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Giving Your Puppy A Bath For The First Time – Dog Health Care Tips
By Dog Lover | December 24, 2009
Keeping puppies clean is one hard task, and if you have ever tried it, you’ll know what I mean. Please persevere Normal 0 with puppy bathing though, if only for the sake of your dog health care routine. Your puppy will learn what the cleaning process involves at an early age, and this is good. Cleaning your dog can be a fun pet health process though, and if you’re planning on bathing your puppy, read on…
Before turning the bathwater on, make sure you have everything you need conveniently positioned next to you. These include a coat-conditioning spray (for long-haired dogs) and a natural-bristle brush during times of heavy shedding. Don’t forget a towel either. Then you need to make sure you’re wearing clothes that you don’t mind about getting wet. The entire affair will work better if your puppy is hungry; so do not feed him 6 hours before the bath. If you call your puppy over and give him some treats he will be well behaved in the bath. Remember, you want this to be fun. Then its time to get the brush out, which some dogs don’t like. Any knots or tangles in your puppy’s coat will tighten and become worse when wet, so you want to comb out all tangles before turning on the tap. Rub conditioner on the puppy’s fur and massage it in.
Get some water round the back of the puppy’s ears and gently scrub clean. Remember to praise throughout this process and stay happy, keeping the treats flowing. Some dogs are more attentive if they have toy in the bath too. If your puppy has sensitive eyes, use a baby shampoo on his head area. Also, check the temperature of the water before spraying it on your puppy. Then the fun part! Gently spray mild warm water onto its fur. The trick with shampoo is massaging it, and this should be done in short circles. Using the scrub brush, work the shampoo in. When you are sure you’ve rinsed out all the soap, do it again. You’ll always find that there’s more soap to get out! Finish with a conditioner for dogs and wrap your puppy in a large towel.
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