your dog well, apply
conditioner and rinse again.
Using a plastic jug to wet and rinse a large dog comes in
handy
For white dogs, whitening shampoo can be used on stained
areas, like face and feet. There are many whitening products, also a leave in
whitening gel.
Groom leave in whitening gel and whitening shampoo
Some owners (especially kids), like to take their dog in the
tub with them
Drying your dog; towels are fine, these sponge cloths like in
picture greatly reduce the drying time of your dog, and pull most of the water
from the coat.
Be sure to thoroughly towel off your large dog before you set
him loose in the house or he will shake water all over your walls.
If fresh water got in the ears, use a drying agent. If
ears are dirty, use the same product, and massage it into the ears.
Long haired breeds should be blow dried to prevent them from
catching a cold.
Some
flea medicines that go on externally need to be re-applied after swimming
and bathing, check the label to see what your flea medicine suggests. Some
flea control medicine is oral, both
work well and are easy. Talk about flee & tick control with your vet.
(If you use a product such as FRONTLINE flea control, it is advised to
wait at least 48 hours before re-applying after a bath, as it mixes with the
coat oils and is not as effective without these oils)
Flea Control
Grooming Main
