U-Wash Doggie www.petgroomingscv.com provides professional grooming services as well as self-serve facilities where you can wash your dog yourself. Call us at 661-284-3600.

You may not realize it, but your dog can suffer from depression – just like you.

Dog depression affects a number of pets. Any dog is susceptible to depression, but it seems dogs showing symptoms also faced a life-changing event such as a move to a new home, change of owners, new addition to the family or another pet recently died.

There are many signs to help you identify if dog depression is a factor. When dog depression hits, one of the first things to change is a dog’s eating habits. A dog might start eating excessively, wolfing down a meal while still acting hungry. Other depressed dogs stop eating. They will nibble at their food and walk away without having finished a meal.

The energy level in a dog suffering from depression also changes. The dog lies around sleeping all day. If you try to engage the dog, he/she acts listless and shows no enthusiasm. A depressed dog prefers to be alone. He or she will go into a quiet room to avoid you. The dog might hide under a bed or behind a sofa.

When you call him/her out, they ignore you, often failing to even lift the head in response.  Linked to the change in eating habits, dog depression cases usually find the dog losing a good deal of weight. Weight loss in dogs is troublesome, so keep a close eye on your dog’s size. If more than a few pounds disappear, call your vet.

All of us want to keep our dogs happy. And part of being happy is being clean. So when your dog is in need of a thorough grooming bring him into U-Wash Doggie. We have two convenient locations – one in Newhall and another in Saugus. And if you’d rather do it yourself we have all the equipment here you’ll need!

Newhall, 24144 Lyons Ave., Newhall – 661-284-3600

Saugus, 23013 Soledad Canyon Road, Santa Clarita – 661-255-9600