Matters needing attention in raising a flat-haired retriever

Tips for raising a flat-haired retriever:

1. Feeding flat-haired retrievers should be done regularly, quantitatively, and at fixed points. Timing can develop a dog's timing conditioned reflex, secrete gastric juice, increase appetite, and promote digestion and absorption. Generally, adult dogs are fed twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. There are many kinds of food for dogs, but the quantity should be relatively stable. The feeding location can be inside or outside the kennel, but dogs are generally fed in the kennel. The purpose of a fixed location is to keep the environment stable and easy to manage. Some dogs will refuse to eat and lose appetite when changing feeding places.

2. Be sure to feed warm food in other seasons except summer. In summer, you can feed cold food, but in winter and when the weather is cold, you should heat the food. It should not be too hot to affect the dog’s eating. Too cold will make the dog eat bad stomach.

3. The coat of the flat-haired retriever can play a very good protective role no matter what the climate is, but their coat does not need too much trimming. If the trim is not very long, it only needs to be trimmed. daily care. And they don't need to bathe too frequently, and the number of baths will change in different seasons.

4. When the weather changes suddenly, you should avoid bathing them. Unlike humans, dogs will shed and grow hair on their own to adapt to the environment. In summer, when it is rainy or the air humidity is high, it is even more unsuitable to bathe the dog. Because after they are washed, the pores will open, the oil on the coat will be reduced, and it cannot be recovered for a while, which means that they lack a layer of natural protection, which is easy to cause various diseases.

5. It is best to take a bath in the morning or noon. After washing, immediately dry its body with a towel, and then use a hair dryer to dry its skin and coat. Never let it dry on its own.