A regular grooming routine is essential for any dog, and certainly in winter. Grooming helps maintain your dog's health hygiene and shiny, tangle-free coat, especially in winter – with mud, rain and puddles forming everywhere.
Moreover, it is important to keep your dog's coat well-groomed and even haircut during the cold season of the year, as allowing the coat to grow for a long time in order to protect and warm the dog is wrong. In fact, grooming during these months may even be more important for your dog's health than at other times of the year, as long, wet hair can easily cause your dog to become cold, wet and susceptible to infection.
Bioft, which manufactures and markets pet food and equipment, has given us some tips to help keep your dog's coat well-groomed during the winter.
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1) Protecting your dog's paws from winter weather: You can minimize problems such as cracked pads, irritation, infections caused by snow, salt, mud, rain, low temperatures and gravel with a very simple act of wiping dry feet after each walk. Keep a towel handy by the door and make cleaning your feet commonplace. Pay particular attention to snowballs or mud that can get stuck between the pads.
2) Winter bath time:Sometimes, dogs need more grooming in winter, as walking in mud and rain can be messy. It's important to choose the right shampoo for your dog before showering. Dogs' skin has a different pH (acidity) than humans, so don't use any shampoo that's suitable for humans, but opt for a shampoo designed for dogs. Dog shampoo also has a variety of options, such as different smells and uses (deodorization, flea and tick treatment).
The bathing process is equally important: be sure to use warm water and massage the shampoo thoroughly all over the body (but avoid the eyes, mouth and ears), then rinse it off with warm water. For dogs with loose facial skin or wrinkles, such as respay and pug, dry the areas between the folds thoroughly.
After bathing, the dog should be completely dry before going outside, as a wet dog is more likely to get sick, this is especially true for small breeds or those with short hair. If you normally allow your dog to air dry, consider a quick high-heat hair dryer to speed up the process (of course if your dog allows you to do so).
Dog foot, photo: courtesy of Bioft
3) Winter haircut: Some dog owners believe that giving their dog a haircut when there is cold weather hurts them because they need their fur to keep warm. While this is true, pets don't live outside all the time (nor should); They usually hang out with their owners in a heated house. Indoor dogs do not have to rely on long, thick coats for warmth, as wild animals do. It's okay to tell your dog in the winter. If you're worried about getting him cold, you can always dress him up with a warming coat or sweater that will also protect him.
4) Use of moisturizers: During the cold winter months, many of us suffer from dry, rough and scaly skin due to the combination of cold, wind, and dry air from our heating elements. Although covered in a layer of coat, our dogs also feel the effects of winter dryness, so it is even more important to use various moisturizers, shampoos, conditioners and even dog-friendly creams to relieve scratches and irritation.
5) Combing: In winter it is important to maintain your dog's coat by brushing daily to remove knots, dirt and dead hair, and to increase skin circulation and spread oil. Your dog's winter coat can hide problems such as lumps, bumps or sores, which is another good reason to continue brushing them regularly, and if you encounter any lesions or wounds, see your vet for further treatment.
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