No. Just take a warm wash cloth, with excess water squeezed out, and wipe down and dry well. However; there really shouldn't be a need for any of this, as the mother will clean them very well. Puppies can also have a bath when they are about 6 months old. BUT BE GENTLE!!!!!!!!!

It depends on where you are located and were you work. I have been doing this for 8 years. One job was 40%. I also got paid $13.00 hr which sucked because if you work hourly the company tries to get in as many dog in as little time as possible. One other job was 50% with benefits. Now I have my own business and I make 100% and I still get tips. Do your time get all kinds of help on different ways and styles find your own style. And in the future open your own shop. Life is so much much better. Good luck

Yes you should. It will make her feel better. Sometimes the discharge coming from the her vulva can draw flies if she is outside. It would be healthier for her to keep this area clean.

Most do. If you can't stand hair, stay away from the hereding group! Even short-haired dogs shed , but its barely noticeable. Poodles and some poodle mixes don't , but they require a lot of grooming. There are also "de-shed" vitamin suplements that make even the hairiest dogs shed very little.Anyway, short-haired dogs ,like labs and terriers, shed so little you can't even tell it!(Unless you look very closely)

U CAN but I wood get it perfessionally cut. lyke at a dogie parlour.

I have a boxer and he does shed. But their hair is short and heavy so it doesn't float around. It gets into carpet and other fabrics so if you're someone that is very clean I recommend keeping the dog off carpet.

it depends where the puppy is. If it is inside the house , usually once or twice a month should be enough, and be careful with their eyes and ears. On the other hand, if it outside more often you might need it more often. Just do it when the puppy is dirty or smells badly and always use a special product for dogs. Remember though that if you bathe them very often they will have problem with their skin.

• Being a dog groomer you mostly live off commission & tips. Commission is about 40-50% the cost of the groom. SO IT'S IMPOSSIBLE to tell how much a groomer makes per year.It depends on how fast the groomer can finish dogs through the day. Most groomers can do 5-7 dogs a day but there are some who aren't as fast that can only do 4 within her 8 hours and some master groomers can do up to 9 in about 9-10 hours! The best way to get the most dogs done during the day is to rotate the dogs as they come in. As one dries in the kennel you work on the next as appose to drying the dog with a blow drier from it's dripping-wet-state to Bone-dry and then finishing the groom.
• I'd say from experience a groomer can make at least 22k a year if they can do 4-5 dogs a day. A groomer who can only do 4 a day will make about 18-20k so if they can't master the speed then it's not a job you'll want unless you can affored to keep it. If you are REALLY good and can manage about 8 dogs a day you can make over 40k a year! BUT THIS IS VERY VERY RARE.
• So as you can see they don't make a lot of money they mostly do this for the love of dogs! SO DON'T FORGET TO TIP YOUR GROOMER!
• I have to add to this one....40K a year is NOT rare. Most groomers make at least this much if they are busy. They charge $40+ for a small breed clip and can go as high as $100+ for a very large dog. Yes most are on commission but at a 50%-60% of those quoted prices. Most of the groomers I know do at least 8 dogs a day some claim to do 10-14 with a bather/helper.
• It wouldn`t be that hard to make 80K+ a year if you were a shop owner and you were constantly busy.
• I work at a national company in Tennessee (not one of the big cities either!) and am a first year salon manager. This year I have made about 3,000 in bonuses and $44,000 in commissions. I couldn't tell you exactly how much I make in tips, but probably about $2,000. Total I guess you could say about $49,000. In my salon I have a groomer who's been at it full time for two years and grooms on average 6-7 dogs a day. She made $38,000 last year, which is also what I made my first year grooming before I was a manager. Another one of my groomers has been grooming for about a year and is very, very, very slow and can only groom 4-5 dogs a day. She made about $26,000 last year. I groom between 6-10 dogs a day. May I also add that we do not have helpers, as our company does not allow and pay for us to have assistants. We must bathe and dry our own dogs, clean the salon, and answer all calls/ check in and out all dogs. I know groomers in bigger cities such as Knoxville and Nashville that make on average anywhere from $60,000 to $74,000. The one down side to grooming is that really pay is seasonal. We make way more money in the Spring in Summer than in the Winter, with the exception of the holidays. You have to be good at not only grooming, but also managing your finances to survive at this profession. The money does not come over night either. You have to be patient and work really hard and take good care of your clients!

well i hae a yorkie and i went to this gromming thing and they said if u wash yr dog lots of times the hair gose all gressy so once a month or when it smells or if its drity is a good time.

For a basic bath and groom about 35 dollars.

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at my salon it's 22 for a small dog short hair bath

40 for a small dog bath and groom any hair length

a dog like a cocker spaniel is 55 for a bath and groom

and a large dog like lab or golden is 65

most salons will charge more for large dogs

i work at a petco in a city area but every petco has their own pricing

-BarbiPiXi

Yes puggles shed but not very much. They dont shed like crazy there hair is short and very thin so it reduces the hair problem.

Both the beagle and pug shed which means the puggle shed. Also, you should brush them to reduce the amount of shedding.

My puggle sheds a LOT. Just brushing up against him will leave hair all over your clothes. Not recommended if you don't like to vaccum.

You can bring it to the groomers. Or you can brush and brush and comb and comb. You can even try some of that hairspray that gets rid of knots, but if you do that be very careful because you don't want your dog to swallow it or get it in its eyes.

No. On average, dogs that don't get shots actually have a longer lifespan than dogs that do get shots. This is because shots are very hard on a dog's immune system.

Of course each different shot will have different benefits and side effects. If you are breeding your dog it is a good idea to get the necessary shots.

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Why do you need a bath? Same reason as why your dog needs grooming. Grooming your dog with daily brushing will keep the shedding of the hair down and give your pet a healthy looking coat. A bath also helps too once in awhile, be sure to use a shampoo made for dogs only, not a human shampoo as it is too harsh and will strip out the oils of the dog's coat. If you have a long hair dog, then daily brushing will keep the coat from matting. You do not want any mats on your dog. You also need to clip their nails once every 3 weeks or so too. Be sure to use a once a month flea prevention on your dog too, fleas can cause skin infections and infect them with tapeworms.

It depends on the puppy, on the bone and on how closely the puppy will be supervised. The general advice has been to never give any bone to any dog because it can cause intestinal lacerations, choke and other potentially fatal digestive problems. However, if you have a large breed puppy, give it an uncooked bone (which means it isn't as likely to shatter) and watch it carefully, the bone shouldn't cause any problems to the puppy. However, to be safe, you should probably look for bone-type chew toys.

Dogs respond well to many human medications. However -- toxicity is a function of dosage! You can easily overdose a dog on what would me a low dosage for a human. This applies to ALL medications in all species. The majority of canine deaths from Ibuprofen, Aspirin, etc. are not the medication's lethality per se, but the amount given the animal, either in a loading dose or over time. That said, the following human meds may be administered to dogs by a Vet who will determine dosage for you: * Ibupren (careful here -- EASY to overdose). * Aspirin * Benydryl * Ampicillin * Amoxycillin * prednisone * D5W And others... However, I can't emphasize enough the care you have to take in correct dosing. Once more, get the Vet to tell you safe dosages BEFORE administering. Note that this is not true for cats.

Daily bathing

The average dog sled costs between three hundred dollars and five hundred dollars. Someone shopping for a dog sled will want to make sure the sled is as light and as durable as possible.

There is no reason you can't. Most good breeders will send a purebred puppy home already in it's traditional breed clip. Breeders start getting their pups used to clipping at only a few weeks old. the younger you start, the more comfortable the puppy will be with grooming and handling.

If you do not have a purebred puppy and instead have a designer mutt or mix of unknown origin, the only thing waiting 6 months will do is show you what the full grown coat might look like. But even there you are only looking at puppy coat, not adult coat. The adult coat is generally very different in texture. Also, unless you are really good at brushing and combing, 6 months of coat growth usually makes for a very matted dog.

What do you mean by highly chlorinated? If you mean the pool was just shocked, and the chlorine level is high, you may want to wait a few hours before swimming. If you mean it smells high in chlorine, it means the chlorine is combined. Combined chlorine is attached to the things it's meant to kill, such as urine, bacteria or body oils, etc. Free chlorine is chlorine ready to do it's job and doesn't smell heavy of chlorine. A public pool that smells heavy of chlorine is nastier than one that doesn't.

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Best way to learn Java is start from basic.Get a clear picture about JVM and JRE.Even if you write a simple program,try to understand what happens behind your code.I suggest you to read more about java at http://allinalljava.blogspot.com. At first while writing your code attach java source behind ,due to that you can easily admire real scenario happen in it.

I suggest you try http://academicjava.com. It's a resource of many example programs with explanations and there's a very good tutorial.

"Head first JAVA" is the book I recommend but it's a question of what's best for you. Go to a good bookshop and browse what's available.

At first, i would like to tell you the BEST way to learn JAVA is just "Type Java programs n execute them". start with simple programs...

"Head first JAVA" - It is the one of the best book to learn Java.

If you want to understand Java's advantages elaborately , then u can refer this page too

http://www.artima.com/insidejvm/ed2/

Best way to learn java is think of something real-world that you understand well and can automate. Write something like an electronic recipe organizer. The best book? Do a google search for "Java, The Complete Reference, J2se" Good luck!

That is a good book. Also try "Java In A Nutshell" from O'Reiley books. It makes an excellent quick reference and is very straightforward.

Yes, these are great resources and adding one more resource to the list which i found helpful while starting with Java --> the tutorials from Sun. You can find them here http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/

Happy Learning : )