Can a two month old puppy take a bath everyday?

Answer 1

If your pet is dirty, then you know it is time to bathe it. There is no need to bathe your puppy everyday. Bathing should not be more frequent than once a week (unless more frequent bathing is recommended by your veterinarian for a particular medical reason). There are many shampoos available from pet shops and supermarkets.
If your puppy has ticks there are tick powders and rinses available from pet shops. Consult your veterinarian is a tick problem persists.
Above all, remember that if your puppy or dog gets sick, never never ever delay treatment, or your pet might suffer.

Kids will be kids - and puppies are no different!
They do get dirty and they do need baths.
If the puppy is very young, you can bathe him in the kitchen sink.
After that, you'll have to kneel beside a bathtub with a non-slip bath mat in it and a shower hose available.

Buy a dog shampoo in the Pet department of your supermarket or department store.
Human shampoo is NOT acceptable or desirable.
The Ph (acid/alkaline balance) of dog skin is different from human Ph. and therefore needs special products.

Dogs feel heat more strongly than we do, so make the bath water about 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Test it the way you would a baby formula using your wrist or elbow. If it feels warm, it's too hot!

If you wish, you can put some small pieces of cotton into his ears.

The following is my method for bathing a young puppy - up to about 12 weeks of age, depending on the size and breed of dog.

Gently immerse the puppy into the sink, keeping his head above the water, but getting his body wet all over.
You will wash his head last.

Pour the shampoo into your cupped hand and drizzle it over the pup's wet coat and work it in with your fingers and palms.
Don't forget to wash the tail!

When you have got the body all soaped up and the lather worked into the coat, drain out the soapy water and refill the sink with clean water to rinse away the soap.
Drain the sink again and fill the sink and rinse one more time.
It is very important that all the soap is removed from the coat.

Remove the pup from the basin and wrap him well in a towel, leaving the head exposed.

Gently pour warm water from a cup over his head, from behind the skull, tipping his nose down so that the water runs down and away from his nose and eyes.
Put a small amount of shampoo onto his skull and work it around his ears and neck and under his chin, keeping the soap out of his eyes and mouth.

Rinse his head twice with warm water from the cup, again pouring from back to front, as before.
Now with another small towel dry his head and face. Remove the cotton from the ears.

The reason we wash the head last is because water on the head results in automatic shaking of the whole body.
Since the pup is secured in a towel while you wash the head, you avoid having water sprayed all over the house when the head gets wet.

You can dry the puppy with your hand-held hair dryer set on low, never medium or hot in an area away from the sink and wet floor.

Keep the air flow about 12-14 inches away from the puppy, remembering his sensitivity to heat.
It is very easy to burn a puppy with a hair dryer so be careful.

We usually brush and blow dry the puppy on the grooming table.

Don't bathe the puppy unless he is dirty or very smelly.
Too much bathing strips the protecive oils from the coat.
Don't be surprised if you see 'dandruff' while you dry and brush.
Dandruff is a normal reaction to a stressful situation and means nothing, so don't panic!

also it will dry out it's skin!!!

Answer 2

There is no reason or need to totally bathe a dog everyday. If the pup gets "messy", you can wipe off any mess with a baby wipe. Bathing should be done as minimally as possible to maintain a healthy balance in the skin and hair coat.

When the needed oils have been constantly removed through shampoo's, the skin starts to dry out. When this happens, the skin itself starts to shed and the dog becomes very "itchy".

The next step is the constant scratching or biting, which causes the breakdown of the skin and the introduction of harmful bacterias. When this happens, the poor dog smells horrible and all that work you have done, while trying to be such a "good Owner" , has caused the problem. Its a vicious circle.

Relax, enjoy the pup for his natural smell. Its healthier for him and you, in the long run.

Answer 3

There is no reason for a 2 month old puppy or any other dog to take a bath everyday. His skin will dry out and it's not good for him.

Answer 4

You shouldn't bathe any dog at any age everyday, once a week is good enough. Be careful not to get water in its ears when you bathe the pup. If you bathe a dog everyday you will make its skin dry and it will itch. If the dog's skin gets too dry, try a bit of baby oil to restore the skin's natural oils. I do that with my dog and he is fine. Another thing you can do is get a perfume for dogs and use it once a week as well. Then you won't need to bathe the dog so much. I do that with my dog as well.

Answer 5

No No No there is no reason that any dog should ever have a bath every day.
You would dry out thier skin so bad.
They need only to have abath when they smell or get skunked or dirty and you need to remove the dirt. Or if they are a therapy dog before they go into the hospital.

Answer 6

ONCE A WEEK IF YOU USE THE RIGHT SHAMPOO.
Never use people shampoo.
People have a different PH than dogs.

Go to www.PetEducation.com
Click on 'Dogs'
in the 'Search Box' type in BATHING

Answer 7

no dog should take a bath everyday, bad for the oils in their skin

Answer 8

It is not recommended that you bath your animal everyday it is too damaging to their skin.

Answer 9

it depends on how far it wants to take the bath and how big the bath is lol

Answer 10

absolutley not I have a dog and i asked my parents if I could bathe a dog every day an they said it will dry out their skin