Summer is here, many owners see the dog’s body hair is very long and thick, thinking that shaving will be cool, but to the dog shaving is really good? Can you cool your dog? In fact, if you want to cool your dog, just shave this part of your dog, but this part is always neglected by pet owners. Is it good or bad to shave your dog’s body? First of all, owners should understand that dogs do not have sweat glands on their skin, so even if you shave your dog’s hair, you will not be able to make your dog sweat. On the contrary, shaving the dog’s hair is also very harmful. Dogs do not have the protection of hair, the skin is directly exposed to ultraviolet light, it is easy to sunburn skin; dog hair has a warming effect, shaved hair of the dog and then blowing fans and air conditioning, then it is easy to catch a cold; summer more mosquito bites, parasites and bacteria, no hair of the dog is more likely to be infected, skin diseases; to the dog shaved hair is very hurt dog self-esteem, resulting in low mood, low self-esteem. So it is not good to shave your dog’s hair, but more harmful. What are the ways to make the dog cool without shaving it? First of all, the pet owner should know that dogs rely on the tongue and the sweat glands on the soles of the feet to dissipate heat, so if you want to dissipate heat to your dog, you should shave the hair on the pads of the feet. This part of the shaving will not only not affect the appearance of the dog, but also help the dog to heat, it is a twofold victory, but always ignored by the pet owners. The bottom of the feet hair, why must be shaved? Easy to fracture: the bottom of the dog’s feet, the flesh pad between the crevices will also grow a lot of hair. If this part of the hair grows too long will cover the meat pad, so that the dog can not stretch when walking freely, and in the smooth ground when walking is easy to slip and fall. Too much hair on the bottom of the feet can make the dog slip, and frequent slipping can increase the chance of twisting the dog’s foot and breaking a bone. In case the dog is adaptable and makes some postural adjustments to prevent slipping, it is easy to cause skeletal deformation of the legs and back in the long run, and the deformation of the skeleton is almost irreversible, so shaving the bottom of the feet must – from a young age! Prone to skin diseases: the hair under the feet grows too long also easy to absorb dust and dirt, or in the wet waterlogged places to walk over when stained with a lot of water, creating conditions for bacteria to breed, thus causing interdigital toitis, skin diseases, etc.. So trim the overgrown sole hair often to keep the feet tidy. The hair under the dog’s feet grows quickly, so each time you trim it, try to trim it to the shortest, but be careful not to cut to the skin, in addition to trimming before the dog’s feet are fixed. Check immediately after returning from a walk to make sure there are no stones or trash caught in the fleshy pads on the bottom of the feet. How to shave the dog’s foot pads? First comb the hair on the pads of the feet, then take the scissors, flatten the paws and trim the hair around the pads of the feet to expose the black pads. The short hairs between the individual foot pads inside the paws should also be trimmed, and this area is suitable for short hair scissors with a shorter blade. Turn the paws upwards and trim all the hair inside the foot pad seam. If you can’t do it yourself, you can take your dog out for a bath and let the groomer help trim it. Summer dog breeding considerations: 1, pay attention to deworming summer parasites, so summer dog breeding should pay attention to regular deworming, do not wait to have worms and then drive. It is recommended that internal deworming once every three months and in vitro deworming once a month.2. Promote appetiteSummer heat, the dog’s appetite may decline, so each meal to the dog can eat a little less, eat more than one meal. You can also feed your dog appropriate probiotics to promote digestion and improve appetite. 3, combing once or twice a day hair summer is the dog’s hair loss season, so pet owners should comb their dogs once or twice a day, and diet should also pay attention to light, do not eat too salty, otherwise it is easy to aggravate hair loss. Dog food is best to choose some low salt, selected a variety of fresh meat as raw materials, with kelp powder, deep-sea fish oil natural food, can slow down hair loss. Occasionally feed some egg yolk, carrot, also good for the hair. Summer is coming, you will help the dog shave the hair on the foot pads?
