The dog is thin is definite because the dog lack nutrition. As long as you start feeding the dog proper balance diet food, you will be able to nurse the dog back to good health and the coat will improve with time. My suggestion is to add some coat supplement to the diet of the dog. Coat supplement is easily available in most pet shop.
good thing that ur sister's bf did... taking the dog back home...
since u guys found the dog... i would assume the dog strayed for quite a while... the best thing to do now is to take the dog to a vet for a check up, just to make sure the dog does not have any serious illness... and if so, the vet would be able to advise u what to do next...
good luck with the dog... any other questions that u may have, pls do not hesitate to post in the forum...
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To keep a dog healthy you must make sure they have enough food and water everyday. Keep them clean and bath them once a week not too many times. If you put your dog outside of your house make sure is a place cover so it won't be wet when rain and hot when the sun is up. Clean the place your dog sleep everyday. Make sure the dog pee and poo some other place which is not the place the dog sleep. Always remember to keep your dog warm when is outside.
The fur will slowly grow back when she is in good health. Just make sure she don't wet the fur too much.
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good to know that ur shih tzu is doing better now and the hair grew back...
unlike us, dogs do not require daily bathing... they produce a kind of natural oil that they need so bathing them too frequently will wash this moisture away and is not a good thing for the dog...
bathe ur dog only once a week and remember to dry her thoroughly... if u really must, u can maybe wipe her hair with a wet cloth until her next bathing time comes...
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