Just wondering, how often do you bathe your dog/s?
I try to give mine a bath about once a month, sometimes sooner depending if they need it. :p
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Just wondering, how often do you bathe your dog/s?
I try to give mine a bath about once a month, sometimes sooner depending if they need it. :p
I bathe my dogs once a month as well. Some times sooner though. It depends on what I feel like when I get to work, LOL
I try to give them one once a week, or once every other week.
2-3 times a year. unless its absolutly needed. the little dogs will not get dirty, and acy like a puddle is the end of the world, but border collies are farm dogs, they are allowed to be dirty lol, there coats are designed to handle dirt, they get muddy it dries and and falls off and they look like they are shiney clean from a bath :p besides dogs have nateral oils in there coats and too many baths will destroy the protective oils, and give them a bad coat, 2-3 times a year is lots. ;)
Yep, I know. :) That's why I'm careful how often I bathe Molly, since bathing her too much ruins that Collie coat.Quote:
Originally posted by cali
besides dogs have nateral oils in there coats and too many baths will destroy the protective oils, and give them a bad coat, 2-3 times a year is lots. ;)
Yep, same here.Quote:
Originally posted by Kfamr
I try to give them one once a week, or once every other week.
Chester has allergies and so he has a special shampoo and Millie just has bad B.O.:rolleyes:
Aneko goes to the groomer every three weeks.
Simba & Nala's coats are beautiful -- Is that just for long-haired dogs?
I can't stand the thought of not giving a dog a bath atleast once a month. :eek:
Speaking of baths, my mom's co-worker called me today to "schedual" a grooming session for his dog with me. :p
If it was my choice, my dogs would get bathed whenever I feel the need arises. But I'm not allowed. :( After I move out I will be able to bathe my new dog whenever I want. :)
I was watching that Hagen's pet show, and it said that a dog shouldn't need a bath more than twice a year, and if it does, then it should not exceed more than once a month because you could seriously dry out a dog's skin (unless used with oatmeal or anti-itch shampoo), making it itchy, or ruin a dog's fur, making it dry and unmanagable. :)Quote:
besides dogs have nateral oils in there coats and too many baths will destroy the protective oils, and give them a bad coat, 2-3 times a year is lots.
Not sure on that one, I've never really owned any short haired breeds. :pQuote:
Originally posted by Kfamr
Simba & Nala's coats are beautiful -- Is that just for long-haired dogs?
I have no idea. When I pat Dusty's butt, and dust flies, it's time for a bath. :D
Teddy gets groomed at the groomers every 3 weeks and Dusty and Roxy go there about twice a year.
My dogs must be odd then, because their coats are shiny, soft, and their skin isn't dry. :p
Everyone always comments on their fur and how nice it looks. :p
Cincy gets baths the most often (every couple weeks) because she has allergies and startches scratching alot if she doesn't
Spot gets a bath about once a month cause that is about all the longer he can go without rolling something stinky.
Sadie only get s few baths a year. She is always so shiny and even when she gets dirty is wipes right off her. As luck would have it, she is themost willing to be bathed....
Oh boy the great bathing debate. LOL
Honestly before I started working at a dog groomer's I thought that dogs didn't really need that many baths. I too had read that bathing strips a dog's coat of it's natural oils, and I too believe that Emily was clean just fromme brushing her.
However now that I know what it's like to have nice clean dogs I don't even know how I could have stood petting Emily. I can't stand to pet her or Clipse if she goes longer than a month without a bath. They just feel gross.
Dog shampoos are formulated for a dog's skin. They don't dry a dog's skin out, especially if followed with a good conditioner.
We (as humans) wash our hair way more than once a week and we're just fine. We also produce natural oils from our scalps.
At work we have a few dogs that come once a week for baths and their skin and coats look great. (They are all wheatens btw.)
Kfamr, I'm glad you bath Simba and Nala so frequently, their coats look great from you pics. I find that it's mostly people with short haired dogs that don't believe their dogs need baths. But to me short haired dogs (such as labs, dobes, boxers etc) seem to get oily quickly and oil attracts dirt. It gross it you feel you have to wash your hands after petting your dogs.
Sorry if this comes off too strongly.
Mine too, KayAnn. Maybe it's different for the short haired breeds?Quote:
Originally posted by Kfamr
My dogs must be odd then, because their coats are shiny, soft, and their skin isn't dry. :p
Everyone always comments on their fur and how nice it looks. :p
The only shampoos I've used have made Timber's skin and fur really greasy lol. I think she's just weird. ;) I wash the shampoo out really well, and the hose is high-power...Quote:
Originally posted by Shelteez2
Dog shampoos are formulated for a dog's skin. They don't dry a dog's skin out, especially if followed with a good conditioner.
We (as humans) wash our hair way more than once a week and we're just fine. We also produce natural oils from our scalps.
Most dogs don't produce natural oils from their skin. The only breeds that can do that are labs, goldens, chessies, flat coats, tollers, and curly coats.
I've washed Samantha about 4 times in the 15 months I've had her. However, I just made her very first official grooming appointment for December 20th so she can look pretty for Christmas. :)
Then how do you explain the constantly greasy dogs that I see at work. Yorkies, shih tzus and shih tzu crosses being the worst.Quote:
Originally posted by wolfsoul
Most dogs don't produce natural oils from their skin. The only breeds that can do that are labs, goldens, chessies, flat coats, tollers, and curly coats.
The entire bathing debate boils down to this - matching the Ph of the shampoo with the Ph of the skin and hair. Humans and dogs do not have the same Ph. Therefore, you should never use human shampoo on a dog. Professional grooming shampoo is Ph formulated to match the canine Ph. You could wash a dog every week - or theoretically every day - with a properly Ph balanced shampoo and it would be fine. If you use human shampoo, baby shampoo, or cheap dog shampoo from Walmart or the grocery store ... you are stripping away the oils from your dogs coat faster than it can replenish them. Therefore, dry skin and coat. Done properly, you can bathe your dog as often as you want. I groom many, many dogs that come in every week, every two weeks, every three weeks for baths. Their coats are beautiful.
My dogs get baths whenever (a) they start to get stinky and (b) I feel ambitious enough to wash all ten of them. These things generally coincide about once a month. :)
ALL dogs have oil glands. ALL dogs produce natural oils in their skin. People have sweat glands that use water from their bodies to detoxify and control body heat; dogs and cats have oil glands that exude oil for the same purposes. Each primary (guard) hair of the coat has an associated oil gland. Many dogs grow more than one type of fibre in their coats, the softer, finer fibres are known as secondary (undercoat) fibres and may not have an associated oil gland. Demodex (mange) in a dog is caused by tiny, cigar-shaped, eight-legged mites that actually reside and feed in the hair follicle and oil glands of the skin.
I bathe Keegan every 2-4 weeks. I just seem to know when its time, b/c her coat starts to feel funny. Kylie and Keegan just got baths today. When it is really hot out, I do bathe Keegan outside. Tho she doesn't like it at all, and I am not sure if it is more work INSIDE or OUTSIDE. But it saves on my bathroom drain.
I had my greyhound for 2 years and only bathed her twice. And I got all sorts of compliments on her coat and how soft she was.
A groomer explained it to me once that the reason why the little breeds like Yorkies get greasy is that their hair is a lot like ours, so it needs to be taken care of like our's. I don't know about the other breeds, that's just what she told me about yorkies.
Jordan, maybe, (only maybe) that the reason the soap left Timber greasy is if you bathed her outside maybe the cold water from the hose doesn't cut thru the natural grease and soap from her thick coat. I know that from pics, her fur is very very thick. Kinda like if your hair hadn't been washed for awhile and you tried to wash it with cold water. Not accusing you of anything. Just an idea. :eek: Maybe the next time, you can fill a bucket with warm water and rinse her with it as a final rinse. All tho I understand that it would be difficult without help, if she won't stand still. Maybe a friend could help. If you already do do this then I apologize, it was just a thought that ran thru my head! :eek:
i have only bathed Tikeya once befor in her life, and that was when she rolled in a dead fish :rolleyes: lol. I didnt even wash her whole body only the smelly parts of her lol. baby gets bathed 1 every month to keep her coat nice, Oscar always gets dirty so he gets bathed more often :)
My boys get one every month or so. Kai could easily go on for more than 2 months without looking like he needs a bath but I try to give it every month or so because after 3 months of not bathing him, the water is FILTHY. I don't worry too much about the oils though. After feeding them regular weekly eggs, I've noticed that their coat comes right back to shiny and healthy looking.
I use to bathe Disney about every two to three weeks but then she began having severe skin allergies a few years ago and I started bathing her about every 6 weeks unless she gets really stinky.
Bless her heart, I must have bathed her over a dozen times when she was sprayed by the skunk back in Sept.
Our vet said to bathe the German Stink Hounds no more than once a month, but they get that doggy smell after about two weeks without one! :eek:
I rub a little olive oil through their coats after bath time and give them oily fish each week. I haven't tried eggs yet, must give it a go :)
I've been bathing Duke once a week with some shampoo made for dry skin. But, he's still itching like crazy and I can't feed him the fish or anything similar all the time because of that pancreaitis that he had. If I don't bathe him often, he feels all dirty and is still itching. I've just started giving him Benadryl but it makes him so sleepy that I just give it to him at night. Anyone have any suggestions?
I probably don't bathe mine often enough if the truth be known. :o
We do brush them frequently and I will say they get bathed a lot more in the summertime. I used to take Honey and Lilly to the Groomers maybe 2-3 times per year for a good bath and grooming, but with 4, my budget won't allow for that luxury anymore.
I woke up this morning wishing for a hot water connection outside so that I could bathe them before Christmas. I can't stand the thought of having to put them in the bathtub to do it! One day, I hope to have a "bathing station" outside that I can use year round. :) Then I'd probably try to bathe them at least every six weeks or so.
Drake gets bathed once a month. He has gone without a bath once or twice for 2-3 months and he was fine. His coat was shiny and he never starts smelling unless he has rolled around in something stinky! He gets bathed in an oatmeal shampoo and then conditioner that I bought a groomers. I used to let him air dry but I have blow dried him the last 3 times. He gets brushed everyday (big shedder). His coat looks and feels great!
I only bathe them when they need it.
In the summer time, I always give them a bath after we've been walking in the river!!!
I don't know lol. But the retrievers are the only breeds that can produce natural oils from the skin.Quote:
Originally posted by Shelteez2
Then how do you explain the constantly greasy dogs that I see at work. Yorkies, shih tzus and shih tzu crosses being the worst.
Piddle and Wiggles get bathed once a month at the groomers, and Jasper will probably get bathed once a month or once every 6 weeks
Emma needs one!! Sully gets one about every month. He goes to Salty Dogs Grooming and boarding. (also gets boarded there) Emma isn't old enough to go there, so we wash her in the bath tub. :p
Cincy is also a very itchy dog. We give her Benadryl at night (2 25mg tablets, vet said we could go up to 3, 2X a day). She also gets 3V vitamins and Biotin on her food (I don't know if you could give Duke either of those with his health). We also bathe her with an oatmeal andbaking soda dog shampoo. It all does help her, although the winters up here are so dry she itches now anyway. The only next step I can think of is allergy testing, and I'm not sure I want to put her through that :(Quote:
Originally posted by dukedogsmom
I've been bathing Duke once a week with some shampoo made for dry skin. But, he's still itching like crazy and I can't feed him the fish or anything similar all the time because of that pancreaitis that he had. If I don't bathe him often, he feels all dirty and is still itching. I've just started giving him Benadryl but it makes him so sleepy that I just give it to him at night. Anyone have any suggestions?
For anyone with allergies, we've had great sucess with Relief shampoo. Here's a link to it from Petsmart: http://www.petsmart.com/products/product%5F38395.shtml
Every book/website about siberian huskies say they need to be bathed every 6 months at the most...sure, they don't have a doggy odor and a relatively clean dogs...
However, I would go absolutely *INSANE* if I only bathed Nebo every 6 months!
I bath him approximately every 2 months. In between I also have little grooming sessions...I take him to work and blow out his coat and brush him/clip nails/clean ears/etc.
He never feels gross or smells, but there's a DRASTIC difference in his coat after a bath. He is just sooooooo soft and shiney. The last time he was bathed was the end of October. I'm planning on his next bath being Christmas Eve. I took him to work a couple of weeks ago to brush him/blow out his coat...I couldn't believe how dirty he was. After I used the dryer on him the whole wall as well as the end of the dryer and his head were just covered in dust!
2 months is pretty often for a siberian husky. I always bath him with Oatmeal shampoo and lots of conditioner...I let it sit on him to soak for about 10 minutes. He has a gorgeous coat and never has dandruff. It doesn't ever feel dry or greasy.
What's funny is everyone comments on how short/thin his coat is. Well, his parents didn't have extra short coats, actually quite thick. I think this is mainly because he is groomed often and lives inside. I don't know how many people have asked me if I shave him...lol
Anyway, I don't think it's a problem to bath a dog fairly often as long as you use high quality (dog) shampoo and keep a good eye on their coat. For a coat that feels dry I'd recommend
Espree Luxury Re-moisturizer. It's the conditioner I use on Nebo, and I love the way it makes him feel. Just be warned, it takes forever to fully rinse out.
Oh, and Reggie gets a bath every 2 months or so also...whenever I feel like grooming him. I always shave him very short so it doesn't need to be done often (he's a brat when I take him). I usually bath him in between though because he has a tendency to get really stinky. Smokey doesn't get baths/groomed often because I don't dare take him to work (age, illness, etc.) and he's not easy *at all* to groom at home.
tikeya has only ben bathed oce and she nver smels ofanything. if I were to bath her more, I would only bath her in the summer and when she rolled in somthing.
I have to wonder if you don't think that Tikeya smells b/c you are around her so much. If she has only had one bath in her lifetime, then she probably has to have some kind of odor. When I was a kid our outside dog at LEAST got a bath once a year.
I only say this b/c I had someone suggest to me that maybe I don't smell a kitty litter box odor on my clothes is b/c I am around it so much. But I have asked several people and they told me I don't smell like cat pee, so that's good!!!:eek: Kinda like being around a smoker so much, and then when you aren't around them, it is such a difference.
Please don't accuse me of saying that Tikeya smells, b/c I am not doing that b/c I have no idea if she does or not as I have never seen her. Just trying to let you see the 'other side of the pic'.
She's right, Tikeya doesn't smell at all. :) Huskies don't have a doggy odor. But that doesn't mean she can't get dirty. I know a husky down the road who doesn't smell at all, but when you're done petting her your hand is black! :eek:
Amy, I've never seen another Husky like Nebo though, lol. He's the cleanest, most well groomed Husky I ever saw.
I like his coat short/thin -- I think it looks much better than long coats.
Timber's husky friend has even shorter fur! It's so thin, especially in the summer months. Her owner refers to her as a ugly mangy dog in the summer lol. :o It isn't very soft either. I worried about her health because it never seemed to be that way until after she had her puppies, but it's been almost a year.Quote:
Originally posted by wolf_Q
What's funny is everyone comments on how short/thin his coat is. Well, his parents didn't have extra short coats, actually quite thick. I think this is mainly because he is groomed often and lives inside. I don't know how many people have asked me if I shave him...lol
we bathe katie every month or sooner.
that was kinda insulting toward my sibe.. :(:( you dont think she looks good because she doesnt have a short coat like Nebo?? :(:(:(. i have asked many ppl if Tikeya smells, and noone thinks she does, and she has the softest hair!! i brush her 5 times a week and she still sheds, Amy is a dog groomer so she can take him to get groomed all the time, I cant because they treat dogs like crap at the groomers here.. Tikeya is a inside dog just like nebo.Quote:
Originally posted by Kfamr
Amy, I've never seen another Husky like Nebo though, lol. He's the cleanest, most well groomed Husky I ever saw.
I like his coat short/thin -- I think it looks much better than long coats.