How often do you bath your dog?

scrounger_2

After rolling in fox crap!! By eck that stinks, why he has to do it just when you think hes got home clean and dry!.

daveski

scrounger wrote: »

After rolling in fox crap!! By eck that stinks, why he has to do it just when you think hes got home clean and dry!.

:rotfl:They just have to roll in the fox poo don't they?????

elfen

gettingready, is Zara a GSD or part GSD? I ask cos my mum's had a bit of an aroma, not overpowering, just slightly wet dog!

Now she's got Milly (Patterdale Terrier) I think she'll get baths more in the summer, when she goes through the long grass, and probably mainly to make sure there's not fleas or such on her. Spoilt dog....my mum knits her coats.

gettingready

elfen wrote: »

gettingready, is Zara a GSD or part GSD?

Zara is a Gumtree babe so probably a mutt, GS Lookalike

Advertised at 16 weeks by her owners as she... "grew too big" ...bless their white cotton socks.

She is not a pedigree dog if this is what you are asking....

Getting another beauty soon though - isn't she georgeous?

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2262931

Indie_Kid

jax66 wrote: »

I have a greyhound and she hates getting bathed

Our gryehound hated getting bathed too. The Jack Russell and Spaniel love it though.:rotfl:

After being bathed, the spaniels' fur goes nice and fluffy.

lostinrates

sh1305 wrote: »

Our gryehound hated getting bathed too. The Jack Russell and Spaniel love it though.:rotfl:

After being bathed, the spaniels' fur goes nice and fluffy.

I shower myself, with thw bathroom door open, my greyhound often sits outside mournfully that I'm not letting her in:rotfl:. Only one of ours doesn't like it much, and I wouldn't say she hates it, she's very good once she's resigned herself its happening, and calm.

Chimaera

I am currently doing a dog grooming course and the tutor, who has her own grooming business, has said that for the long haired dogs every 3 weeks or so as a minimum as more frequently will strip the coat.

She also recommended (although I see someone on this thread disagrees) no more tears shampoo, and also their baby wipes for wiping around their eyes if they are gunky.

Have you thought that the smell may perhaps be full glands?

gettingready

3 weeks or so as a minimum

Surely uou meant as a max not min?

Chimaera

No, I was told every 3 weeks as a minimum, but longer than that between baths if possible. Obviously some dogs need bathing more often, or if they roll in something etc then obviously you would bath them. The tutor's advice was obviously a generalisation as there are so many coat types and they will all react differently to bathing frequency.

cheeks

More often than not it is the diet which makes a dog smelly.
Dogs don't generally need bathing more than twice a year (except when they have rolled in something disgusting).
You may be feeding a very good food, but it may contain something that the dog is slightly intolerant to.
I would suggest trying different food.
Some good ones to try are Burns, Arden Grange, Orijen or James Wellbeloved.
JWB do varieties which don't contain any grain, as some dogs are intolerant to grain.
Also chicken can cause allergies.