Washing your dog.... - Page 3

markhill · #21 (**permalink**) 15-02-2008, 07:01 PM

I just had to bath my new Staffy puppy

Took her for a walk and she fell in the canal

Quite funny now, she was running along and came to the canal tried stopping but just slld and plopped off the edge into the water.
Shit myself at the time as I only got her 3 days ago and I didn't know how good of a swimmer she is, turns out she's not that good.

Just about made it to the edge where I grabbed her collar to lift her out.

Anyways, she was good as gold in the bath, just sat there while I washed her then ran down stairs and straight on the sofa sopping wet.

feorag · #22 (**permalink**) 15-02-2008, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Tomcat

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.er.

I bought the Verbac range of shampoos to bath my cats before shows, because they are detergent free.

There's a range of different ones - I started off using Sebocalm, but moved onto a different one which had oatmeal in it. You can buy them from your vet or through a veterinary website.

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Originally Posted by Tomcat

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

Even if dogs aren't waterproof they should be dried off with a towel when they come in from a wet walk and allowed to dry off properly in a reasonably warm room - so I'm sorry I don't know what the fuss is about people bathing their dogs if that's what they choose to do!

Surely everything is relative??

butterfingersbimbo · #23 (**permalink**) 15-02-2008, 08:03 PM

i'm bathing one of my dogs in Vosene as the vet has recomended it for his dermatitis. I'm not going to do it often tho.

feorag · #24 (**permalink**) 15-02-2008, 08:19 PM

I'm surprised your vet didn't suggest you use Sebocalm or one of the Verbac range because skin problems is actually what they are for!

gwinni · #25 (**permalink**) 15-02-2008, 09:07 PM

I cant mind when jack last got a bath and bailey has only had 1 bath since i got him and hes almost 2 and a half!When i do hav to bath them i use washing up liquid on the body to just behind their ears then baby shampoo on their faces as thats how we got told how to do it when i worked at a boarding kennels/groomers a few years ago!Also got told told if your using medicated/conditioning/flea shampoo then if you use washing up liquid first it strips the oils out the coat and helps the shampoo your using penetrate the coat properly and it helps it work better!I used to bath my dogs once a year when i took them to the local horse trials!

feorag · #26 (**permalink**) 15-02-2008, 09:10 PM

Now Fairy Liquid will strip all the natural oils out of the dog's coat - even I wouldn't use that - sorry!

I suspect your boarding kennels/grooming parlour used F.Liquid cos it was nice and cheap to keep the profits up!

Evie · #27 (**permalink**) 15-02-2008, 09:15 PM

The best way to make sure shampoo penetrates the coat well is to dilute it and shampoo the dog twice. It also makes rinsing much easier.

Andy · #28 (**permalink**) 15-02-2008, 10:28 PM

I wash mine all the time he gets filthy every walk digging in mud and running through every puddle. If i washed him every 6 months he would just be a big smelly muddy mess by now.

Fixx · #29 (**permalink**) 15-02-2008, 10:46 PM

My dog gets regular baths in the sea and local rivers or streams, never have a problem with him whiffing.

bromley · #30 (**permalink**) 21-02-2008, 05:45 PM

mine has a bath once a month but more if nesasary which is a pain cos she just lies in the bath so its hard to wash her underside or it turns into a two man team

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