What if my dog is afraid of the hair drier after she has a bath? What do I do?

Question

Whenever I give my dog a bath and I go to dry her she always runs away causing a big mess. I need help with this problem

This is really hard because she is a wirehaired dachshund.

Answer 1

First make sure you are using a low setting, with little or no heat. Dog's skin is much more sensitive than human skin and can easily be burned. The lowest noise setting will also help, as most dogs are scared of loud noises that are anywhere near them. If you have a baby gate, I would recommend, gateing off a bathroom or small area to contain the dog, but it's best not to close them in with a door. (That just gives them more anxiety and they are less likely to cooperate.) Make sure you use several towels and towel dry as much as possible to get excess water out of their coat.

Honestly, there's no real easy way to dry a dog at home. in a grooming salon, dog's are bathed, then put in in special blow dryers to fluff their coats and dry them for about 45 min. If additional drying is needed, then low-heat setting hand dryers are used to finish them. This is why people pay the $20 every month and a half to have their dogs professionally groomed.

Good luck!

Answer 2

My dogs are the same way. All i do is get a couple of dry towels and a hair brush and keep brushing and wipe them with the towel. Keep doing that a couple times and that should do the trick. Or if its not to cold outside do the wipe and brush thing like once or twice and then take them on a walk. Walks will dry them and exersize them both at the same time!

Answer 3

After a bath, try keeping the dog in a smaller room like a washroom. Towel dry as much as possible. Then, try blowdrying on a light to medium setting - hot can burn the dog or dry their skin. Otherwise, air dry and brush so they don't get all tangled up.

Answer 4

Get a dryer with power settings and put it on the lowest one to start. As she gets used to it, up it some. Over time, she should get more accustomed to the dryer but sometimes no matter what dogs don't like it. They can learn to tolerate it though. At grooming shops they have tables and stands with loops to put around the dogs hindquarters and neck that keep the dog in place and from jumping off the table. If you can get a folding table like that which you can store in a closet or under a bed when not in use, it may be worth the investment if you are always grooming your own dog.

Answer 5

My dog is the same way. As soon as the dryer goes on she throws herself into a panic attack.

The best way I found is to keep her in the bathroom and towel dry her as much as possible (she helps by shaking a lot!) and then she knows that she has to sit on a blanket by the heater until she is mostly dry (being a shorthaired, it isn't too bad). You can always take her to the groomers because they have special dryers which aren't as loud and have secrets on these things...

Answer 6

If you have a portable heater, put it in the bathroom and put the dog there. It would help if the heater doesn't make noise of course. Make sure the dog is not close to the heater; you only want to make the room warm. And check on her frequently. Of course you both could be in the bathroom together and spend some quality time in there.

Answer 7

A lot of dogs air dry or with towels.

Answer 8

Put some towels in the dryer and get them warm, then dry your dog. She will love the warmth.

Answer 9

Dont use a hair dryer, you can burn the dog. Try just towel drying.

Answer 10

Most dogs would be afraid of a blow dryer. Just towel dry her and brush her.