Your dog’s grooming needs change with the seasons. All the rain, snow and ice that your dog will encounter on their daily walks outside can be really harsh on their coat and on their skin. Here are a few tips that will help you stay on top of your dog’s grooming needs this winter.
Limit The Use Of A Pet Sweater
Although a pet sweater may protect your dog against the cold, it can also be damaging to your dog’s coat and skin. Your dog’s sweater can cause friction by rubbing against your dog’s skin and coat the entire time your dog has the sweater on them. This can irritate your dog’s skin and can cause their hair to become matted.
If you feel that it is absolutely necessary for your dog to wear a pet sweater, brush your dog and make sure that their hair is free of knots and mats before you put the sweater on your dog. Only keep the sweater on them as long as it is necessary. Try to limit the use to when you take your dog outside for their daily walks and bathroom duty.
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Stay On Top Of Brushing Your Dog’s Coat
Your dog’s fur will get thicker during the winter months, and it will encounter more natural obstacles, such as rain, mud, snow and ice. In order to keep your dog’s coat from becoming matted, you need to brush your dog on a regular basis, especially during winter.
Depending on how easily your dog’s fur becomes matted, you either need to brush your dog’s coat on a daily or weekly basis. Doing so will help keep your dog’s hair free of painful mats and will keep their coat nice and breathable, which will help your dog stay warm. Regular brushing will also spread your dog’s natural oils and help fight the dry skin so many dogs battle during the winter months.
Finally, brushing on a regular basis during the winter months will help keep your dog’s shedding under control and your house a little
Several remedies can help to prevent hair loss. Proper brushing is essential for distribution of hair’s natural oil. Gently brush your hairs and avoid brushing in wet hairs. You can start with 10-20 strokes in a day and then try up to 100.
For small spots or stains, the coat should first be laid down on a clean surface. Do not work on it while it is still hanging. This can lead to unnecessary stress on the shoulders and can cause them to become misshapen. Use a lint roller over the entire surface to remove any dust or dirt. (Note: this should also be done before and after any time it is packed away for the off season.)
Grooming: The Chihuahua should be groomed using a soft brush. A rub down with a glove or wet towel makes his coat shine. His nail needs to be trimmed regularly and the ears need to be kept
There are hundreds of dog breeds in the world. Gun dogs, sight hounds, terriers, toys, utility dogs, and working dogs are the six basic categories of dogs. But, you can also combine two or more breeds of dogs to make a whole new dog breed. Nowadays, you have all sorts of new types of dogs, such as golden doodles, cockapoos, and even daisy dogs, which have resulted from crossbreeding.
In the text, it clarifies “Praise him. Tell him what a good dog he is.” This lets the dog know that he has been doing a good job. More importantly, the text also explicitly states “ Rub your dog’s head, ears, and neck.” This is important because it makes the dog feel happy and special. The author also states, “To say hello to your dog, sniff towards his nose.” Doing this influences your dog to understand and learn easier and faster because it is one way to communicate with your dog. Overall, the passage by Jean Craighead George explains one of the ways to communicate with your
Being judged on your appearance by our peers is a scary thought; especially for kids. In his short story, “The Hockey Sweater”, Roch Carrier affirms that “it’s not what you put on your back that matters, it’s what you put inside your head” (Carrier 5). Carrier believes this because people will start being more concerned with others opinions, causing an under-developed self-identity, and creates more closed-minded people. Carrier’s story is about an experience he had at the age of ten years old, where his mother notices he grew out of his hockey sweater and decided to order a new Montreal Canadiens sweater but instead he received a Toronto Maple Leaf’s sweater and was treated differently by others. This short story is especially important during
Pet Therapy A bus carrying several clinical students from the local college pulls up in front of the nursing home. The students begin to unload some boxes which contain puppies and kittens ranging in age from three to six months. Once inside, the students begin to pass the puppies and kittens out to the patients that are waiting expectantly in the recreation room. Some patients are alone, some are in groups, but all are delighted to see the animals arrive.
Many families have had the agonizing experience of losing their beloved pets. Lost dogs, puppies, and cats end up in shelters around the country with no way of contacting an owner. State wide license laws are supposed to aide in returning lost dogs to their owners, but in many cases these laws do not end up working. Many individuals do not follow the law close enough, do not have enough money to pay for a license, or dogs lose their collars or tags. Other families tattoo their dogs, but few shelters make the effort to find such a marking. Identifying microchips implanted just under the skin of a pet are a possible solution to prevent a family pet from being lost forever. There are fewer problems with this microchip identification system in comparison to the traditional laws. One issue is that some of the chips are becoming unable to be read by a shelter without a universal scanner, and shelters do not necessarily have the technology to scan some of the newer chips. Even though there are set backs, the microchips are becoming an increasingly popular technology to aid in locating your lost pet.
“Responsible Pet Ownership”. American Veterinary Medical Association. American Veterinary Medical Association, 2014. Web. 8, Apr. 2014.
In addition to spaying and neutering pets and supporting local shelters, pet owners need to prevent further overpopulation of animals by microchipping and providing identification tags for their beloved family members. Identification provides the best chances for your animal’s return if gone missing, which prevents the increase of strays. Today, statistics show that one in every three animals will become lost at least once in their life (“Pet Microchips: High Tech Protection Helps Find Lost Pets”). Providing identification is a small fee to keep pets free from the chance of entering a shelter and possibly being put to death. Smaller than a grain of rice, microchips are injected under the skin with a small needle.
Pets are a common sight in many households today. In fact, according to the APPMA National Pet Owners Survey, 63 percent of U.S. households own a pet. At the top of this percentage are dogs and cats. One of the most important decisions an owner of a dog or cat has to make is whether or not to get them spayed or neutered. There are various reasons why people choose to not have this done, but all those reasons can be proven invalid. Many factors come in to play as why this is such an important thing to do. The effects of dogs and cats not being spayed or neutered has become such a major issue that it should be a law that all pet owners have to get their pet spayed or neutered.
“A dog is a man’s best friend” goes much deeper than the phrase might initially imply. Recently many medical journals have begun to identify with the many and varied benefits of pet ownership. Men have always relied upon animals for work, transportation, and survival. As times have changed, man has begun to appreciate a different bond with animals. Gone are the days of animals running free outside around the homestead, for now animals are allowed inside and are considered by many to be an integral part of our daily lives! Medical studies have found that animals have a much greater intelligence level than originally thought. Through proper training and experience, animals are not only household pets, but also are becoming an accepted form of medical treatment.
(Sled Dogs, 21-2). The Siberian Husky has two layers of fur; an under-coat and an outer-coat. The under-coat is designed to protect them from the rain and snow and keeps them warm in the winter, therefore, allowing them to be able to be sled dogs. The outer-coat is to protect them from stinging bugs, ticks, thorny bushes and ice. (Compton's).
However bathing a dog requires, having to give it a bath or taking it to the groomers. A dog’s nail must be cut to keep them trimmed for proper care. Unlike cats who are self-sufficient at licking them self-clean. Cats also trim their own nails by using a scratching post.
First of all, it is recommended that you take your pet to the vet at least once a year. This ensures that your pet has a healthy diet. From your vet you can get any kind medicine that your pet might need. Like heartworm medicine, which should be given to your pet at least once a month. You can also get vitamins for your vet, which is very essential to your dogs diet. Vitamins help in the cold winter months, which can be the hardest on your pet’s joints and bones. If you notice that your pet is walking slower or is not as playful then it is recommended that you get vitamins for your pet. You can get these at you vet’s office, a pet store, a department store that has a pet department such as Wal-mart. When you first receive your pet you may need to go more than once to get all the shots for your pet. It is very important for your pets to have their shots. Shots can be very beneficial to their health. Shots protect your pet from getting many diseases. Also if you take in strays you should always have the che...