| Fashion trends recently have shown that dog | | | | wearing. After your dog is used to wearing |
| clothes are all the rage. Everyone seems to want | | | | clothes for that amount of time, you can slowly |
| to dress his/her small dog up in some type of | | | | progress to allowing your dog to wear his clothes |
| outfit and show them off to people during a walk | | | | for longer. Slowly building up the time your dog is |
| or other type of outing. | | | | dressed will help your dog feel more "natural" in |
| The real issue that many owners are typically | | | | his clothes. He'll simply start believing that it's |
| facing lately is that some dogs want to get rid of | | | | normal to wear dog clothes. |
| their clothes right away, often by chewing or | | | | Proper fitting of dog clothes is also an important |
| scratching at the clothes. This can tear up a dog's | | | | thing to keep in mind. If you buy clothes that are |
| clothes in a hurry, wasting money that the owner | | | | too tight, your dog will be uncomfortable and try |
| may have spent on putting the dog in an outfit in | | | | to scratch or bite them off. Conversely, if you |
| the first place. | | | | buy clothes that are too loose, he'll do the same |
| So, how can you keep your dog from tearing up | | | | thing. You may need to try various sizes before |
| his or her clothes? The main goal is to keep your | | | | you find that your dog is comfortable, so feel |
| dog from going after the clothes in the first place. | | | | free to experiment. |
| You should try to keep your dog interested in | | | | If you like to put ribbons or other such |
| chew toys, bones, or other objects that can | | | | decorations on your dog, try to avoid doing this |
| draw his attention away from the clothes that | | | | until you feel that your dog is comfortable |
| he's wearing. | | | | wearing his clothes for a long period of time. |
| It's important to note that your dog should not be | | | | Dressing up a dog with bows, ribbons, or other |
| kept dressed up all day to begin with. That can | | | | "frills" before he's used to wearing clothing will just |
| cause him to become uncomfortable in his new | | | | make him uncomfortable. Just like I mentioned |
| dog clothes, which will simply end with him | | | | above, build up in stages. |
| destroying what he's wearing. Start off easy by | | | | I hope that this article has helped you learn how |
| keeping your dog dressed for 10-15 minutes at | | | | to select and properly train your dog to accept |
| first to allow him to get used to the clothing he's | | | | his new dog clothes. |