Posted: 7/11/2010 9:49:54 PM EDT
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Alright, so I'm dealing with my first true blue "inside/outside" dog and having a large issue with cleanliness. During the day she's allowed to roam the property and sometimes gets put in her pin (4'X6') if i'm going to be gone for a while. But at night or when i'm home she come's inside with me and also sleeps inside on the bed. Problem is i live in the country and she's gets dirty as can be. I don't mind washing her, but this knocks off her monthly flee/tick/mosquito killer/preventative. Solutions? ETA: She's about 3 times bigger now (and going batshit crazy chasing her tail right now)  |
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I didn't know that washing the dog would kill the flea and tick stuff. News to me i guess and the package didn't say anything.
What kind of dog? (nm saw the edit). Does she roll in the dirt or what? Brushing a little bit will knock most of the dust and crap off. Then every couple of weeks depending on how bad she is, give her a bath. I take mine (GSP) swimming about once or twice every couple weeks. Take her to the dog park every day where she rolls around with other dogs. Only time i have to really give her a bath is when i'm working on tractors, cause she likes to lay in the grease and i pet her with dirty hands too. The rest of the time i pretty much just brush her off. |
| I have an Australian Shepherd and he is anal about keeping himself clean. He will lick muddy paws until they are white again and shake all hay and dead grass off on his own. He does get baths in the wash rack every couple weeks though. That is mostly to keep him smelling nice. |
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Try a "sponge bath"; Use a wet towel with a small amount of soap. Wipe her down and rinse the towel, you will see what is coming off. Wipe down once with water only. You should be able to avoid the area on the nape of her neck where the flea stuff goes. She should smell better afterwards also.
Rob |
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Alright, so I'm dealing with my first true blue "inside/outside" dog and having a large issue with cleanliness. During the day she's allowed to roam the property and sometimes gets put in her pin (4'X6') if i'm going to be gone for a while. But at night or when i'm home she come's inside with me and also sleeps inside on the bed. Problem is i live in the country and she's gets dirty as can be. I don't mind washing her, but this knocks off her monthly flee/tick/mosquito killer/preventative. Solutions? ETA: She's about 3 times bigger now (and going batshit crazy chasing her tail right now) This shampoo won't wash off flea and tick medications: http://www.petco.com/product/1928/Bio-Guard-Gentle-Shampoo.aspx?cm_mmc=CSEMGooglebase-_-Cat-_-Bio%20Guard-_-680079&mr:trackingCode=1B06EC15-8381-DE11-B7F3-0019B9C043EB&mr:referralID=NA |
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The flea and tick stuff you get from the vet doesn't come off with a bath after it has soaked into the skin. The crap you just buy in the store will. That's what a couple vets told us. We have a big crazy lab that goes down to the creek and rolls in anything that smells bad too (including chicken poop). So we inquired about that whole thing pretty quickly. |