A question about labs

[wolfsoul]

I know alot of labs that have bad dog odour as well. Seems pretty half & half in my shop; Half stink every time, and half don't smell at all -- but they all shed like crazy! The ones I know with the worst body odour also usually have ear infections, and alot have yeast on their skin or in their ears. A good friend of mine has a black lab with terrible environmental allergies, and she often needs her ears drained (they swell up into hematomas). Even when her allergies are under control, she always smells like stinky dog. I think alot of time that stench has to do alot with the dog's health status, which I think makes alot of sense. I do groom quite a few labs with health issues and they are always the ones that stink.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

I'm not sure if it's breed specific, but our former neighbors have a male yellow Lab (Cody) who I always took care of, walked, bathed and played with when they lived here. No matter if he had just gotten a bath, Cody boy ALWAYS stunk! And when I was down in so. CA visiting them, Cody smelled, haha! He is not neutered, so that probably has a lot to due with it.