1) The safest, easiest, and cheapest way to go about it is to use sugarfree koolaid.
Go and buy a whole bunch of whatever color you would like to use. Mix up like 5-6+ packets in a water bottle. Apply the color all over a dog that is dry. Blow dry the dog. (The hair will now be kinda crunchy) Rinse the color until the water runs clear. Blow dry again.
The extra blow try helps to set the color. Alternately you can try mixing the koolaid into a conditioner and have the dog sit in the tub for a little while with it in there. I found that to be much harder and not work quite as well. Adding food color can help to enhance the color as well, but I had problems with this rubbing off onto things.
Kool Aid color will last quite awhile. Several baths at least, it will fade over time. If you want your dog to be pristine and white really soon, you don't want to try this method.
2) There are pet safe dyes as well that will give you much brighter colors but are much more expensive. You have a small dog though so you'd be fine.
This lasts the longest.
3) Sidewalk chalk! Get some non toxic safe sidewalk chalk (crayola makes this..they have to make it safe since kids tend to eat colorful things). Get a cup of water. Soak the end of the chalk in water for a minute or so and then use it like a crayon to color where you want the color to go.
This lasts the shortest.
4) Blow pens - These are supposed to be super popular if you want to control where the color goes..but I have no experience with them.
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Whatever you do, make absolutely SURE that it is pet safe. There is a creative grooming forum over at groomer talk you might want to read or check out if you're thinking of doing any of this. http://www.petgroomerforums.com/chat/forumdisplay.php?f=114
Go and buy a whole bunch of whatever color you would like to use. Mix up like 5-6+ packets in a water bottle. Apply the color all over a dog that is dry. Blow dry the dog. (The hair will now be kinda crunchy) Rinse the color until the water runs clear. Blow dry again.
The extra blow try helps to set the color. Alternately you can try mixing the koolaid into a conditioner and have the dog sit in the tub for a little while with it in there. I found that to be much harder and not work quite as well. Adding food color can help to enhance the color as well, but I had problems with this rubbing off onto things.
Kool Aid color will last quite awhile. Several baths at least, it will fade over time. If you want your dog to be pristine and white really soon, you don't want to try this method.
2) There are pet safe dyes as well that will give you much brighter colors but are much more expensive. You have a small dog though so you'd be fine.
This lasts the longest.
3) Sidewalk chalk! Get some non toxic safe sidewalk chalk (crayola makes this..they have to make it safe since kids tend to eat colorful things). Get a cup of water. Soak the end of the chalk in water for a minute or so and then use it like a crayon to color where you want the color to go.
This lasts the shortest.
4) Blow pens - These are supposed to be super popular if you want to control where the color goes..but I have no experience with them.
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Whatever you do, make absolutely SURE that it is pet safe. There is a creative grooming forum over at groomer talk you might want to read or check out if you're thinking of doing any of this. http://www.petgroomerforums.com/chat/forumdisplay.php?f=114
