How Often Do You Bath Your Dog??

**Freedom** · 01-05-2010, 08:19 PM

I have 4 short-legged white dogs. Three o them o NOT play with toys or with other dogs, So they get a one hour walk (about 2 miles) at least 5 days per week. All 7 days if the win chill is above 30, or if it is not pouring rain.

'Nuff said.

WHY did I have to all in love with short white dogs?

I try to hold off to once every 2 weeks.

I use sensitive skin shampoos, NO bleach shampoos, and I add oil to their food daily, all to try and compensate

**KYS** · 01-05-2010, 08:50 PM

I bath the Rock about 2 to 3 times a year.
(in the winter he just gets a quick hose off on his legs & paws so he doesn't bring a lot of mud into the house.)
When he was young I rarely had to trim his nails, he filed them down naturally with his scratch dance.
Now that he is old, I have to clip his nails every couple of weeks or so.
I tried brushing his teeth when he was younger but with his
gums and tongue getting in the way, I gave up and I just give him bones to keep his teeth clean.

**wolfsoul** · 01-05-2010, 09:40 PM

Visa can go months and months and still smell like shampoo, but I bathe her about once a month.
Mr Tandem on the other hand is the stinkiest dog I've ever had -- even though Visa can participate in all of the same activities (swimming, dog park, etc), Tandem smells like an outside dog two days after a bath. Therefore he gets it about once a week or two. Maybe it's because he's almost a teenager.

And -- a good quality shampoo should always put more in than it takes out. So as long as someone buys a really decent shampoo, they shouldn't worry about the skin drying out. Since I'm a groomer I order many different kinds of great shampoos, and I never have trouble with dry skin.

**wolf_Q** · 01-06-2010, 11:20 AM

The huskies get a bath about once a month. Sometimes Skya gets more than one, because she's a white dog and Keva loves to roll her in the mud. Plus she's the easiest to wash. They don't actually stink I wash them more to help with the shedding, I always brush them really well and blow out their coats (I'm a groomer) because they are house dogs and I have to cut down on it as much as I can. Lately I've been brushing them every week if I have time, sometimes I miss a week. I usually just clip their nails once a month when they get a bath, sometimes I clip Keva's more hers don't stay short like Nebo and Skya's.

**Lady's Human** · 01-06-2010, 06:45 PM

Simple answer.....not often enough, but too often for someone's liking.

Unless of course, playing in the pond is involved. That make sit all better, especially if I let her chase the geese.

**Tahir** · 01-07-2010, 10:50 AM

I have shepherd and I bath him twice in a month. I used Hydro Surge Rapid Bath and shampoo I use for my dog is Miracle Coat Curly & Wiry Coat natural ingredient a good quality shampoo. I brush him. You know internet sources are very useful to get the information on any topic you want. You must try to find out the online latest shampoo and bath equipment on different search engines like Google or Yahoo. I got my one for you thepetsdir.com, which may help you out to solve your query.

**apbtmom76** · 01-08-2010, 09:25 AM

Thanks Tahir, I appreciate the link

**redog** · 01-08-2010, 09:47 AM

With 6 dogs, Im bathing 1 almost every day. so about every week or so they all get them. But I end up doing anal glands, ears, nails, teeth and brushing every day. about 100 hours a week grooming and working my dogs.

**apbtmom76** · 01-08-2010, 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by redog

With 6 dogs, Im bathing 1 almost every day. so about every week or so they all get them. But I end up doing anal glands, ears, nails, teeth and brushing every day. about 100 hours a week grooming and working my dogs.

lol Dave, I too do anal glands, ears and nails once a month to every 5weeks when we do ur baths, the dogs know it's a routine, I do clip nails about once a week, the boys especially, lol

**Taz_Zoee** · 01-08-2010, 10:56 AM

Well I missed the voting on this thread. But I bathe my Aussie's as little as possible. Usually when we are going to someones house or having a party at our house. Or if they are just plain DIRTY!! With Aussie's you are not supposed to bathe them very often because they get dry itchy skin.
I do have a question for the groomers out there and I'm going to start a new thread in dog general for that.

As for the nails. Zoee doesn't need her's clipped hardly ever. Her's usually only gets her nails clipped when she goes to the groomer (which I do at least once a year for a good hair trim). Taggart needs his clipped more often, also because he has all four dew claws.