Summer dog, should you shave your dog or not? These points need to pay attention to

Once the sweltering summer, many shovellers will shave their dogs out of concern for their dogs, and some even shave against the skin, directly exposing the dog’s skin to the outside. But is shaving really good for dogs?

The hair on the dog’s body is actually used to protect the skin, we all know that direct sunlight is harmful to human skin, and the same for the dog’s skin, and may be derived from serious skin diseases, especially in the summer, but also serve as a barrier to the role of mosquito bites. It is therefore not recommended to shave your dog’s coat, but proper trimming is possible, and shaving is necessary when suffering from skin diseases or when the coat is badly stuck.

What does a dog use to dissipate heat?
Like humans, dogs dissipate heat through sweat glands, but dogs do not have developed sweat glands and can only dissipate heat through their mouths and sebaceous glands, which are mainly located in the foot pads. When a dog starts to feel heat and perspire, it usually opens its mouth, sticks out its tongue, and panting, which can secrete a lot of saliva to replace sweat, the dog can emit heat by making saliva evaporate, and perspire continuously to reduce body temperature. There are no sebaceous glands on the dog’s dorsal and abdominal skin, so removing the hair does not achieve the effect of heat dissipation.

Since the dog’s heat dissipation has nothing to do with the hair, what is the harm of shaving the dog?
1. easily depressed

Many dogs will have all kinds of strange problems after shaving, such as reluctance to go out, loss of appetite, and even serious have a big change in mood, two-legged standing dog. These are all due to a series of psychological problems caused by shaving to the dog, resulting in depression.

2. Injury to hair follicles

dogs in the process of shaving, even if the professional pet groomer with the most professional tools, it is possible to cause damage to the dog’s hair follicles, especially if the hair is shaved all the way through. This regrowth of hair will also lose its lustre, affecting the quality of the hair.

3. lead to disease

Some dogs’ coats are designed to protect them from ultraviolet rays, especially mountain dogs and sled dogs (don’t think that their coats are used to keep them warm in cold regions, as ultraviolet rays are more dangerous than cold temperatures in polar regions). Cutting their hair instead can cause their skin to become irritated and rot to varying degrees.