How To Properly Bathe A Dog

Bathing your dog helps to keep it healthy as well as clean.
Bathing helps reduce the amount of flea repellents you neednto use as well as prevents hotspots, a potentially seriousnproblem for your best friend.

Bathing too frequently can dry out the skin and coat so onlynone bath a month is recommended by experts.

Brush the dog before giving it a bath. Be sure to get allntangles and matts out because the water will make it worse.
If a comb or brush cannot remove all the matts use anconditioner or detangler if necessary.

Gather up what items you need before you start the bath: Anbrush, comb, collar and leash, shampoo, face cloth, andnseveral towels.

If bathing the dog in the bathtub, use a safety mat.
A hand held shower or pail for applying water and rinsing.
Use a dog shampoo which is formulated for the pH of a dogsnskin. Human shampoos can strip a dog's coat of essentialnoils.

Use warm, but not hot, water.

Avoid getting water and shampoo in the eyes and ears. Use anwashcloth to wash the dogs face. Do not get water or soapnin the eyes or ears!!

Be sure to rinse all the shampoo and conditioner off thendog. If you leave any of this on the dog, it will get itchynskin.

If using a tub, open the drain and let the water drain.
To dry, put a towel over the head. Use another towel to drynoff its back and legs. Then gently rub or pat with thentowel. If your dog is long-haired don't rub vigorouslynbecause you can put mats back in the coat.

To finish use a blow dryer on the lowest setting and hold atna distance so the dog receives only warm air. Use a drye
only if your dog isn't afraid of the noise. To some dogs,nthe dryer is much worse than the bath.