Process Essay

How to Wash a Dog

Are you having a hard time washing your dog? Does your dog look detestable to you after every shower? Is washing your dog giving you stress? If you answered “yes” to any one of the three questions, I have the solution to your “affliction”. I have two female dogs whom I have given showers to every two weeks since I was seven years old. I have been facing every single problem that you are dealing with since then. Therefore, I would like to present the six precious steps that I have taught myself to wash the dogs with more ease and dignity.
Before you start with anything, check if you have all the materials you need for the shower. You need one brush, one comb, a towel, one bottle of doggy shampoo, one squeeze of doggy toothpaste and a toothbrush only for your dog’s use. It would be excellent if there’s a dryer for your dog’s hair to be moistureless at the end. If you have all these supplies, you are all set to begin the work.
What you need to do initially is to brush the teeth. Brush the teeth with about the amount of toothpaste we use and a toothbrush. You should be using doggy toothpaste, not the toothpaste for people. Doggy toothpastes can be bought at a pet store near your house. Open the mouth of your dog gently and vigorously at the same time. Hold it tight to keep it opened, and carefully brush the teeth. We humans rinse off our mouths after brushing, however, dogs don’t have to. Thus, if you are finished brushing the teeth, you are done with my first valuable step. Subsequent to brushing the teeth, brush the cheeks as well. Dogs have dried tears on their cheeks that look like boogers. It would be gross if they stay there, so you need to brush them out. Then, brush the whole body and untangle all the hair.
After you are done with brushing, you may start wetting the dog. The head part needs to be taken care of very carefully. First, grab the skull with your thumb and index finger to block the ears so that the water won’t go inside. Then, carefully pour water on the head. The face part should be wetted with your hands separately. Put a little bit of water in your hands and gently massage the face with water, preventing the water from going into the eyes, nose and ears.
When the dog is wet enough, apply the shampoo on the back as if you are pouring some ketchup on a hot dog. Then put a handful of shampoo on your hands and apply on the four legs. Lastly, the face part is very important. Put a little bit of shampoo (about dime size) on your fingertips and carefully apply on the face to avoid getting shampoo in the eyes, mouth, and nose. What happens if you are not careful? I’ll leave that to your imagination.
The fifth step is very easy. You rinse off the shampoo by doing the same thing you did when you were wetting the dog. Make sure the shampoo is rinsed off completely.
Last but not least, squeeze all the water from the dog’s hair and dry with the towel. Then, begin to dry the hair with the dryer – brush the hair as well when you are using the dryer. Drying perfectly is important because it makes the hair become much healthier and cleaner. After the hair is all dried up, complement the dog that she did very well and perhaps give her a little snack. Hug her tight to show how much you love her. Follow my directions given above during each shower for one month, and embrace the change.