Health tip: Dog Coats

You may think that bathing your dog isn't such a big deal-- you know, just throw on some shampoo, scrub, and rinse! Easy! Well, if you want your dog to have a dander-free, shiny, and healthy coat, you should consider what shampoo you are using on your dog. The type of dog food your dog eats will also depend on how your dogs coat looks. Fatty acids and fish oil are good for your dogs skin and coat.

Sebum and Omega-3 can help you with your dogs skin.

Sebum is the oil in your dogs coat. It naturally keeps your dog's skin hydrated and healthy. If your dog gets more omega-3 in the Sebum, then your dogs coat will be healthier. Omega-3 helps when your dogs skin is itchy, sore, dry, and irritated. Omega-3 reduces that and helps with the Sebum to give your dog a fancy coat.

You can get omega-3 from the food your dog eats or you could even get them in supplements (which aren't bad or not natural). Fish is where people get omega-3 (fish oil) from because it has the most amounts of omega-3 in it. You can also find omega-3 in chicken fat, or some plant oils.




But keeping your dogs coat healthy also depends on the shampoo you use. Using human shampoo is not good for your dog since the PH of the skin is different on both humans and dogs. And don't expect your shampoo to make your dogs hair as nice as yours.

When you are looking for shampoo you want some that is loaded with essential oils. It is also good if it has "PH balanced just for dogs" on it. Omega-3, oatmeal, aloe vera, and other ingredients will keep your dogs coat healthy and clean.

You want your dog to smell good, but be careful about the scents-- they may smell good but they can be artificial. The best scents to use should not be artificial. Lavender, a natural scent, can repel bugs and smell great at the same time!

So, it may take some time to test and find a good dog shampoo... The kind of dog shampoo you should look for should make your dogs coat be: dirt-free, tick and flea-free, dandruff-free, shiny and glossy (not greasy), and a non-tearing formula. Your dogs coat should look healthy, clean and pure.

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