Washing your dog.... - Page 2

Rain · #11 (**permalink**) 15-02-2008, 05:27 PM

We wash our 3 once every 3 months or so. Or if they get REALLY dirty outside playing in mud.

Luna the GSD used to be bathed every week by her old owners, so she is used to it, and sits happily in the bath, so long as you spray her face every now and then so she can drink the water.

Gaia is ok with water in the bath, but isn't too keen on being shampoo'd. However, in the summer she loves nothing more than playing with water, she jumps in the pond, she dives into the hose as you water plants... she's manic with water.

Stranglely, her sister Sky (who we had at the same time, and has been raised exactly the same way... proof of nature over nurture?) HATES water, in all its kinds (unless its in a bowl)

Kylie · #12 (**permalink**) 15-02-2008, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Tomcat

No, its a proven fact Zippy that washing your dog too often causing damage to their fur. It doesnt stop it looking good, it just washes away their natural oils and stops the fur being as protective.

Anymore then a bath every 3 months is bad. I do mine every 5 months as she starts to get smelly, but you dont need to wash a dog every month. You can do things to stop them smelling you know. A change in the diet will change the smell. A better dog shampoo would work for longer aswel.

But it it true that a bath too often causes damage to the coat.

However, you can wash your dog with jsut water which will help agaisnt the smell, or there are some shampoos that dont strip the coat of the oils. You need to look into which ones if you wash your dog every month as if you dont use the shampoos that dont strip the oils, your causing damage to your dog.

So mabey just wash him with only water, and use a shampoo every 3-4 months mabey? 6 months being better.

i have a vet prescribe shampoo i ahve to wash him every month and his diet has never ever change he has been on iams since puppy he is just really smelly really bad bo and if he is hot its 100times worse

Tomcat · #13 (**permalink**) 15-02-2008, 05:40 PM

If its vet prescribed it will be a special shampoo then, not a normal one.
You didnt state that you had a vet prescribed one.

linda.t · #14 (**permalink**) 15-02-2008, 05:41 PM

mine only get a bath if they are smelly,lab loves it but labs do love water,my collie x well anyone would think i was killing him he makes so much noise and i look like i've had the bath not him.

Emmaj · #15 (**permalink**) 15-02-2008, 05:45 PM

I bath the pups and meg when they stink so thats alot lol the boys i wipe down with damp towels or dog wipes and throw water over boys in yard and shampoo them there they are too big for my bathroom lol

Kylie · #16 (**permalink**) 15-02-2008, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Tomcat

If its vet prescribed it will be a special shampoo then, not a normal one.
You didnt state that you had a vet prescribed one.

what does it matter anyway humans have oils and minerals that are washed away everytime you was which for me is every day once a month will not kill a dog if it needs washing then wash it i didnt realise when i responded to this thread there would be such a problem

Tomcat · #17 (**permalink**) 15-02-2008, 06:00 PM

Dogs need it for better reasons than we do. Dogs need to be waterproof, we dont. We have umbrellas, hats, hoods ect ect

Evie · #18 (**permalink**) 15-02-2008, 06:10 PM

Dogs can also have hats, coats etc............ although they'd probably rather not...

Shell195 · #19 (**permalink**) 15-02-2008, 06:22 PM

I have 13 dogs, I only ever bath the smal ones that sleep in bed. My 2 oldest a mongrel 15 years and 13 year old GSD have NEVER had a bath. I find that extra grooming gets rid of any nasty niffs unless theyve been swimming in a local pond

gecko-kus · #20 (**permalink**) 15-02-2008, 06:33 PM

i think alot depends on what type of dog it is.... as mine is small and loves to run through muddy fields its hard to keep him clean just by grooming him alone and he needs a bath to get rid of the really yucky smelly mud...

plus i think alot depends on your house to... our's is a house share so he can't smell and it's got mainly light coloured carpets so he has to have he feet washed regularly after digging up the gravel

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