How often do you bathe your dog/s?

[shais_mom]

Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
my parents think that if i dont dry all the water out fully from tikeyas undercoat she will get dry skin from the trapped water.

That is very very true, that is why you rinse rinse rinse and when in doubt rinse some more! It is probably easier for you to use the high pressure of an outside hose and just when you think its rinsed enough rinse some more. Then follow with a bucket of warm water.
No offense intended!

[Kfamr]

They won't let you give the dog a bath? My parents would kill me if I didn't, or they'd do it themselves.

No offense intended!

Lol, that's really sad when you have to say that.

[tikeyas_mom]

Originally posted by shais_mom
That is very very true, that is why you rinse rinse rinse and when in doubt rinse some more! It is probably easier for you to use the high pressure of an outside hose and just when you think its rinsed enough rinse some more. Then follow with a bucket of warm water.
No offense intended!

how was that offencive.. whatever. My dad doesnt want tikeya to get dry skin from trapped water, we dont have a high pressure dryer, all we have it towels. it is really hard to get the soap into tikeyas under coat, it is very thick. and it is even harder to rince out. I cant and wont take her outside to high pressure sprey her with the hose because it is like freezing outside considering it is winter.

[shais_mom]

I just added that at the end b/c I didn't want anything I said to be taken out of context, and you to be offended. I didn't mean to say anything offensive so I just wanted that to come across. Sometimes things I say get blown out of proportion and I didn't mean or want that to happen with this post. I didn't want you to think that I was accusing of you of not rinsing Tikeya etc.

[wolf_Q]

My dad doesnt want tikeya to get dry skin from trapped water, we dont have a high pressure dryer, all we have it towels. it is really hard to get the soap into tikeyas under coat, it is very thick. and it is even harder to rince out. I cant and wont take her outside to high pressure sprey her with the hose because it is like freezing outside considering it is winter.

Bathing a husky at home would be a very hard job...without the proper equipment it would be quite difficult to wash the coat out entirely and dry them. Plus getting her wet without brushing out the stuck areas of undercoat will just make it matt up.

I know you said you didn't like the groomers around you, but have you looked at *all* of them? It may be a good thing to consider...just to get some of that undercoat that's stuck in there brushed out and they would be able to really get in deep and wash her coat.

[Twisterdog]

Originally posted by wolfsoul
All dogs collect oil, not all dogs produce it.

Look here: http://home.att.net/~wdcusick/Chesap...Retriever.html

LOL ... no, all dogs produce oil. Honestly. They do. Every single dog in the world produces oil from oil glands in its skin. Really. Ask your vet.

Ever wondered how the new flea and tick products like Frontline and Advantage, etc. can work for months, and not be washed off? Fipronil, the active ingredient in all FRONTLINE Brand Products, is stored under your pet's skin in their oil glands. Because of this, FRONTLINE doesn't rinse off, even with repeated bathing. If only six breeds of dogs had oil glands, like you propose ... then Frontline and Advantage would only work on six breeds of sporting dogs, right? Not the case.

Ever wonder how a dog can have mange, and never be cured, despite every cream, powder, dip and spray known to man? Because the mites that cause mange live in the dog's oil glands. If only six breeds of dogs had oil glands, like you propose ... then only six breeds of sporting dogs could get mange, right? Not the case.




http://www.wolfweb.com.au/acd/skincoat.htm

http://www.patmckay.com/Product_3.html

http://www.thepetcenter.com/exa/dem.html






And this site ... "What to feed a Whatever" ... hmmmmmm. For one thing, this is a VERY biased and political website. Look at the homepage: http://home.att.net/~wdcusick/main.html. For another thing, he says almost exactly the same thing on EVERY breed's diet page. ANYone can say ANYthing on the internet, it doesn't make it a fact.

[tikeyas_mom]

Originally posted by wolf_Q
Bathing a husky at home would be a very hard job...without the proper equipment it would be quite difficult to wash the coat out entirely and dry them. Plus getting her wet without brushing out the stuck areas of undercoat will just make it matt up.

I know you said you didn't like the groomers around you, but have you looked at *all* of them? It may be a good thing to consider...just to get some of that undercoat that's stuck in there brushed out and they would be able to really get in deep and wash her coat.

we have been to every one of the groomers aournd me area for oscar and they are all mean .

[tikeyas_mom]

Originally posted by shais_mom
I just added that at the end b/c I didn't want anything I said to be taken out of context, and you to be offended. I didn't mean to say anything offensive so I just wanted that to come across. Sometimes things I say get blown out of proportion and I didn't mean or want that to happen with this post. I didn't want you to think that I was accusing of you of not rinsing Tikeya etc.

dont worrie i didnt take it offensivly

[lovemyshiba]

Anyway.......


Mine all get baths at the same time, around every 2 months.
Kito never needs one--his fur always looks great, he doesn't have a doggy odor, and he's so prissy outside that he never gets dirty. The only things he likes to roll in are my clean towel after my bath, and my clothes and shoes.
Abbey should have more, probably once a month, but it's very hard--I would rather just do them all together. She gets that beagle smell sometimes, but her hair still looks good. I know she's ready when her hair isn't as soft as it is when I bathe her.
Riley never gets dirty or smells either, but he gets the same treatment.
Jada has had 2 baths since she's been with us--the first was to get that awful kennel smell off of her, and another with the rest of the crew. I even put her in my tub

[shais_mom]

Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
dont worrie i didnt take it offensivly

good

[Twisterdog]

Originally posted by lovemyshiba
Kito never needs one--his fur always looks great, he doesn't have a doggy odor, and he's so prissy outside that he never gets dirty.

My Keito is exactly the same way!!!

[tikeyas_mom]

Originally posted by lovemyshiba:
Kito never needs one--his fur always looks great, he doesn't have a doggy odor, and he's so prissy outside that he never gets dirty.

Same as Tikeya except she rolls in fish when there is a dead one around lmao, which isnt often

[stacwase]

Wow - there are a lot of responses to this one!

I bathe my dogs about every 6 months. That just happens to be how often they start to stink. I figure if they don't stink, then they don't need a bath. But I brush Jake frequently (every 2 days or so). If I don't brush him he gets stinky a lot sooner.

I think I'd do it more often if they didn't play "crazy dog" after their baths. They run around like they're insane, rubbing on everything. So after I wash the dogs I have to wash the walls!

[Kfamr]

Awww! I love when they play "Crazy Dog" after baths, so much fun!

[GoldenRetrLuver]

Originally posted by stacwase
I think I'd do it more often if they didn't play "crazy dog" after their baths. They run around like they're insane, rubbing on everything. So after I wash the dogs I have to wash the walls!

LOL! I have the queen of "crazy bath".
Molly goes NUTS when I finish washing her and let her go. She'll make growling sounds, or even sound like she's being tortured. She rubs against trees, bushes, grass, anything.

Daisy also chases her while she does this.