Best Dog Shampoo

[wolfsoul]

All of the grooming seminars I have been to have warned against coal tar shampoo unless there is a skin condition, so I don't think it is just breed-related. Tomlyn has an excellent coal tar formula though, not so damaging to the skin. I liked using it at work on the dogs with elephant skin -- worked wonders.
We have dogs that come in three times a week for a bath and have never found that they have skin issues from it, but it could be because we use very high quality shampoos and conditioners. There is one other place in town that uses a mixture of dish soap, vinegar, and glycerin, and the girl who used to work there says that their weekly dogs had many skin issues.

[mike001]

Dish soap on a dog? Well I don't doubt it would cause skin issues. That isn't the name of our Coal Tar shampoo, don't really remember the name or brand he uses.Could be the different climates? I've never had a problem and that's one of the reasons I like it so much, plus the fact that we have so many deer flies and it really helps with the bites in summer. Also seems to be a repellent. If I noticed any damage to the coats I would stop using it immediately. Like the saying goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Most people we meet love the smell. I don't like a sweet perfumy scent on a Shepherd, and most people don't either. Our neighbor uses it on his Chihuahua because we do and he likes the look of the coats. He doesn't feed raw, so his dog isn't as shiny, maybe it's in the feeding, have no idea.


I'VE BEEN BOO'D

[CathyBogart]

The only reason we use dish soap at work is if a pet gets something oily in their fur that isn't coming out. Especially the trash the Hartz advertises as flea prevention. We use a bit of Dawn, and follow it with a conditioner to avoid drying them out.

Jasper's skin and coat are both resilient and basically odorless, so I just find a nice oatmeal/tea tree oil shampoo...there are several brands I have been pleased with. If he gets REALLY stinky for some reason (Last time he rolled in a dead bird...where do they get these ideas? ) I mix in some baking soda.