Show You and your pet By TED KAVANAUGH DIRECTOR OR ALPO PET NEWS BUREAU Common Sense Basic Grooming Bathing Some people bathe their dog weekly Its It's just not nota a good idea Too frequent bathing leads to a loss of natural natural natural na na- tural oils in th the skin and coat For minor coat dirt clean cleanup cleanup cleanup up with a towel dampened In witch hazel or rubbing alcohol carefully avoiding the eyes Obviously a bath is necessary for excessive dirt Use a mild mUd soap or coconut oil shampoo Plug the dogs dog's ears with cotton cot cot- ton Rinse well and towel briskly until thoroughly dry Dogs love that brisk rub watch yours smile Clipping All breeds get along quite well without ever seeing a clipper An exception might be some longhaired long house dogs that suffer in very hot weather In such cases have him clipped cUpped Otherwise artis artistic artistic tic clipping cUpping is only for esthetic values If you prefer a n clipped cUpped appearance and want to tD do it yourself learn by first wat watching watch h. h ing a professional And use his her kind of tool not scissors scissors Brushing Aids Health Brushing is a daily dally health aid that is too often overlooked over over- looked Longhaired Long breeds especially especially es es- es need frequent brushing brushing brushing brush brush- ing and combing and occasional occasion occasion- al plucking of dead hair dead hair tufts Get the brush all the way down to the skin The massaging massaging massaging mas mas- action stimulates the circulation and helps remove any flaky dandruff Also it removes removes re reo re- re moves dead hair on the brush instead of the furniture While youre you're at it check for ticks Swabbing a tick with alcohol causes it to relax its grip gnp on the skin then you can carefully carefully carefully care care- fully remove it in one piece rl t S S 1 Dandie Dinmont Terrier Nails Usually it is only the house pet the dog who spends most of his life lie on rugs or dozing in a corner comer who needs periodic nail care If It you choose to keep him in the house as a life lUe style you should keep his nails short But first have your veterinarian show you ou how to tD trim rim the nails without cutting into the quick And never use scissors Get a dog nail trimmer from the pet store Diet Affects Conditioning Food is important to tD your dogs dog's general conditioning and appearance Nourishing meals with all the necessary vitamins and minerals such as ALPO will provide the good nutrition your dog needs And remember a periodic checkup and booster shots by your veterinarian n t |