How to bathe a Toy Manchester Dog? Most dogs don’t like bathing, but bathing is necessary from a health perspective, because bathing is not only for cleanliness and appearance, but also to prevent and treat external parasites and skin diseases.

1. The purpose of dog bathing

The secretion of the dog's sebaceous glands has an unpleasant smell, and it can also be stained with dirt, causing the coat to become tangled and emit bursts of odor. If you don’t bathe your dog, it will easily lead to the invasion of pathogenic microorganisms and parasites, making your dog sick. Therefore, it is necessary to bathe the dog and keep the skin clean and hygienic, which is beneficial to the dog's health.

2. Choice of bathing time

In terms of season, it is not recommended to bathe dogs in winter. Even in other seasons and days when the weather changes suddenly, you should avoid bathing your dog. Dogs are different from people. Their way of regulating temperature is nothing more than growing their hair in winter and shedding it in spring. But it is especially not suitable to bathe them if there is a thunderstorm in summer. After a dog takes a bath, the pores will open and the natural oil on the hair will be reduced. This cannot be recovered in a short period of time, and will most likely be ignored by the owner and cause disease. Generally speaking, long-haired dogs should take a bath once every half month, and daily grooming is the most important. Especially during the shedding season. Wash short-haired dogs once a month. Just wipe it with a wet towel on weekdays. In addition, the weather in spring is dry, so you should dip it in some water before combing to avoid static electricity.

It is not suitable to take a bath in the following conditions:

Dogs that have just been brought home, dogs that have not been vaccinated, dogs with trauma, dogs with colds, dogs that are in an unhealthy state, dogs that have just been vaccinated, female dogs in heat, pregnant dogs Dogs before and after giving birth.

3. Bathing your dog correctly and precautions

First, comb the hair to remove dead knots. Fill a basin with warm water, put the puppy into the basin, expose the head and neck, stand with the dog's head to your left, and cover the bottom of the dog's head to the chest with your left hand to secure the dog's body. Place your right hand on the side of the tub, and gently wet your arms, back, abdomen, hind limbs, shoulders, and forelimbs in order with warm water, then apply shampoo, rub it gently, and then rinse it quickly with a comb before rinsing. Press both sides of the anus with your fingers to squeeze out all the secretions from the anal glands. Use your left or right hand to cover your ears from the lower jaw upward, rinse gently with water from the tip of the nose downwards, taking care to prevent water from flowing into the ears, then rinse all parts of the body with clean water from front to back, and immediately wrap it with a towel Hold your head and wipe the water dry. Use a large pure cotton towel to wipe the pet's body and dry it along the hair from head to tail.

Long-haired dogs can be dried with a hair dryer. It is recommended that you start from the buttocks and blow from back to front. The hair dryer should not be too close to their skin to avoid burning their delicate skin. Be careful not to point the hairdryer towards the dog’s head or ears, as this will cause the dog todisturbed. While blowing, comb the hair continuously. As long as the dog's body is still wet, comb it until the hair is dry.