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Six steps to bathing a small dog: learn the correct steps in one go

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Bathing a dog removes parasites from its skin, helps care for its skin, and washes away the dirt it picks up rolling on the ground. When bathing a dog, you can use a medicated shampoo recommended by a veterinarian, or an ordinary shampoo, but be sure to rinse the soapy water off thoroughly during washing, otherwise soapy residue left on the skin will cause skin inflammation. Here is how to bathe a smaller dog: Step one: while bathing, hold the dog's collar with one hand to keep it from jumping out of the tub. You can spread a layer of something on the bottom of the tub to prevent

Bathing a dog removes parasites from its skin, helps care for its skin, and washes away the dirt it picks up rolling on the ground. When bathing a dog, you can use a medicated shampoo recommended by a veterinarian, or an ordinary shampoo, but be sure to rinse the soapy water off thoroughly during washing, otherwise soapy residue left on the skin will cause skin inflammation.

Here is how to bathe a smaller dog:

Step one:

While bathing, hold the dog's collar with one hand to keep it from jumping out of the tub. You can spread a layer of something on the bottom of the tub to keep the dog from slipping. At the same time, during the bath, use cotton balls to wipe its ears. As shown in the picture, hold the dog's collar. Pour warm water over its body.

Step two:

Keep one hand holding the collar, and with the other hand apply shampoo to the dog's body, except the head. Then rub with your hands to work up a rich lather, and gently massage its skin in the direction opposite to the hair growth. Carefully and evenly work the soapy water through the coat to wash away dust and dead skin.

Step three:

Next, use both hands to wash the dog's head, working up a lather and gently massaging its hair. At this point you no longer need to hold its collar with your hand. When washing its head, be especially careful not to splash soapy water into its eyes and mouth.

Step four:

Before rinsing the dog's body, rinse and dry its head first, because when the hair on a dog's head gets wet, it will shake its head to fling the water off. Doing this can keep it from splashing water all over you. Be especially careful when rinsing around its ears and eyes. Praise it during the washing process.

Step five:

Next, rinse the dog's body with clean warm water, and rinse its coat thoroughly. Then wring the water out of its coat. After wringing, dry it with a towel, carefully drying the ears and the inner walls of the ears. Remember to dry the area under the collar too.

Step six:

Dry the dog's coat thoroughly with a towel. If your dog's skin is very healthy, you can dry it with a hair dryer. Set the hair dryer to medium, and if the dog is not comfortable with it, soothe it with your voice to calm it down. If the puppy's skin becomes itchy because of the hair dryer's higher temperature, do not use the hair dryer.

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