I agree with the above! The most IMPORTANT thing is a good food...and puppy chow is a BAD one!!, not through any fault of your own but you should take a look at the whole dog journal's list of good foods and pick one from there. I feed Innova which is a great food but some others are solid gold, natural balance, wellness etc.. I used to feed Royal Canin but it made Maximus itchy (corn contained in the food) so I put him on Innova. As far as the shampoo/conditoner...I use the chris christensen shampoo and conditioner (day to day) and a no tears shampoo on Maximus head. I spray him with the chris christensen ICE ON ICE leave in conditioner before I brush him, it is very important not to brush their coat dry!!! As far as the ear cleaning I put alcohol on a cotton ball and when Maximus is sleepy I go in an clean...don't go to deep they will shake out the dirt that is that deep. Also be aware that the hair inside their ears has to be plucked (to prevent ear infection)~~ I cannot do this (squeamish) but I bring him to the vet 2x a month to have them pluck it out..Maximus is 7 months and can be squirmy , but you have to get them used to touching any part of them...that way if there ever is a problem you can get to it (tick, cut etc...) |