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 turbowarp
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Posted: 4/16/2012 6:47:31 PM
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT Right after a bath, his coat seems dry and he picks up dirt easier. |
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Posted: 4/16/2012 8:37:47 PM
When you take all the dog's natural oils out of their coat if feels and looks like crap and it will actually get dirtier/not shed dirt as well. I find the trick is to use a very mild dog shampoo that leaves some oil in and even then to go easy on the washing. I kind of spot clean my dog, or just the feet/lower legs/belly. I only give her a full on bath if she's disgusting or once a month, whichever comes first and again I go real easy on the amount of shampoo. That, regular brushing and some liquid salmon oil on her food everyday and her coat is beautiful. Obligatory beautiful dog photo... 
If you have the time to brush the crap out of your dog once or twice a week that helps a lot. It knocks dirt off, distributes their natural oils and generally keeps things a lot healthier. Every day is even better, but that can be hard on you and the dog if your dog hates being brushed. Some dogs love it and it can be a nice bonding experience. Obviously short-hair dogs are easier. i have a friend with three labs and she Furminates them each for about 5 minutes every single day and they are the cleanest, glossiest labs I've ever seen, and they don't shed much either. Of course if your dog is a total mud bug there's no winning that battle. My neighbor's Golden is one and they finally instituted a three bath a day rule. After the third one she gets restricted to the house!  |
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Posted: 4/17/2012 9:30:14 AM
That's what I try to do. I try to brush him everyday. Some days he'll just lay there and let me brush away, other days, he'll let me only brush for a couple of minutes then he starts getting antsy. My dogs Only starts getting the oils back into his coat after about a
month. When I bath him and try not to suds him up too much with harsh
shampoos, that doesn't seem to get the smell out. What shampoo have you found that gets them clean, takes the smell and doesn't strip the oils from their coats?
As for bathing, even once a month is too frequent, isn't it? He's really good about it, when I say "time for a bath", he'll jump into the bathtub or if outside, he'll jump on the picnic table and just stand there for me to bath him. (Unless he sees a squirrel, then game on.) As for the furminator... what a joke. I can brush him for days and still get bags of hair. I think it stimulates his my Aussies' hair growth. |
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Posted: 4/18/2012 8:23:01 AM
Once a month isn't too often. We use something called "Perfect Coat"
Yeah, the Furminator doesn't work that great on long coated dogs. We actually use a combination of three brushes: pin brush, undercoat rake and slicker brush, in that order. Takes about 15 minutes to do a full 3 brush evolution, which I do about every 2 weeks, but I will brush her more frequently with just the first brush for 5 minutes. It sounds like you just need to get your dog to increase it's skin oil production to improve both coat quality and cleanliness. It shouldn't take a month to build back up, particularly if you are brushing him. There are dozens of fish oil supplements that you can use to help improve his coat. We like a liquid product and just put a squirt on top of her breakfast. You can use a couple of squirts (or equiv.) for every meal until oil production is up and then cut back. It works good on our dog, anyway! |
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Hoppy
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Posted: 4/18/2012 9:01:46 AM
[Last Edit: 4/18/2012 9:05:16 AM by Hoppy]
Got this dog in 2007 and she's had one bath and only because she rolled in cat shit. Her fur is always soft and she has no odor. The little ones, on the other hand, get the bath once a month or they start to look bad and stink.  |
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Posted: 4/18/2012 12:04:45 PM
After about a month my dog smells so bad he stinks up an entire room. But like you said after a bath he gets dull looking and dry.
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Posted: 4/18/2012 12:21:00 PM
Here you go...
After shampooing and rinsing the dog, put conditioner on their fur, rub it in well. Wait FIVE FULL MINUTES before you rinse it. Try it, you're welcome.  |
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Posted: 5/12/2012 12:29:16 AM
If they stink, there is Adam's flea spray. Don't wash them unless they roll in something.
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