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Do I Cut My Dog’s Hair Wet or Dry?

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When you think about what goes into cutting a dog’s hair, shampooing probably isn’t one of them. It doesn’t take much time at all to rinse off your pet with shampoo and towel him dry and that’s basically all there is to it. For many of us, this technique is good enough to get the job done. However, if you’re interested in giving your pooch a more stylish look, you might want to consider a different method.

 

There are two main ways to trim a dog’s coat. The first involves using scissors or clippers (or both) while wet. This technique works well when you need to cut away long tangles, but it can also be tricky because it requires you to keep track of where each cut begins and ends.

 

When you’re dealing with dogs who have thick coats, it’s easy to lose sight of where you’ve already made cuts. If you don’t make sure to follow up on each pass of the scissors, you could end up making too big of a change between passes. The other common technique is called dry trimming. Instead of having to deal with water during the process, you simply soak the entire animal before beginning the haircut.

 

You then use clippers and/or scissors to remove unwanted bits of fur without worrying about accidentally slicing through healthy areas. With dry trimming, you’ll only need to worry about how close you come to any sensitive parts of your dog’s body. Although this method takes longer than wet trimming, it allows you to create a cleaner, neater finish.

 

If you’d like to learn more about these methods, we spoke with three experts who gave their input on which approach is best suited to your particular breed of dog. Read on to find …

How Do You Stop a Dog from Peeing and Pooping in the House?

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Some people love cats. Some people hate them. But everyone agrees dogs are better than cats. No one disagrees about why that is. It’s because dogs are more fun. Dogs make us laugh. They’re so cute! Cats never do that. But there’s another reason dogs are superior to cats. While both animals enjoy sleeping together, dogs also enjoy relieving themselves where ever they want, while cats must go outside.

 

This means that, unlike their feline counterparts, dogs urinate and defecate around the entire home including carpeting, rugs, furniture, pillows, etc. as well as any area where they roam freely. This includes the kitchen, the bedroom, and anywhere else they choose to spend time. Yes, cats do pee and poop in the litter box. But only in the designated place.

 

If you take your cat outside each day, it will eventually learn that its familiar surroundings mean it doesn’t need to use its litter box after all those hours confined indoors. However, if you own a dog, you’ll always have to deal with the fact that your animal needs to relieve itself wherever it happens to be at the moment.

 

And just how much does a dog pee or poop? In most cases, quite a bit. A medium sized adult male usually goes through four to five liters (about 11 gallons) of water per day. A female will drink two to three times that amount. Large males may produce over 10 pounds (.45 kg) of feces during a single 24 hour period.

 

How Can You Solve This Problem?

 

Unfortunately, there aren’t really any foolproof solutions. Like I said, the best way to avoid having a dog pee or poop in the house is to get professional help. There are several different approaches you can employ, and …

Can Dog Eat Pumpkin

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If you’ve ever seen someone with a cat peeling an apple or a mouse gnawing celery, then you know that animals have a way of getting into everything. And when it comes to fruits and veggies, cats and mice aren’t just interested in what’s on top  they actually like to sample the insides too.

 

But while most people probably wouldn’t want their pets digging around in their vegetable gardens looking for hidden seeds or worms, there’s something about pumpkin that makes them particularly irresistible to critters. In fact, some species of rodents will go after anything green, including leaves, branches, bark and twigs.

 

They also love to munch on plants that are covered in wax, such as hemlock trees. That means that dogs can eat pumpkin, but not very much. It also doesn’t mean that pumpkin is harmful to dogs either it depends largely upon which variety you choose to grow.

 

When grown commercially, pumpkins are harvested before the seed has developed inside the fruit, so you won’t find any actual seeds in the flesh of a ripe pumpkin. Once cut open, however, those seeds become visible and edible. So why do dogs get a bad rap?

 

Well, because of their short snouts, cats and mice can easily reach inside for a snack without having to dig under things, whereas dogs need to stand up tall enough to peer over obstacles. If you’re growing pumpkin solely for human consumption, though, this shouldn’t matter since the flesh of the pumpkin itself contains no nutritional value anyway.

 

Here’s the thing about pumpkins: There are hundreds of different varieties out there, ranging from large jack o’lanterns to miniscule acorn types. Some are orange, others are yellow, pink or purple. Although the color of the flesh may seem unimportant, …

6 Benefits to Bathing Your Dog

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When we talk about baths in our house, it’s usually not “for humans,” per se. The dogs get their basic grooming done once or twice a week when my husband takes them out back for a quick romp around the yard.

 

But I’ve seen plenty of people who insist on bathing their pets daily — including some pet owners who also bathe themselves every day. If you fall into this category, I can understand how difficult it must be to give your pet only a weekly bath.

 

6 Benefits to Bathing Your Dog

 

If you want to do right by your furry friend, here are six reasons why you should consider giving your pooch a regular bath.

 

1.    They Can Be Cleaned up Quickly

 

If you don’t have much time to devote to baths, you might find yourself rushing through one because you just know you need to get everyone ready for dinner. That’s where most pet-washing techniques fail us: We end up spending more time cleaning up after our pups than we do actually playing with them.

 

A good way to avoid this problem is to use a bath bucket instead of traditional tubs. A standard plastic laundry basket makes a great container for water, shampoo/conditioner, and any other items you’d normally place in a sink.

 

This gives your pooch room to move around while you clean them without getting drenched and making a mess. And since they’re outside, all those nasty smells will linger even longer as you rinse off their fur.

Another option is to buy a collapsible toilet seat. These seats can fold down so you can easily sit inside a small area like a bathroom stall and keep an eye on your pup during the wash. No more …