Bathing Time
When it’s time for your dog to take a bath, there are some basics you will need: a neuter pH shampoo, a comb, towels and hairdryer. To avoid making of this a traumatic experience for your pet, it’s better to start doing it since their earlier ages. During the first six-month of living, dry shampoo and talcum powder will be used to clean our dog.
The whole bathing ritual is quite simple. Inside the bathtub the dog will be wetted completely, being careful not to let water go into the dog’s ears. Once washed up, we rinse and do a second washing if necessary. A special conditioner could be use if the hair of the dog is too long. It is very important the water is not too hot. The temperature of the water should be only a bit higher than the dog’s body temperature.
Once completely clean, we will use the towel dry and remove the excess of water. To finish the drying the hairdryer must be used. Never use it too close though; otherwise the skin of our dog could suffer because of the heat.
Finally and when completely dry, we’ll do the brushing to give our Maltese the silky hair look that has made them famous