Wet the animal's coat for 2-3 minutes with warm water. Apply shampoo on head and ears and lather. Then repeat procedure with neck, chest, and middle and hind quarters, finish legs last and paying special attention to the footpads (between the toes) and underbody area. Wash the head and ear areas carefully, making sure to keep the shampoo out of the animals eyes. Note: a drop of glycerin in each eye before bathing may prevent or reduce irritation in the shampoo gets in the animal's eye. Pay special attention to the base of the tail, as it is a place frequented by fleas. Fully lather animal and let lather remain on animal for 5 minutes before rinsing thoroughly with water. NOTE: This final step us an important part of grooming procedure. For small dogs and cate less than 15 pounds, wrapping the animal in a towel for several minutes to absorb moisture is advised. This also will allow dying fleas and ticks to crawl off animal into towel before drying animal with towel or blow dryer.