I know you're not suppposed to bathe them very often due to the natural oils taking so long to come back. However, when my pup pees in her kennel it gets all over her and she smells like a ferret. Does anybody have a suggestion as to how to clean her up without an actual bath? I don't want to dry her out.
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There are disposable pet bath towels you can buy at most pet stores. This is the only thing I can think of that will help freshen her up and not do as much "damage" as a full bath...it won't dry the skin out either because it wont get that deep.
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This won't be popular, but I'm going to post it anyway.
I bathed my cat every 2 weeks as a kitten. He thinks it is normal for a cat to get a bath and doesn't fuss about it. Auster only got a bath every few months as a pup, and I have to hold her in the tub or leash her just to keep her from running away during a bath. My next dog will be bathed frequently (every one to two weeks) as a pup just so that I can bathe them without a hassle if I have to.
There are special gentle conditioning shampoos that can be used as often as every week without a problem. How often you can bathe a pup really depends a lot on the shampoo you use. I use Kenic oatmeal shampoo on the cat for his dandruff, but there are many other brands as well.
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What do you mean it won't be popular? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Bathe your dog as often as you have to. The most *damage* you can do is to dry out the coat a bit, a condition that'll reverse itself when the bathing frequency drops. The reason it's supposed to be bad for them is that a lot of soaps have the glycerin taken out of them (and then they charge us to put it back in, fuuuun), so find a shampoo that has it and use an emollient conditioner, preferably one with lanolin. You don't need to go out there and buy anything for dogs -- human shampoo and conditoner will do, provided they're for dry hair. Baby products work great.
If you're still worried, there are coat sprays and you can add some Omega-3 oil containing supplement to your pup's diet if you're not already doing so.
More important is perhaps looking into getting an alarm clock so your pup *doesn't* have to pee in its crate at night, or restricting its water slightly before it goes in the crate for the night.
Bathe away! I bathe my shepherd pup every two weeks and my single coat working dog once a week. I live in the tropics and on exceptionally hot days, the dogs get a hose down often. My dogs coats are shiny and their skin is not dry. (They always get lots of compliments)
I do however use the Aloe and Oatmeal soapless shampoo and they get Salmon oil with every meal.
I'll run for cover after this next confession, one day, too lazy to get the dog shampoo after the dogs had a muddy play session, I used the people shampoo we had outside, Pert 2 in 1, shampoo and conditioner. Wow, did the dogs' coats ever shine, soft as anything and they smelled great too! Now this is NOT a regular thing, but may help for that smelly pup!
Oh and...groom to keep the skin stimulated and the oils distributed throughout the fur. I've taken a liking to those 'Zoom Grooms' (made by the the Kong co.) as a quick going over before bringing the dogs in the house. (Fooling myself that this will cut down the amount of fur in the house :rolleyes: ) I used this on my pup as an intro into the grooming ritual and like how the rubber 'bristles' are not as spikey as a comb or rake.
And do try to get up and let your pup out for a whizz. This stage won't last long (as his bladder gets stronger) and in the long run the training will be quicker, you certainly don't want your pup to get used to laying in pee!
My GSD "Blue" will be 5 this April and he has never had a bath. His breeder never bathes her dogs and I decided to follow her example.
He never smells doggy and he has a gleaming coat.
As it has been very wet here in the U.K. he does get covered in mud when we are in the fields but I have a small hose attached to an outside tap and I just hose off the mud and dry him off with a towel.
I bought those dog wipes for my Gt Dane but they were a complete waste of money- just didn't see amy results - she is getting old and I don't want to hose her off with cold water. However, being higher off the ground she does not get as mucky as my GSD as she doesn't run around and jump in puddles like he does <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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