Bathing Tips for your dog

Brush your dog thoroughly before it gets into the bath to make it easier for the water and treatment shampoo to reach every inch of its coat and hair. This will also remove any dirt, dust and dead hair and result in a gentler bathing routine.

Practical tips for bath-time at home:

A sink strainer is the ideal aid when you’re bathing a dog, as it collects the dog’s hair in good time, protects the waste pipe from blockages and makes it easier to remove the hair after the bath! Old shower trays are particularly unlikely to have an inspection flap, so a strainer could save you from an expensive repair. We also advise you to use a hair collecting strainer that is especially designed to collect hair and bits of coat from domestic animals.

If you find that the hair is knotted or badly matted: snip snip and off it goes. Rushing about, stress and anxiety may lead to slips in the bathtub. Almost all dogs feel uncomfortable when they lack a solid floor beneath their paws. The smooth base surface increases the risk of slipping and falling. It’s therefore best to provide a non-slip bath mat for a greater sense of security.

That’s the perfect wave – now we’ll get wet:

The water should be at a pleasant temperature for the dog. Not too hot, because that dries the skin out too much – but also not too cold. We recommend a temperature that’s hand-hot for you. Wet the dog thoroughly with clean water so that its skin is properly wet too.

Then simply rub the appropriate dog shampoo for the relevant coat and hair type onto the dog’s wet coat until you get a mild foam.

Then froth it up with a small amount of water and massage the dog gently to produce more foam. Then rinse thoroughly with clear water. If your dog is very dirty, bathe it again. Before drying your dog, stroke the water off its coat by hand.

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is this dog who comes when I call:

Now’s the time to think about wellness – getting dry can become a massage and a game, because your dog knows by now that the bathing process is over.

After the bath, here comes the best-known reaction – your dog will now want to shake itself, and that’s quite normal. Towel your dog gently dry with a hand towel. Please don’t use too much force, as that could damage the hair and mat the dog’s coat.