Summer is the time of adventures. Hiking, camping, spending the afternoons at the beach, under the sun and all the fun activities you can try with your dog.
Excited right? who won’t be! but don’t let the excitement makes you forget you have to prepare your dog to get the most out of his summertime. To groom your dog is essential to ensure he will get the fun he deserves.
So here are some tips on how to groom a dog in summer.
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1# To Groom a Dog: Thick Coat Is Not As Bad As You Think!
Opposing contrary believes, thick coat actually is important to dogs in summer as it is in winter.
Dogs with long and thick coats need it to protect their skin from excess sunlight. Surprisingly, it aids dogs in cooling down when the temperature is too hot.
So, if you consider shaving your entire dogs’ hair (especially double coated dogs), you need to reconsider your decision.
To Groom a Dog: Cut Out All The Loose hair
Dog’s hair is important, shaving all of it is not right, but leaving the excess is no good either. Brushing your dog regularly would help you in removing the extra hair and helps in noticing any skin problems.
Also, it will prevent any knots or tangles from forming, especially, if you let your dog participate in activities full of water actions.
2# Summer Is Not The Time For Extra Baths
Grooming your own dog at home doesn’t mean to give him/her a bath whenever it is available.
Yes, summer is known for its hectic activities at your backyard or the park, but this is not an excuse for extra bathes. Try to maintain the usual showering routine with the same time gaps.
Excess bathing will strip your dog out of his essential body oils, which will lead to
dry skin, irritation, and maybe a fragile coat.
If you thought your dog needs to be cleaned, a damped towel or light cloth would be great. Get the damped cloth and start to clean your dog out of all the specks of dirt and don’t let him out until he is fully dry.
you could replace the excess showering and bathing with more brushing rounds.
3# Always Check Your Dog After Going Outside
Checking your dog’s paws, ears, and eyes regularly after coming from a hiking or a usual outing, will help you in discovering any foreign stuff that might harm him in the long run.
Don’t forget to use precautions against fleas, ticks or triatomines (kissing bugs). flea sprays or home remedies to keep your dog clean of these bugs.
Bugs are not only disgusting but could cause serious problems to your dog later.
checking the paws and ears for any organic debris or seeds to ensure it won’t cause any bothering or painful experiences to your dog.
To Groom a Dog at Home
If you took the decision of grooming your own dog, summer would be the greatest season to start. With a lot of activities and outings, you can make your dog adapt to most of the grooming routine.
Use the summer activities to the max. As we all know, summer holds a lot of fun in its fold so don’t hesitate to make your pet benefit from it.
Let your dog get used to the grooming routine techniques for every part of his body by the assistance of summer activities.
Here are some extra tips on how to do so.
if you are worried that your dog hair grooming isn’t going to go as planned because you are kind of scared from hurting your dog, then use a smart trick, tire out your dog first!
You could go out for a picnic or a usual outing and let your dog play as much as possible.
so when you return home he/she won’t grumble a lot when you start grooming( he/she would be exhausted!)
Usually, when grooming your dog at home, you leave the face trimming for last,
but if you are a bit nervous about it you could start with it and take advantage of the tiring out.
If your pet is a little chubby, it’s time for a diet. Use Summer activities for reducing your dog’s weight.
The last tip is to check on your dog’s nail more often. Like humans, pets hair and nails grow faster in summer.
Summer is coming? no worries! Just set your preparations and it would be okay. Share with us your ideas and thoughts about how to groom your dog for summer!
