i bathe my poodles once a week it is a 10hour job. do it on my day off i brush them every day it takes 20mins on pearlie and 1hr on gannie and 2 to 3 hours on riley (as i have to take all his pony tails out and brush the redo the pony tails so he doesnt get matted. but i soon as i finish him as a champion all the hair comes off i use special shampoos for them blkonblk for the black dogs and redonred for the apriot all of them get coat handler put on them and use darkand lovely during the week to keep their coat in condition it helps to stop any breakage of the fur i have to bathe them once a wk because they run on 325 acres and roll in some of the most disgusting stuff and they like to take a dip in the lake sometimes. so i stay busy!!!!!!!