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Taking care
Taking care includes a number of operations to make your
dog look best. The most important is that it was healthy; otherwise whole
effort to its hair looks great will not be worth it. It is necessary to
eliminate outside parasites, also take care of claws, ears, teeth.
It is more easily to look after lhasa apso hair than of the other dogs
with long hair because of the hair structure: it is thick.
If we don't neglect it, the knots rarely form. It is good to the dog got
used to all of these pratices since it is a puppy.
At the beginning (sincce 4 month), most of these measures seem to be
unnecessary; hair isn't shaped entirely so haircut and brushing don't take
much time. However these routine activities are very important; if our friend
gets used to this quick, daily practice gradually he won't be neither
aggressive nor scared when we want to repeat the same activities. For your
dog had beautiful hair most of all he has to be healthy. Appearance of the
hair is a kind of a barometer which helps us find out whether the dog is on
good shape or is suffering from some disease. Rough hair or hair without
gloss is the alarm signal: it is better to take the dog to the vet. He will
examine the dog and determine the reasons of hair bad appearance. The reasons
might be different: parasites, indigence in feeding, damage of the liver or
other pathologies, easy to heal when they are detected in time.
Let us assume that your friend is healthy. First you have to teach him
how to stand and lie patient on the table. This way you will be able to
execute all activities connected with hygiene safely and without chasing your
dog over the whole home. What you need to take care of your dog is a classic
brush without small balls at the end, a comb with long and spread ending and
a comb with thick ending.
Just before combing, spray your dog's hair with the suitable moisturizing
and oiling preparation, available in single-line shops. First brush the dog
according to the arrangment of its hair. Do it gently. It is important to
reach the skin, however be carefull and do not to scratch it. It is necessary
to brush paws and belly. You have to teach your friend to lie aside so that
you were easily able to get to these parts of the body.
Some parts of the lhasa's body require the special care. Eyes should be
clean every day, with the cotton-wool imbibes with special lotions available
in single-line shops and veterinary hospitals. Then use the comb to comb off
the face. The hygiene of ears is also very important. The inside parts of ears
shouldn't be overgrown with hair. You are able to remove it with your fingers.
It isn't allowed to manipulate deeply inside the ear because you can hurt your
dog and cause the infection. Leave these delicate activities to the doctor.
It is necessary to trim hair growing between pads and round feet. Trim claws
periodically quality.
To bath your lhasa you will need a shampoo for long-haired dogs and the
high-quality balm. When you bath the dog for the first time, remember that
you also can have the opportunity to take a small shower. It is necessary
to put a rubber pad at the bottom of the bathtub so that your dog didn't
slide and didn't hurt itself and so that he wasn't frightened what could
cause unpleasant assiciations. Put him in the bathtub and start the bath.
Water should have marginally higher temperature than the temperature of the
body. Water sholuld't get the ears.
When you wet the dog, soap it and clean it massaging so that the shampoo
reach the skin. Do it twice and then dissolve the balm in water and flush the
dog. Cover your friend with the towel and let it dry a little bit. Then use
a hairdrier helping yourself with the brush. You should also check if your
dog doesn't have such parasites like fleas or ticks. If you find any, use
special medicines recommended by your vet. Use brushes and pastes for dogs
to clean your dog's teeth to avoid teeth diseases.
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