Comments on: How to Wash Dogs http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-wash-dogs/ Wed, 23 May 2012 00:36:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: C. Doyle http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-wash-dogs/#comment-63747 C. Doyle Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:02:40 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/?p=561#comment-63747 1. EARS - Protect your dog's ears while bathing. I put LARGE cotton in ears to keep water out. Clean ears with ear wash for dogs. 2. SHAMPOO - Dilute shampoo about 50/50 shampoo to water. Mix in a large plastic cup or squirt bottle. (Old bottles from water, dish-soap, etc. work well, but be sure to rinse them well before using for shampoo). Diluted shampoo is easier to distribute over a dog's body and helps the rinsing process which is essential in preventing skin irritation. 1. EARS – Protect your dog’s ears while bathing. I put LARGE cotton in ears to keep water out. Clean ears with ear wash for dogs.

2. SHAMPOO – Dilute shampoo about 50/50 shampoo to water. Mix in a large plastic cup or squirt bottle. (Old bottles from water, dish-soap, etc. work well, but be sure to rinse them well before using for shampoo). Diluted shampoo is easier to distribute over a dog’s body and helps the rinsing process which is essential in preventing skin irritation.

]]> By: Maxine http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-wash-dogs/#comment-34576 Maxine Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:38:06 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/?p=561#comment-34576 My dog rolled around in human feces at a park. What can I use to wash her properly? I'm so disgusted! My dog rolled around in human feces at a park. What can I use to wash her properly? I’m so disgusted!

]]> By: Ccaudill http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-wash-dogs/#comment-6414 Ccaudill Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:19:16 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/?p=561#comment-6414 When I dry off my large short hair dog I use a rubber squeeze like the kind you buy at the dollar stores to wipe down glass showers or windows. Works great and really does get the water off quickly. Also I use a nylon fabric ball (the kind that are designed for putting soap on in a shower) to soap up my dog. Better then just pouring the soap straight on the dog. When I dry off my large short hair dog I use a rubber squeeze like the kind you buy at the dollar stores to wipe down glass showers or windows. Works great and really does get the water off quickly. Also I use a nylon fabric ball (the kind that are designed for putting soap on in a shower) to soap up my dog. Better then just pouring the soap straight on the dog.

]]> By: BobMcK http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/how-to-wash-dogs/#comment-6395 BobMcK Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:06:43 +0000 http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/?p=561#comment-6395 When washing a dog in a bathtub, buy an inexpensive rubber mat to put in the bottom of the tub. He can stand on this without slipping around. It will make him feel safer and easier to control while washing him. Also, when you finish washing a small or medium size dog, let him stand up in the tub with his front paws on the edge of the tub, while you dry his head, front quarters, back and chest. Then when you take him out, let him stand on a towel on the floor while drying his hind quarters. By the time you take him out of the tub, most of the water will have drained from his hind legs and you will have less mess to clean up. When washing a dog in a bathtub, buy an inexpensive rubber mat to put in the bottom of the tub. He can stand on this without slipping around. It will make him feel safer and easier to control while washing him. Also, when you finish washing a small or medium size dog, let him stand up in the tub with his front paws on the edge of the tub, while you dry his head, front quarters, back and chest. Then when you take him out, let him stand on a towel on the floor while drying his hind quarters. By the time you take him out of the tub, most of the water will have drained from his hind legs and you will have less mess to clean up.

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