After the light snow, heavy snow is coming, heavy snow marks the official beginning of the mid-winter season, and the temperature will also drop significantly. There are many issues to pay attention to when raising dogs in winter. Although nowadays, dog shovelers advocate scientific dog raising, some wrong breeding methods have not been avoided.
Today we will see which methods of raising dogs in winter are wrong. I hope you don’t make it again after reading it.
1. Wear a lot of clothes for dogs
Dogs have hair to keep warm, even in the cold winter, there is no need to deliberately wear many pieces for them. Puppies such as Teddy, Bichon, Chihuahua, etc. who are afraid of cold can wear a piece of clothes to keep warm, while dogs like Alaska, Samoyed, and Chow Chows who like winter can even not wear them, and their own ability to keep warm is very good.
2. Take a hot bath for your dog
It is really comfortable to take a hot bath in winter, but it is not for dogs. The suitable bath water temperature for dogs is around 38℃. It can be appropriately increased to 40℃ when it is cold. It is absolutely not recommended to use hot water, as it is easy to burn it. In addition, keep the dog at room temperature in winter to avoid the dog catching a cold after taking a shower.
3. Give dogs hot water
gas to a cup of hot water and feel the transfer of heat. It is a great enjoyment in winter, but dogs don’t know how to blow the water cold and then drink it carefully. If you give it hot water, it will easily burn its mouth and esophagus. Even in winter, you only need to drink warm water for the dog.
4. Stop deworming of dogs
Some shovelers think that parasites should hibernate in winter, and it is okay not to deworm dogs. This is a wrong idea. The purpose of deworming dogs is to prevent it. Even in the cold season, parasites may target dogs. Remember to deworm dogs regularly.
5. Take your dog to play on the ice
Some northern regions may have been so cold that the lake and river surfaces are frozen, but remember not to take your dog to play on the ice at this time. The weather is not very cold now, the ice surface is very thin, and the dog runs and jumps and easily breaks the ice surface and falls into it, which is very dangerous!
6. Too cold! If you don’t take your dog out for exercise,
Some owners are afraid of the cold and now they just want to stay at home to cover themselves with a quilt, and even the dog doesn’t want to walk. This is not possible. Even if the weather is very cold, the dog needs a certain amount of exercise. If you lack exercise throughout the winter, the dog’s physical condition will become worse.
If the dog doesn’t want to go out by itself, then we can use a little snack to lure it!
7. Use electric blankets for dogs
Now the living standard is good, and some shovelers will worry that the dog is too cold, so they put an electric blanket in its kennel. In fact, there is no need. We just need to thicken the kennel for the dog. Some dogs are naughty and will dismantle the dog kennels randomly. If the electric blanket is broken, there is still a risk of leakage.
8. Excessive feeding of dogs at once
In winter, dogs will eat more fat to resist the cold. Some shovelers see that the dog is so edible, and they will pour a lot of it when they are happy, but doing so is not good for the dog's stomach.
Even if the dog loves to eat, it is best for the dog to increase the amount of feeding step by step to allow the dog's stomach and intestines to adapt. In addition, choose a dog food with a high digestibility rate for the dog to eat to better protect the health of the stomach and intestines.
Conclusion: How many of the 8 error behaviors have you done above ?
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