Dog Afraid of Bath, What to Do?

Most dogs like to play with water, but when they hear a bath, they run away and hide. Even if they are forced to pull it back to wash, they are very resistant. This makes the shoveling officials very puzzled. What is there to be afraid of in bathing.

Why are dogs afraid of bathing?

It is probably caused by the dog's poor bathing experience before, such as being washed rudely and quickly, flushing its head with water at the beginning, the water temperature is too high to burn it, the water temperature is too high to make its eyes uncomfortable, or choking water and bath liquid to irritate its eyes during bathing, or being scolded while washing, or blowing it with a hair dryer after washing, which will make the dog afraid.

Solution

Make bathing a good thing. Every time you take your dog to the bathing place, smile at him and gently touch him.

Let the dog get used to being touched.

When a dog is young, arrange different people to contact it and touch its head, body and limbs, because the beautician will touch all parts of the dog's body when bathing (beauty).

Let the beautician establish a good relationship with the dog

When meeting for the first time, use food to close the distance with the dog. After establishing a good relationship between the two, the beautician can contact the dog's body for bathing, trimming and modeling.

3 to improve the situation of the dog afraid of water

Dogs are born to swim, but they don't necessarily have the courage to go into the water, so some dogs are afraid of water. The shoveling officer can use the shower or pool at home to reward and encourage the dog every time he approaches the pool or is sprayed by the shower.

4 suitable water temperature and flushing method

The water temperature for dog bathing should not be too hot, with 36~40 degrees Celsius, and the water temperature in winter can be slightly higher. Before flushing, the dog's body should be wet, and then washed from the back to the front from the buttocks. The dog's head is the most sensitive, so it should be placed behind and the whole process should be properly performed.

5 to improve the dog's impression of hair dryer

Hair dryers and water dryers make a lot of noise when they are in operation. Excessive wind and excessive wind temperature make dogs feel scared. Hairdressers usually use a leash to tie the dog to the beauty table to restrict its movement.

If you don't want to see the dog forced to accept the air blow, you can try to train it:

(1) Keep away from the dog and turn on the hair dryer. If the dog is calm, touch it and turn off the hair dryer when touching it. Repeat this several times to make the dog have the association of "the hair dryer sounds = the owner touches me.

(3) Try to blow the air near the dog's body with a hair dryer. If you find that it is stiff and strabismus, which shows that it is still a little scared, then remove the hair dryer, return to the previous step and repeat. At this time, the reward will be changed from touching to food.