We are living in a world where almost everyone wants to have a cute and properly trained pet so that they can enjoy themselves and also protect their homes from strangers.And dogs are well known pets for their security alertness. In case you want to have a furry companion in the form of a pet that could play with you anytime and anywhere you want then “Shaved Chow Chow” is a best choice for you.
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What is “Shaved Chow Chow”?
Shaved Chow Chow is a Spitz type of dog breed originated from Northern China and is well known for its thick, fluffy hairs that provide it protection against various atmospheric changes and skin infections.It contains a double coat of hair that may be rough or smooth.
Appearance of “Chow Chow”:
The Chow Chow is a sturdily built dog and has square face.It has broad skull, small triangular ears with rounded tips and a fur that is particularly thick in neck region thus giving it a rough appearance.The colour of the fur may be red, black, blue, fawn or cream etc.
Shaving Chow Chow:
In summer we might think that the double coat of the Chow Chow may be shaved in order to help them beat the summer heat.There are many countries in this world which face so much high temperature conditions in summer and people having Chow Chow in these countries would like to shave it’s fluffy coat in order to cool their dog and save them from the summer heat.
But in general you should not shave your Chow Chow because if you shave it than you would remove its natural protection and it’s sensitive skin would be exposed to the environment and it may face many skin infections.You should only shave your Chow Chow during any medical treatment because it does not help them stay cool rather it increases health threats for your dog.
Disadvantages of Shaved Chow Chow:
Many people think that shaving the Chow Chow may reduce heating effect and cool their dog but it eliminates their natural protection because their coat provides them protection from various atmospheric and allergic elements.Shaved Chow Chow may also face many skin problems such as skin cancer or various skin infections.
Because their skin is too sensitive to face the atmosphere this is the main purpose of their coat.So, in order to protect your dog from these infections you should not shave your Chow Chow even in summer also.
Benefits of coat:
Chow Chow’s coat has many advantages, a few of which are given below:
1). Chow Chows have a double coat of hair which means that they have two layers of fur.Birth of the layers provide protection to the dog and help them stay healthy keeping them away from several skin infections.
Outer Layer:
The outer layer of the coat protects your dog from several environmental elements such as dirt, rain etc. and protects your dog from various infections caused by these elements.
Inner Layer:
The inner layer of the Chow Chow’s coat provides protection against various atmospheric factors such as heat, cold , etc and helps your pet to regulate its overall body temperature.
2). In summer when it is too hot and the sun is too much bright and hot that burns everything, in this situation the undercoat of the Chow Chow traps a layer of the cold air that helps protect your dog from overheating.Some people think that the double coat of Chow Chow is too thick and want to shave them to relieve them from extreme temperature but this double coat blocks the sunlight coming from the sun and protects your pet from sunburn.
3). In winter, when it is too cold the Chow Chow’s coat becomes even thicker than before and this more thicker undercoat stores heat in it and protects the dog from cold.Otherwise your dog may face hypothermia or frostbite during winter which may cause death of the dog.
Conclusions:
From the above discussion, we conclude that a “Shaved Chow Chow” may face many health problems and skin infections due to the shaving of it’s coat.If you are a pet lover and you want to have a Chow Chow than it is simple that you might think of shaving your pet’s thick fluffy hairs coat in order to protect it from heat but this may cause several issues all of which are discussed in the above written article and this article might be quite helpful for you to protect your pet from various harms.