Bathing your puppy is a necessary skill that a qualified owner should learn and master, but for some new parents who have never had a pet dog, bathing your puppy for the first time will still seem overwhelming, especially for puppies within 3 months, because their resistance is weak and poor resistance to disease, it is easy to get sick from the cold in the bath, so it is important to understand the correct steps and precautions for bathing your puppy. The frequency of bathing can be once a month for puppies raised indoors, and once a week or two for those raised outdoors. There is no hard and fast rule on the number of baths, it generally depends on the breed of dog, the degree of cleanliness and the weather conditions. But do not bathe your puppy too often. Because the skin of puppies is very thin, only 3-5 layers (human skin has 13-14 layers), and there are no sweat glands, if you bathe every day, it will destroy the oil on the surface of the skin, making the skin less protective and easily eroded by external bacteria. To give your puppy a bath, be sure to use a special bath for pets. Bathing steps 1. Choose good weather To give your puppy a bath, try to choose a sunny day, indoor access to sunlight exposure, after the bath, you can also let the puppy sunbathe indoors. 2. Before bathing, comb the hair Before giving the puppy a bath, be sure to use a soft brush to comb the puppy’s hair, the knotted hair all combed away, so that also in the process of combing, so that the small things stained in the hair are clear, but when combing, do not be too hard, so that the puppy feel special pain is not good. If you do not first comb the dog’s hair smooth, bath time, will be knotted more and more serious. 3. flush wet puppy bath, and baby bath is similar, can not be directly on the top of the head flush, so the puppy bath, it is best to start from the feet, slowly up the flush, rinse the head, do not rinse against the eyes, to the nose and ears are wearing plugs to prevent water entry. 4. Apply body wash Squeeze the body wash in your own hand and dilute it, then apply it evenly all over the dog’s body, scratching it gently, and then rinse it off all over afterwards. Remember to use a special body wash for puppies, not a human one. 5. dry hair For puppies just after bathing, be sure to use a hair dryer or dry towel to dry the dog’s towel, otherwise the dog is easy to catch a cold, in addition, it is best not to let the puppy to go outdoors that day, is also easy to catch a cold. Note 1. Eat a full meal do not immediately bath in the puppy just after eating, do not give the puppy a bath, just eat a full dog, the skin blood vessels are dilated, serious will flow to the stomach, resulting in indigestion, lack of blood sugar supply, and even oxygen deprivation. 2. after the vaccination, do not bathe first For just a week after the vaccination of the dog, try not to bathe, and if possible, try not to let the dog go out outdoors, because just after the vaccination of the dog, resistance is relatively poor.
