A big sniff will tell us when it is time to trot out the
pet shampoo.
My research indicates the frequency of bathing a dog can be
left very nicely to your olfactory organs -- i.e. you can
smell when it is time.
You bathe him when he smells like he needs it. Consensus
among the 'experts' seems to be any where from four times a
month to six times a year and any other time when he has
been down rolling in 'the you what'.
In the absence of any other measure that works for all
instances I will suggest YOU LET YOUR NOSE DO THE WALKING
I have never come in contact with a strong, damaging dog
shampoo. There may be some on the market. If you have
personal experience and a product name that you can send me
I'd love to hear it.
If you are using a commercial dog shampoo, let's assume the
shampoo is okay. I know of no correlation between the
strength of the shampoo and how ofter we need to bath the
dogs.
There are some shampoos on the market which do not require
water. and I will someday devote some time to testing them
and will report back you on the results. A dry shampoo
would be 'hands down' easier to apply to a dog than a
standard bath.
If you smoke you will have to make adjustments because your
sense of smell may not be as acute as someone who does not.
This does not apply to my wife. She quit smoking but she
amazes me because even though she just quit she smells
better than I do.
Now we both know that didn't come out right.
When she was a smoker her sense of smell was better than
mine and I haven't smoked in thirty five years.
Some time ago my wife instituted a routine of wiping their
little rumps off with a non-scented wipe each time our
mutts pooped. So at our present rate of concern about the
dog's bathing there should not be a problem with either
odor or debris.
More frequent bathing will undoubtedly result in an
extended time between bathing.
Dogs don't have to be wet to smell unpleasant. In our case
both of our Schnauzers are able methane producers and it is
the smelly kind.
Our pups have never smelled of feces, partly because we
attempt to wipe their south end off each time they
eliminate.
However their flatulence equals that of humans and I am
really surprised to smell that much offensive 'wind' coming
from such small packages. However that is the topic of
another article. I will address canine 'methane
generation'at a later date
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