Well, there is a trick to use conditioner. It will be more effective if you soak the conditioner with warm water first, then only apply on the body, hope this helps.

to soften the conditioner and let it get in to the fur more! give you dog hot water bath

erm, sorry wo disagree here, pls pls don boycott my kopitiam ok>! haha!

some dog owners used to think that bathing for dog with warm water will be better for the dogs as they might not feel that cold, but actually it cost more harm than good.

By bathing them use warm water, their "bule roma" "sorry my english is bad, means the holes which the fur grow" will actually expand. When you apply shampoo on it, it will get into the holes, then after you dry the dog up, the hole will close back and this will cause irritations.

1 more time, pls don boycott my kopitiam!

ooh, not boycotting, I'm learning only. bule roma? u mean pores

Plus, don't bath your dog too frequently. Use proper pet shampoo. If not you will end up stripping the natural oils from their hair.


RedBox

This post has been edited by RedBox: May 11 2006, 09:56 PM

i bath her only once a week.. proper shampoo, proper conditioner.. warm but not hot water... er , wat else...

Not much else.. clean ears, cut nails, brush teeth,...


RedBox

agree, especially indoor dogs, now the experts encouraging not to bath as long as possible, unless it is really dirty la.

a place for dog and owners to hang out,just like kopitiam,taiwan sure got many,if u see those oversea pet programme as shown in tv..wondering m'sia will got 1 soon?

Oh ~~ as long as you know how to "talk" with the doggies ... i sure alot of dog owners would go there and let their dogs to chit chat with you while the owners talk somewhere else

waiting white palace to open one only now
NVM if i earn much money next time i support you
50 50 hahahhahahh XD you dun run away can edi XD hahahahha

i wont run away 1, i walk only la haha! yap, let me do some advertising here, then we open 1 shop! muahahaha! any good cook here? for human, & for dogs?

oh! oso any potential customer or not? if open 1 any of u will interested to bcome regular customer o not?

not dirty but smelly wor i bath my dog also once a weeks. Remember to clean his/her ear hor... if not dam smelly ... I only use shampoo wor not using conditioner maybe buy later... but i always comb his hair 1 so look more Lengcai

if you have the capital make it a all in one thing. my idea is to get a large land, turn it into a park with artificial river or pond that allows dogs or pet owner to swim in.
there should be a Vet, petshop and grooming service as well as a cafe that serves food for people and pets, at least the pet owner can makan while waiting for their pets to be groomed.
but it's just a dream for now

i think it not a dream... that was open in oversea like holland who told by my friend. Event HK and Taiwan also have those kind of shop. If i have enough capital i will open... really 1

In BolehLand it is a dream, very hard to get it done.

I am quoting questions from littlegreen here which was posted at the Pets Picture thread since this Pets Kopitiam will be more appropriate.

Yes. St. Bernard will drool.. a lot as I have been told. It is their nature so I don't believe you can train them not to drool. Even with my St. Bernard at a young age currently, I keep some napkins/cloth on hand to wipe their mouth, especially after drinking so it doesn't get all over me.

Training a dog to do his/her 'business' takes some time and a lot of patience. You can search the Internet and you will see many 'crate training' advice. When your dog is in the puppy stage, keep him/her in a crate when you are not around them. This is to prevent them from 'going' when you are not around. A dog inherent instinct is to keep their sleeping place or 'safe' place clean so they will try not to do their 'business' there. I say that only if you follow a schedule to take them out or they will be force to go when they cannot hold it.

To those that want to scream that it is cruel to keep your dog in a crate, it is not true. You are actually doing your dog a favor by keeping it safe as well while it is still young. You can adjust once your dog has learnt where to eliminate. You must of course take them out often as your dog will need the company.

Time your feeding times so you will know when your dog will want to do 'big business' and the 'small business'. Your puppy will want to eliminate after eating, drinking and playing in general. If you know where you want them to eliminate, always take them to the same place all the time and also use words like 'go pee', 'go potty', etc so your puppy can associate those words with eliminating.

Depending on your puppy's age, you may need to take them out often. I take mine out every 2hours 30mins even during the night (so yes I need sleep now.. hehehe ) If you take them outside the house and not to a specific spot in your house, be sure to use the same door as well. Your goal is to associate your action, your 'go pee'/'go potty' instructions and timing with their need to eliminate.

Once done, take them in immediately. You do not want to confuse them with 'eliminating time' and 'playing time'.

There will be 'accidents' where your puppy will eliminate at the wrong spot. If you catch them in the act, quickly make a loud noise to distract them (I usually say in a stern voice - 'NO!') and quickly take them to their designated eliminating spot. What you are doing is teaching them to associate their action at the correct spot.

DO NOT GET ANGRY with them if you find their 'accidents' after the fact. Contrary to what many will tell you especially in Malaysia, do not scold them, hit them or god forbid, 'stuff' their face in their urine or feces. All you're telling them is that you're angry at the urine or feces but not the incorrect spot. Just clean up the 'accidents' and keep doing the above.

All the best!


RedBox

are u meaning to get license to work on it ? haha true true... i quite agree with you... but i think if you seperate the restarauent and the play ground maybe it possible because sure they will said problem of hygiene issue. So it should use some trick if we really wanna do this business

Man, this idea really really inspires me a lo0Ot!

that was wat i thinking, how can we attract dog owners to bring their dogs out to be our regular customer? probably they will come & support once a while or maybe juz once!

Your 1 stop dog thingy is a great idea, dog owners will come to this "dog town" 1 stop centre and all these different shops will complement each other! FABULOUS IDEA i will say!