This is a ridiculous post/question, I know, but please humour this first time dog owner!
Just back from the park with my 6 month Shih Tzu pup, where he fell into the duck pond. I was right beside him but just didn't think it would happen. Anyway, he was pretty much fully submerged until I fished him out by his harness 1 second later.
It is a beautiful and sunny, but cold and frosty morning, here in the Scottish city where I live. On the walk home he dried off a bit in the sun, but I've just towel dried him and he's having a nap in the warmth of our flat. He's pretty clean and dry now, and doesn't seem at all perturbed by the events.
Should I have showered him though, to warm him right through and get rid of any pond residue on his fur? I thought this wouldn't be the right thing to do, as his thick Shih Tzu coat would have got more sodden than it was from his dip in the pond.
Sorry for the daftness of this, but would rather ask than not! Thanks in advance for being nice and helpful as always
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Should I have showered him?
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Dieu · 03/11/2015 10:18
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