Purpose of bathing

The secretions of dog sebaceous glands have an unpleasant smell. These secretions have the characteristics of oil. If they accumulate too much on the skin and coat, coupled with external contaminants, The dirt on the body, as well as some feces and urine left after excretion, can make the coat tangled and emit bursts of stench. In some hot and humid areas, if GG is not bathed, it is more likely to be invaded by pathogenic microorganisms and parasites. Therefore, giving GG a bath not only keeps the skin clean and hygienic, but is also beneficial to GG’s health.

Some parents believe that dogs do not need to be bathed because they lick their own fur with their tongues. Actually that's not the case. Bathing your dog not only helps your dog keep his skin clean and his coat smooth, but more importantly, bathing your dog can prevent skin parasites.

Bathing cycle

Some people think that dogs can lick their fur with their tongues and do not need to take a bath, while others take frequent baths because they are afraid of dirtying the dog. Everyone is biased. Typically, indoor dogs are bathed once a month. Due to the high temperature and high humidity in the south, it can be cleaned every two weeks or so.

We know that there is a layer of self-secreted oil on the dog's hair, which is waterproof and protects the skin, especially for long-haired dogs. It can also make the dog's coat soft, smooth, and keep it tough and elasticity. During the bathing process, the bath liquid used will definitely wash away the oil on the dog's hair. If you bathe too frequently, the dog's hair will become fragile, easy to fall off, and lose its waterproof effect, making the skin easy to become Sensitive, severe cases can easily cause colds or rheumatism. Of course, there is no hard and fast rule on the number of baths. It generally depends on the breed of the dog, the degree of cleanliness and the weather conditions.

Licking the coat with your tongue is a natural instinct for dogs to clean themselves, but this is not enough for cleaning the dog. He must be bathed. Dogs should not be bathed too frequently. Too frequent bathing cycles are not good for the health of the dog's skin and hair. Dear parents, you must use dog-specific bath shampoo when bathing your dog.

Things to note when taking a bath

1. Before taking a bath, the coat must be put on so that the tangled hair can be combed to prevent the tangled hair from getting worse, especially in places where the dog least wants to be combed by others. When combing, in order to reduce and prevent the dog's pain, you can hold the root of the hair with one hand and comb the hair with the other hand.

2. The temperature of the bathing water should not be too high or too low. Generally, the temperature is around 36 degrees in spring and summer, and around 37 degrees in autumn and winter.

3. When taking a bath, be sure to prevent the bath liquid from flowing into the dog’s eyes and ears.

4. Flush thoroughly and do not let the foam of the bath solution stay on the dog's body to prevent irritation of the skin and causing dermatitis.

5. Bathing should be preferably in the morning orDo it at noon. Don’t bathe your dog in weather with high air humidity or rainy days.

6. Use pet-specific bath liquids as much as possible, because the PH value of dog skin is different from that of human skin. Common human washing liquids or bath liquids are not suitable for dog skin.

After taking a bath, you should immediately dry the water droplets on the dog with a towel, and then dry it with a hair dryer. Do not put the dog directly in the sun to dry after taking a bath. Because bathing can remove a lot of grease from the coat, this reduces GG’s ability to withstand cold and skin resistance to a certain extent. A combination of cold and heat can easily cause the dog to catch a cold, and in severe cases, can lead to pneumonia.

Steps in taking a bath

1. Before taking a bath, put the collar on him so that he can control it easily during the bath. This doesn't seem to work for many bathing dogs, but GG might try it for the first time.

2. Use cotton swabs or cotton strips (do not use cotton balls, if GG shakes his head during the bath, the cotton balls will automatically fall off) to vertically plug GG's T-shaped ear canal. Use chlortetracycline ointment on the eyes to prevent bath fluid and dirty water from entering.

3. If you put GG in a tub or bathtub to take a bath, the water volume should be 5-10 cm deep, and a non-slip mat can be placed in the bathtub to allow GG to stand firm in the bathtub.

4. Soak the whole body with appropriate warm water, gently comb the hair all over the body, make the whole body feel comfortable and quiet, and prepare for bathing.

5. First apply bath liquid on GG's back, rub it from back to buttocks, and rub the whole body to create foam. Finally, wash GG's head, ears, chin, around the anus, limbs, soles and other parts. It must be fully washed. What you need to care about is to prevent the foam from getting into GG's eyes. Although the outer packaging of the bath liquids sold in pet stores all indicate "no eye irritation", so far, there is still no bath liquid that GG likes 100%. So the only way is if you be careful. If your GG is taking a bath for the first time, or is a type that is very uncooperative when taking a bath, as mentioned before, you can try using a collar to make it easier for you to control your GG. In this case, while gently scrubbing, hold GG's collar with one hand to prevent GG from jumping out or getting water all around.

6. Start flushing. The direction of flushing is to clean GG’s head first, then the body. Start from the head and gradually wash backwards. Don't grab it all over the head. Just go wherever you go.

7. Make sure to rinse and clean any residual body wash from GG's hair thoroughly. It is recommended to use a hair conditioner every time after thoroughly washing the residual body wash on GG hair. The acid-base balance is conducive to the thorough cleaning of residual body wash on GG hair.

8. Use a large towel that can completely wrap GG to dry GG, and remove the tampon from GG’s ear.Clean your ears. Wipe first with a towel, then blow dry with a hair dryer. If your GG is suffering from a skin disease, let the GG air dry naturally without catching a cold, because the heat from the hair dryer will further stimulate the itching of the affected skin area.

9. After blow drying, please remember to comb GG’s coat. Finally, use toilet paper to clean GG’s eyes and ears.