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When applying a gauze muzzle to a dog, you will want to utilize a nonstretch gauze. Cut a large piece of gauze to ensure that you have enough to wrap around the muzzle and behind the dog’s head and still have enough to tie in a bow. It is better to have too much versus too little, since you may only have one good chance to muzzle the upset dog before someone gets injured. The dog should be in sitting or sternal or sitting recumbency.

Start by making a loop in the center of the gauze strip and cross one end under to create a half‐knot. Once the loop is made you can carefully approach the dog from the back or the side. If the dog is being restrained you can approach him from the front. Bring the open loop down in front of the dog’s muzzle and slide it on to the muzzle. Quickly tighten the gauze with the half‐knot on top of the dog’s muzzle (Figure 4.2). Keep your hands at a safe distance at all times, pulling the tie ends of the gauze down and around underneath the dog’s muzzle and crossing them underneath the chin. Tighten the gauze again, and then bring the ends of the gauze back behind the dog’s head, cross the ends behind the dog’s ears, and tie in a bow (Figure 4.3).