I. Frequency of dog bathing

Some dogs don't like bathing, and whenever they hear the word "bath", they immediately hide. In their eyes, bathing may be similar to going to the torture chamber, as well as swimming in the water!
Dogs wash once a month, the body will not be too dirty? Look at the body odor and the number of times you go out
Dogs do not like to take a bath, and do not wash? Some owners only bathe their dogs once a month or two. And some owners are southerners, usually, a daily bath, if you do not often bath the dog, really can not pass the inner that. Each owner baths his dog and has their habits, some once a week, some once a month, some once every few months. Exactly which frequency is suitable for the dog?
The frequency of dog bathing, mainly by the dog's body odor and the number of times to go out to decide, generally once a week, or once a month can be.
If a dog like Teddy has a small body odor, it's okay to bathe once a month if you go out for less time. If the body odor of this kind of French bucket is relatively large but goes out less, some owners may have to wash it once every 2 weeks. If your dog goes out a lot and likes to roll on the grass and rub the trunk of the tree, it is okay to wash it once a week. It mainly depends on the owner's tolerance level, and it is the owner who is more hands-on to bathe it. However, even if the dog is dirty, bath it more often than once a week. In other words, do not 2, 3 days to help the dog once a bath, will lead to the loss of protective oils on the dog's skin, more likely to suffer from skin diseases.

You can also decide the frequency of bathing according to the season
In the summer, the dog's skin secretion oil will increase, and this time parasite outbreaks a little more frequently in the dog bath are possible. Especially dogs that go out every day and have a particularly strong body odor. For about 1 to 2 weeks a bath will do.

In winter, the dog's skin is dry and the number of parasites is low, so if the dog is often at home and does not go out, you can take a bath once a month, or even once every two months.

Some owners have a cleanliness fetish, do not help the dog bath is not comfortable, but some dogs are not suitable for bathing, owners do not want to harm them! For example, puppies, new mothers, sick dogs, etc.
Puppies. Many owners just picked up the dog home, and can not wait to help it a bath! This time the dog after a long journey, but also has not yet adapted to the new environment, psychological stress resistance is reduced, and the rash bath may cause them to catch a cold. Just a day or two after the vaccination of the dog, the body condition is relatively poor, and also not suitable for bathing. In winter, it is also not very suitable, the owner does not operate the dog easily to catch a cold.

The mother of a dog who has just given birth. As the saying goes, "pregnancy is silly for three years", although this talk is a bit exaggerated, the birth of a child is indeed very harmful to the mother's body. Just after the birth of the mother of the dog is weak, the owner had better wait for a month after the birth, until the puppy is almost to weaning, and then help the mother dog bath. If you help a pregnant mother dog to bathe, you should also be careful not to overheat the water.

Sick dogs. Sick dogs have poorer resistance and can easily catch a cold. If it is a senior dog in poor health, no matter how dirty the body, it is best to reduce the frequency of bathing, or the more you wash, the sicker you get.

Usually, helping the dog bath, mainly depends on the owner's tolerance, but it is best not 2, 3 days to wash once, at most once a week. The first thing you need to do is to take a wet towel and rub your dog's body, then blow-dry afterward.

II. Why should dogs not be bathed frequently?

Some owners may think that their dogs must be covered in dust when they are on the floor all day and night. If the dog goes out for walks often, the body is even more dirty and messy. To keep the dog from soiling the sofa floor of the house, the owner will bathe the dog at every turn. Of course, if your dog always rolls on the floor or deliberately leans to the dirty place when you go out, you should indeed bathe your dog. But frequent dog bathing, although the purpose of the dog is to keep clean at all times, can lead to other health problems for the dog.

1. Frequent dog bathing will destroy the protective oil on the dog's skin. This layer of grease is not only waterproof but also can block bacteria and fungi from attacking the dog's skin. If the owner gives the dog frequent baths, this layer of grease is likely to be destroyed, resulting in dry, itchy dog skin, resistance to decline, and even causing a series of skin diseases.

2. frequent dog bathing may also lead to hair loss. If the dog has more bacteria fungus, then the owner of frequent bathing may increase the scope of infection of these bacteria fungus, resulting in hair loss. At the same time, most owners will use body wash when bathing their dogs. If the owner frequently adds body wash to the dog and does not rinse it off carefully, the body washes left on the skin of the hair will also cause the dog to shed.

3. Puppies, sick dogs, and dog mothers who have just given birth are not suitable for frequent bathing. These dogs have low immunity, if the owner randomly baths them, it is likely to cause the dog to catch a cold and flu, or even lead to aggravation.

How often should dogs be bathed?
In the summer when the weather is hot owners can bathe their dogs every one to two weeks, in winter once a month is enough. But this is only the general situation, the actual frequency of bathing still needs to be determined according to the following circumstances.

1. Dog breed, skin, and hair quality
Owners need to know whether their dog's skin is easy to dry, and the length and luster of the dog's hair is also a factor affecting the frequency of bathing. Short-haired breeds like the Beagle and double-coated breeds like the Satsuma and Alaskan don't need to be washed once a week, but owners can usually comb their dogs' coats more often. Long-haired breeds like the Maltese, Yorkshire, and Afghan need to be washed once a week.

2. Living Environment
The biggest factor that determines the frequency of dog bathing is still related to the dog's living environment. If the dog has been indoors for a long time, then the owner only needs to ensure that the indoor environment is clean and the owner can comb the dog's hair more often, but the dog should be bathed at least once a month. If the dog often goes for walks outdoors, will roll on the lawn, or go to the dirt road, then the owner at most every one to two weeks baths the dog.

3. Whether there are skin allergies or skin diseases
Allergens that cause allergies in dogs tend to adhere directly to the dog's skin or hair, so if you find that your dog has skin allergies or itching, the owner can bathe your dog once a week. If the dog suffers from skin disease, then the owner had better take the dog to the vet for examination first, and decide on the frequency of bathing under the advice of the vet, while paying attention to cleaning up the dog's living environment.

How to bathe your dog?
1. Comb the hair
Before bathing the dog, the owner had better comb the dog's hair, and untie some knotted hair, so that the owner will be smoother when bathing the dog, but also to prevent the dog from catching a cold.

2. Keep the water temperature
Dog bathing water temperature is best at 35 to 40 degrees Celsius, the dog's body temperature will be higher than our people, so the water temperature is more comfortable for them.

3. Wash the dog below the neck first
We always wash our hair first when we take a shower, but when bathing your dog you must not pour water directly on your head, otherwise, it will flow into your dog's ears and eyes. Then gently rub, to produce foam, the owner then rubs the dog's whole body. After that, the owner must use water to rinse off the foam and body wash.

4. Wash again with water
After rinsing off the body wash and foam with water, the owner has to wash the dog's whole body again with water, do not leave the body wash and foam in the dog's hair. Not only will the dog accidentally eat it, but it may also lead to hair loss.

5. Dry with a towel
After cleaning, the owner should use a towel to dry the dog's whole body promptly, generally, the dog will first shake themselves dry, the owner waits for the dog to stop and then wipe with a towel, do not leave water droplets.

6. Blow dry with a hair dryer
Even a towel can not guarantee complete drying, if you want to let the dog dry naturally, it is likely to catch a cold or even have a skin disease. Owners are best to use a hair dryer to dry the dog's entire body, especially some hairy dogs are to dry thoroughly.

7. Washing ears and wiping eyes
In addition to cleaning the whole body, the owner should also promptly clean the dog's ears in the water and earwax. As for the eyes, the owner can use a wet towel to wipe around the dog's eyes, remember not to wipe back and forth, from the corner of the dog's eyes to the other corner can be wiped.