hi i'm renee bloom and today i'm going to show you how to give a dog a bath the things you will need are two cotton balls a tearless shampoo and another shampoo specifically designed for your dog's coat and skin type you can ask your veterinarian or groomer which one is best for your animal put the cotton balls in your dog's ears so that water does not get in the dog's ears if your dog's ears are dirty you need to use an ear cleaner which has a drying agent water promotes bacteria and ear infection first of all check your water temperature don't just start spraying the dog okay seems pretty good you're gonna wet the dog's face but don't get it in the nose so you tilt the head up if you get too much water in the nose they start choking and feel like they're drowning makes it an unpleasant experience now i'm avoiding the ears even though there's cotton balls in them but i do want to wash the outside so i make sure the flap is down okay wet the entire coat to the skin because the skin is what needs the most cleaning obviously okay for time purposes i don't need to wet the whole dog i'll go to my tearless shampoo even though it is tearless don't pour it directly into the eyes it can still sting and getting it under the ear under the neck you want to scrub the hair in the direction you want the hair to grow if you scrub like this your hair is also going to start getting trained to come up or it can also cause ingrown hairs which can cause bumps so see you can scrub it without going against the grain unless that's the way you want the hair to grow okay that's the tearless get the face first okay and then i'll get my shampoo that my veterinarian has recommended or my professional groomer and i'll demonstrate how to scrub the coat without going against the hair growth see i'm still massaging it but i'm getting it so that hair is still going to be healthy and fall right okay very methodical start at the back of the neck do the entire body and then the legs when i'm doing the legs on this particular breed i can go against the grain because you want that hair to stick up in the front once you've lathered the entire dog of course it's time for a rinse start with the face first in case you've got a little bit of shampoo in the eyes make sure you get that out never spray your dog always hold it down so that water is just just getting the soap off and not like this that's like scary okay you can actually feel if it's clean enough because it'll squeak squeaky clean right slash if your dog wants to shake sometimes dogs want to shake when their neck is wet just hold the back of the neck give a little pressure and it makes it impossible for them to shake their head but their tail might go but help stay dry once you think all the shampoo is gone re-rinse you need to make sure every bit of shampoo is out of the coat and that is how you give a dog a bath