How often do you bathe your dog/s?

[Cincy'sMom]

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?

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

[micki76]

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

[wolf_Q]

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.

[tikeyas_mom]

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.

[shais_mom]

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!!! 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'.

[wolfsoul]

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!

[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.

[wolfsoul]

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

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. 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.

[Amber]

we bathe katie every month or sooner.

[tikeyas_mom]

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.

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.

[GoldenRetrLuver]

Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
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.

Ummm...I don't think Kay meant to be insulting? I believe she met Nebo in real life, which is why she says he is the most well groomed, beautiful, etc...husky she's seen.

[Kfamr]

I never said that, now did I?

[tikeyas_mom]

Originally posted by GoldenRetrLuver
Ummm...I don't think Kay meant to be insulting? I believe she met Nebo in real life, which is why she says he is the most well groomed, beautiful, etc...husky she's seen.

ok I thought she ment on pet talk.. .. i just took it the wrong way. sry

[Kfamr]

Even if I hadn't met him, he'd be the most gorgeous Husky i've ever seen. Just look at him.

But, I never said anything that was insulting or against your dog.

[tikeyas_mom]

Originally posted by Kfamr
Even if I hadn't met him, he'd be the most gorgeous Husky i've ever seen. Just look at him.

But, I never said anything that was insulting or against your dog.

ok.. well I think tikeya and anna, and roxey are pretty siberian huskies too, and Nebo is just as nice.