I guess he is just a smelly dog. No allergy issues I don't think, and he smelled the same (just worse, because he didn't get as many baths) when he was on the food Corby gave him before I started feeding him with my dogs. Its not his ears or his teeth either...or anal glands, unfortunately with my job I can pick up different nasty dog smells pretty good. I can feel the oils in his coat when I am washing him but otherwise he does not feel greasy. He does get a little itchy after a bath for a couple of days otherwise no skin issues. His skin and coat look nice, and he sheds the normal amount for his fur type. It's just that typical stinky dog smell...maybe he is part stinkhound? Now that you mention hounds he does smell like a lot of basset hounds. Well I took him to work today so now he's all soft and shiny. I'm going to go back to this thread when he starts to stink again, see how long it takes.