Bathtime 101: Tips For Your Four-Legged Friend

Bathing dogs is an essential part of pet grooming and hygiene, but it can be a challenge for many pet owners. Whether you have a new puppy who needs to get used to the water or an older dog who dislikes bath time, there are many tips and tricks you can use to make the experience less stressful for both you and your furry friend.

Read on for our top tips for bathing dogs and to find out which dog shampoo is the perfect match for your furry friend.

Pre Bath Preparation

Some dogs are more averse to bathing than others. If your dog is one of them, ensure you have everything ready for the bathing process. This includes:

• A small container to pour and rinse water over your dog
• A cloth to clean your dog's face
• Soft towels dry off your dog
• Dog shampoo and conditioner for dogs
• Grooming brush

Bathing Your Dog

If your dog's slightly nervous about bathing, go slowly and spend a little time beforehand getting them used to the water. Allow them to grow accustomed to the bathtub at their own pace.

Start with the face, and always use Plush Puppy Let's Face It. This is a hypoallergenic sulphate-free low-foaming shampoo designed just for faces. Its no-tear formula features the highest quality extracts that clean, soothe, aid healing and have anti-inflammatory benefits. A small golf ball-sized amount directly to the face and eye area allows you to thoroughly clean without causing irritation. It can also be used in and around the ears with the same benefits. Its low foaming design allows ease of rinsing, yet complete cleaning.

When bathing dogs, it's essential to use a dog shampoo that won't irritate their skin. For example, you could try Plush Puppy Natural All Purpose Shampoo with Henna. It's ideal for short-coated breeds such as Bulldogs, Rottweilers and Weimeraners. It improves coat shine and works well on breeds where retaining coat texture is critical. These include Shelties, Siberians and Akitas.

Plush Puppy Natural Conditioning Shampoo with evening primrose is ideal for conditioning coats that are in need of hydration or softening. It works particularly well on flowing-coated breeds.

Plush Puppy Herbal Whitening Shampoo with Ginseng reduces yellowing or warm tones in white coats and helps to remove stains, also perfect on black, blue and grey colours.

Bathing dogs isn't dissimilar to bathing ourselves. The best practice is to wet your dog's fur apply your choice of shampoo, lather the shampoo and work through. You can then rinse off the shampoo using a shower attachment or a small water container. You can then apply the conditioner that is best suited to your dog's coat and skin.

Drying Your Dog Off

Ensure you spend time drying your dog properly and remember to get into all the difficult-to-reach parts of the body. This is important.

If you're in a hurry, try Plush Puppy's FAST Blow Dry Spray. FAST dramatically reduces drying time. Towel dry and then apply a light but even layer of FAST throughout the coat while lifting the coat to disperse the product evenly. Brush or comb through the coat and blow dry.

Bathing Dogs Starts with the Right Choice of Dog Shampoo

Plush Puppy has a range of luxury dog shampoos, conditioners, brushes and tools designed to keep your pet's coat in the best possible condition. Check out our line of luxury pet products today to ensure your pooch is clean with the best shampoo for their coat.