How to care for the hair of Wirehaired Pointer Griffon dogs? What you should pay attention to when raising Wirehaired Pointer Griffon dogs is the care of their hair. The coat of this dog is long. If they are not combed frequently, they will be easily damaged. The knots affect their appearance.

If the owner ignores the dog’s dirty body hair, the dog’s body will become a breeding ground for fleas, lice and other parasites, and it will also suffer from skin diseases. If it is accompanied by other diseases, it will be very difficult. Be aware of it.

Dogs are very clean animals, but they cannot take baths as often as people. Excessive bathing will cause dogs to suffer from skin diseases and damage their fur. It is best to only bathe twice a month.

Here, the editor introduces two methods of daily body hair health care:

1. Combing hair care: This method can not only clean body hair, but also promote skin metabolism. During the shedding period in early spring, it will also promote the growth of new hair. If the body hair becomes knotted, it will become a breeding ground for parasites and make it easy to contract skin diseases. Therefore, brush your dog's hair once a day starting from a puppy. When brushing, first comb against the hair to bring out the garbage and other things, and then comb along the hair to clean out the garbage and fallen body hair. Brushing is usually done after exercise. At this time, do a full body examination to see if there are any wounds, mosquito bites, tumors, etc. There are various types of combs, depending on the breed of dog.

2. Hair care: In order to make the dog more beautiful and charming, trimming the dog's hair is called hair care. It is best to go to a pet clinic or beauty salon and ask professionals to trim your dog's hair.

Older dogs are more afraid of cold and heat. Therefore, when the weather is cold, don't let it stay in the open air for too long. Let it have a warm and dry home. In summer, let it stay outside in the shade of a ventilated tree. Most older dogs become fat and clumsy due to reduced activity. Therefore, we should pay attention to controlling food intake and feed more vitamin-containing foods. Some dogs also lose weight due to declining kidney function. However, activities should be appropriately reduced, sleep should be appropriately increased, and the food fed should be soft. It is necessary to continue to implement the eating, sleeping and activity habits that have been formed for many years, and do not destroy their normal and comfortable life. Older dogs' vision and hearing have declined, and their reactions have slowed down. It is best for dog owners to command them with petting or gestures. Do not yell at them, and do not force them to play with children and puppies.

For dogs kept indoors, the kennel should be moved closer to the designated urination and defecation area to facilitate the old dog to urinate at night. Some dogs will have heart disease when they are old, and many dogs' asthma is caused by heart disease. Many dogs also develop unpleasant odors from their mouths, ears, skin and digestive organs as they age. Bad breath is caused by food residue left on the teeth; ear odor is caused by wax and dirt accumulated over the years; skin odor is caused by long-term accumulation of dirt on the body; unpleasant odor emitted by the digestive organs is caused by the decline of digestive function. reason. For older dogs, as long as the owner pays attention to feeding and management, they can also be usedIt appears to be old and strong, continuing to serve people or be their companions.

Set food utensils and place. The characteristic of dogs eating is to simply chew food and swallow it whole. This phenomenon is more prominent especially when several dogs share a food bowl. Therefore, each dog should have a fixed food bowl and do not exchange them to prevent the spread of diseases. The food bowl should be larger, and don’t add too much food each time. Let the dog lick the food and add more after eating, so that it can develop the habit of leaving no food left. Dogs have the habit of sleeping and eating in fixed places, so the feeding place should be relatively fixed.