How to care for a puppy’s paw

          Paw care is important to the health and well being of a puppy. Puppy walks on every type of surface with his exposed paw, so it would come in contact variety of hazards. Puppy’s footpads take a lot of shock and impact daily, so he needs our help to maintain his paw healthy. At least weekly examine your pappy’s paw pad, and care for it on a regular basis. Paw care includes clean the paw with necessary stuffs, gently massage the animal’s paw in a specific manner, and apply all necessary balms and lotion.

          Puppy uses his paws to walk and play, so it would lodge a ton of dirt in between toe and pad. The dirt includes glass pieces, small rocks, sticks and sand, so paws cleaning is very important part of dog care. We can remove any unwanted debris from the paw with a set of tweezers and tissue, and then the footpads wash with a gentle soap and warm water. Wash in between toe and pad with the soapy water, then rinse and dry. Spread the pads gently to insure that no dirty objects are hidden in between the pads. There is no need for any special tools for this process, but you can use a commercial footbath if you are not satisfied with the soapy water cleaning. We can get several brands commercial footbaths from pet stores. Neatly keep your puppy’s nail and toe hair.

          A deep paw massage should be given to your puppy after the cleaning process. Puppy’s paw is tough skinned and cushioning body part, so we can use our hands for this massage. The paw massage would give better blood circulation and relaxation to your puppy. Start by rubbing between the pads on the bottom of the paw, and then rub between each toe.

          Puppy’s paw would crack if it dry over time and it will begin to bleed. We need to apply a moisturizing lotion on puppy’s paw pad. Don’t use any human moisturizing cream because that would soften your puppy’s paw skin. We can purchase a dog paw balm and lotion from pet store. There are several types of paw balm to choose from including scented and non scented.

          An unhealthy paw is an easy way of bacteria entrance into body, so paw care is very important in dog care. Regularly examine your dog’s paw, and clean it very well. Paw massage helps to increase blood circulation, and it give more strength to your puppy’s paw pads. Gently apply a paw moisturizing balm on puppy’s paw pads and toes. You must keep your puppy’s paw healthy if you love him.

How to cut a puppy’s hair

          Hair cutting is a part of puppy’s healthcare more than making it look well because good coat is a symbol of good health. Puppy needs regular care to keeping hair healthy, but its professional hair cutting cost is too expensive. You can save your money if you did this job at home. You are not a professional, so you should take more safety and plan about how you are going to cut your puppy’s hair. Clipping a puppy is a precise process that involves prepping the items needed, brushing the animal in a specific manner, and safely use the necessary clipping tools.

          Arrange all necessary supplies before starting the clipping job. That includes a brush, a comb, a pair of scissors, a trimmer, a clipper and cooling lubricant. Make sure the brush is suitable to your puppy’s coat. Pet combs can be purchased from pet stores; if not, you can use human combs for grooming purposes. You should invest in a high quality clipper and trimmer that last.

          First brush your puppy’s coat thoroughly before clipping. You can use comb and scissors to remove any tangles and mats. Gently start to brush from the puppy’s neck, then move to his entire body.  Slowly and carefully remove the tangles and mats. You can go to next step if you make the hairs lie flat.

          You must plan about your dog’s hair style before you start clipping. Then stand your dog on a table or place him at your comfortable height and position. You must use sharp blades to prevent hair pulling, avoid loud sounded clippers, and spray a coolant lubricant on clipper’s metal parts to prevent heat. If you don’t do these things, it would irritate your puppy and that makes your job tougher. Carefully clip his body hair first, then the head and face. A trimmer is more of a detailing tool that is used for touching up and removing small hairs. Carefully use the trimmer around his ears, mouth, eye, nose and fingers to hair cutting. Make sure your puppy’s hairs are uniform before you pack your tools. Don’t forget to praise your puppy for his cooperation.

          We need patience and time for dog’s hair cutting. You can watch any clipping section that may help to reduce stress in this job. Gather all necessary items before you starting hair cutting. Thoroughly brush puppy’s body, and remove tangles and mats. Then carefully cut puppy’s body hair with clipper, and trim his facial hair and finger hair with trimmer. Don’t forget to use coolant on your clipper. If you organized all stuffs, then now you can cut your puppy’s hair.

How to control fleas

          Fleas are very dangerous because they bite and suck puppy’s blood, so eventually the puppy’s health would weaken and that may occur to death of the puppy. Puppy needs their owner’s help to remove fleas from their body, so fleas control is very important in dog care. Fleas are not only in puppy’s body. The insect lives around your puppy’s environment, so your home and surrounding also control from fleas. Caring a puppy from fleas is precise process that involves wash a puppy with necessary items, apply a flea comb in a specific manner, and flea off the dog’s environment.

          Coffee grounds are useful remedy to remove fleas. Caffeine is toxic, so we would traditionally use the coffee grounds against ants in our home. The toxicity helps to remove fleas from puppy’s body, so keep the coffee grounds when you make coffee in your home. Wash your puppy as usual, and then gently rub the coffee grounds in his entire body. You make sure the coffee grounds thoroughly coated on his body, and then rinse the puppy with warm water. Then washing with shampoos and dry as usual.

          A flea comb can be use on his body if your puppy’s body thoroughly dry. Flea comb is not expensive. That is usually effective in catching fleas that still remain on his body after bath. Arrange a bowl boiled water or a pot charcoal near you to drop the fleas into as you catch them. Start the combing from your puppy’s face and work toward the back. Make sure to comb your puppy’s belly and neck when you combing backward.

          Now you cleaned fleas from your puppy’s body, but the fleas’ eggs, larvae and pupae are still on your home. If you wish to remove fleas completely, then puppy’s stuffs must wash with anti flea detergent and vacuum your home with recommended flea control product. Fleas usually lives in moisture environment, so should kept away your dog from wet yard areas. We can get branded flea killing products from market, but you should consult with your veterinarian before apply.

          Fleas are a common problem in dogs, so they need our attention to recover from this issue. We can protect them inexpensively and naturally from fleas. The coffee grounds gently apply on his body when his bath time. Then use a flea comb thoroughly on his body after drying his body. You must remove fleas from your puppy’s environments. If you love your puppy, then care him from fleas.

How to care for a puppy’s nose

          Dog nose’s sense of smell is very powerful than humans, so our crime departments still exploiting the canine power for criminal investigations.  A puppy’s first days, smell comes before their sight or hearing. Nose is the first way puppies experience their world, so its care more important in dog care. We should care a puppy’s nose from texture changes, color changes and also protect its soft nose skin from sunburn.

          Puppies usually have moist or wet nose texture, but warm or dry nose does not mean the puppy is sick. A healthy puppy’s nose can vary between wet and dry several times over the course of a day. They need our attention when nose’s texture turn to dry and crusty skin. A medicated nose balm or nose butter should help your puppy to recover this problem. We can buy several kind nose balms from the market, but its quality is confirmed with your veterinarian before applying on your dog’s nose. If your puppy’s nose is cracked and you see scabs or sores, then immediately take a veterinarian’s appointment.

          When examining your puppy’s nose, another thing to look for is color change of nose. Bacterial infection is the main reason of color change. Your dog eats and drinks may affect the color of his nose because their nose touches their food and water bowl when they use it. Clean their bowls every day, and neatly care the bowl placing area. Plastic bowls could make color change of nose because plastic reacts with the dog skin, so serve food and water in stainless steel or ceramic bowls to your dog.

          Some dogs are sensitive to the sun especially light skinned and short haired puppies, and it is risk for sunburn and skin cancer. Their moisture nose provides some protection, however they also need our attention to protect their nose skin. We can use on his nose a dogie sunscreen with SPF before a sunny day outdoor. We can get sunscreen lotion and spray from a pet store, but make sure it not irritating your puppy’s skin.

          A dog does searching everything with his nose, so he needs our special attention to keep his nose healthy. Daily watch your puppy’s nose texture, and use nose butter if he needs. Don’t use plastic bowls to dog feeding, neatly serve food and water in stainless steel or ceramic bowls. Use a dogie sunscreen lotion or spray before a sunny day outdoor. You can healthfully keep your dog’s nose if you take these precautions.