How to Take Your Dog a Bath

The fear of letting your dog out to use the restroom on a muddy day. Finding him covered in mud and there’s no time to set up an appointment with your dog’s groomer. You’ll just have to take it upon yourself to give him a bath. Foremost when wanting to take your dog a bath, be prepare for what’s to come! Don’t be scared just have control of the situation. Gather all the materials: shampoo, three towels, washcloth, dog brush, cotton balls, dog spray, treats, ear cleaner, container and hairdryer. By following these instructions, you’ll avoid a big mess.
First and foremost change into something you don’t mind getting wet or dirty. They shake a lot when their fur is wet. Also have your house at a good temperature. You don’t want him catching a cold. Once you attended your dog, wrap him up in the towel because you want to avoid all the mud, flying everywhere. Therefore by having your dog wrapped until you get to your restroom it will prevent a whole lot of mess you won’t have to clean up as well. Once you’re in your restroom dry your dog off and get as much mud off as you can.
Prepare the water to warm and place a towel in the tub (without blocking the drain) to prevent your dog from slipping. Also put a drain stopper and fill the tub up half way with warm water. Before putting your dog into the tub put some cotton balls in his ears to prevent water from going in. Then pick him up and place him in the tub, grab your container and soak him completely. While his body wet drag you hand down his fur to wipe the water off so he won’t shake. Pour shampoo all down his back and some on your hands. Start shampooing at the neck and work your way down his body to tail and toes. Scrub the shampoo really well if they have long fur it take a little longer. There’s no rush because you want him smelling clean and feeling fresh.
Before you start rinsing make sure the tub is drain out. Once the tub is ready, give your dog a nice little treat. Then pursue on with rinsing him off with fresh tab water. Make sure you don’t pour the water from his head and down. Avoid putting water in his face because they’re frighten of it. You want them to feel as comfortable as possible. You’ll just be rinsing from his neck and down. Then get a wet washcloth and clean his face off. This is to protect his eyes and ears. You don’t want him catching an ear infection. Wrap him up. You’ll either decide if blow drying or towel drying is best for your dog. If it’s your first time using a hairdryer on your dog, I recommend you to just turn on at low speed and see how your dog reacts to it. If your dog does fine give him a treat, to keep him calm. Remember your hairdryer must be on low heat and low speed. Give him a minute and then start blow drying. Therefore those who dogs can’t stand the blow dryer you’ll just have to towel dry him. Towel drying take a lot longer but it gets the job done.
After he’s completely dried, comb your dog’s hair. Start off with the back and the stomach side. Then the legs but be very gentle because they’re the most sensitive. Go up and down each leg. After that comb his tail and face. We always want to make sure there isn’t any knots. Going over a second time would be the best. Dogs don’t like being locked up in the restroom for so long. That’s why it’s important to treat him with another treat. Keeping them occupied with treats are a great way to having them in a good mode.
Once you’re done combing your dog. Take out the cotton balls and check his ears. Make sure there’s isn’t any ear wax or mud. If so, clean out your dog ear with his ear cleaner. First you’ll need to turn your dog ear inside out. Pour a small amount of cleaner into one ear until the ear canal is full. To prevent your dog from shaking, place a cotton ball into his ear. Then massage the area right under the external opening of the ear canal. After that remove the cotton ball and wipe out the remainder of the cleaner with a new cotton ball. Complete these same step for the other ear. Give him his last peace of treat for doing such a good job with his bath time! Last but not least spray your dog down with his favorite spray. Your dog will be well aware that his bath time is almost done. He’ll start jumping around. Don’t worry its normal! Once he’s out the restroom he’ll be running all over with excitement. Reminder don’t let your dog out the next time its muddy outside! Either way even if you have no choice but to. Don’t worry for the next time its muddy outdoor. You’ll be well prepare for giving him another bath.
If there was another accident don’t worry with these instructions you’ll be able to get the job done with great success. The less stress the better for you and you pet. So just follow each step and most of all don’t forget the treats! Treats are very important with keeping your dog controlled and making your job easy while giving him a bath. My very first time giving my little dog a bath was the most trouble experiences I ever had. If I had these step by step to show me how to take my dog a bath. I wouldn’t have had that problem.