How often do you bathe your dog(s)?

gaddylovesdogs · 11-05-2004, 04:46 PM

I bathe my girls every month, to keep them clean, and sometimes they'll go to the groomer's, but only for special occasions (I don't think anybody really wants to spend $135 dollars every month to have three dogs professionally groomed, unless it is a show dog or the owner is very wealthy, when you can do it yourself and you pay less for the use of water and a bottle of coconut shampoo).

What about you?

DarknessDivine · 11-05-2004, 04:59 PM

Mini gets one 2 times a month cuzz she's a roller and so does Zeus cuzz he's a pup and gets dirty easy Dracs get's one every other month unless he gets dirty or gets rained on.

fireworksinjuly · 11-05-2004, 05:03 PM

Kino gets it when his white fur is visably dirty. runt and shredder get it when Kino does.

LabLuver22 · 11-05-2004, 05:05 PM

I usually use a waterless shampoo, a microfibre cloth, and/or an alchohol-free baby wipe to clean my dogs's coats. About once a month, I give them a bath.

Crossfire Bulldogs · 11-05-2004, 05:16 PM

The bully crew have their bath once a month unless there is an upcoming show then their REALLY scrubbed down the night before the show, whiskers clipped and all that good stuff.

Inbetween bath times - I use non-alcohol baby wipes with aloe daily to clean out wrinkles, ears and folds, everyone gets the old vaseline slickdown to the nose every other day, teeth brushed weekly and a quick brush down once a day.

doberkim · 11-05-2004, 06:35 PM

the only time bowie gets a bath is after he gets REALLY dirty - this is normally 3-4 times a year.

Pugdawg1 · 11-05-2004, 07:01 PM

Mine get bathed about once a month, and i use baby wipes for cleaning wrinkles.

Jean · 11-05-2004, 09:37 PM

Dutches get it once a month by a groomer but I will in the summer. It is just to cold in the winter. She runs in the sprinklers during the summer so she stays pretty clean but if her white coat gets dirty lookin off we go to the groomers.

Rip's Girl · 11-05-2004, 09:49 PM

Mine get baths when they stop smelling good. For Buster, that's 3x/month, Ripley and Dakota usually once a month. Sometimes I bathe them before we go somewhere so they look all nice and fluffy.

IceyBlueSibes · 11-06-2004, 01:04 AM

The girls are bathed only when needed (extremely dirty, got into something stinky, or just need a perk up to look pretty

) But it is not very often... they don't tend to stink alot... so a wipe down with a cloth is usually what we do for them.

I'd say Sarge is once a month. He has a shorter coat and when you pet him, the dirt can show up on your hands! Whenever that happens, he gets a bath, and when gets that stinky doggy odor, BATH TIME!

Sarge hates baths... he listens and will come, but always hangs his head... if he sees me grab a towel, with a bottle in my hand, he runs to my dad or brothers room!

sheltiepups · 11-06-2004, 06:37 AM

The shelties get their bath every one to two months... sometimes longer.. which reminds me.. I should probably give them a bath today

Lil'Paws · 11-06-2004, 06:55 AM

Twice a month. She got a bath this morning.

lost-doggies · 11-06-2004, 07:05 AM

I tend to only wash my dogs when they are disgustingly dirty, like they've rolled in fox poop or something. If they're just a bit muddy I tend to dry them off with a couple of dog towels that I have (just old towels that we now use for the dogs). So most of the time it will be 3 or 4 times year. One of them though (Maxwell) is a swine and rolls in the poop a lot! So she gets bathed a lot!

***Carrie*** · 11-06-2004, 10:54 AM

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I tend to only wash my dogs when they are disgustingly dirty, like they've rolled in fox poop or something.

LOL, LOL!!! I can relate to that one! Only for me, it's bear poop or some unidentifiable mess. I try not to bathe them more than is necessary, but my Dobe and my boy Chi get smellier than my girls do.

The other day Jose walked right under Lyric who was lifting his leg on a tree. Jose got it. I forgot to bathe him and 2 days later I noticed he didn't smell too good, so he got a bath.

I hate bathing Lyric. He's so heavy and won't volunteer to get in the tub. So in the interim I'll wipe him down with Listerine mixed with water. That freshens him up. Yup...brushing works for just plain dirt, dust and hair etc.

The Chi's are easy to bathe. The girl is only 5lbs and I can stick her right in the kitchen sink and it takes all of 3 minutes. LOL.

BXRchic · 11-06-2004, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Carrie

I can stick her right in the kitchen sink and it takes all of 3 minutes. LOL.

Man, I bet that's nice! Probably a H*ll of a lot easier on your back too than leaning over the tub with it digging into your rib cage! :shiver:

At any rate, I give my Boxer (who is a pretty clean girl-not a roller so far...knock on wood and thank god!) a bath exactly once a month because she gets her flea treatment and I kinda dont want to keep piling that stuff on her, I just feel better putting it on a clean dog.

11-05-2004, 04:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
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11-05-2004, 04:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
DarknessDivine Boxer Mom Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 1,239 Rep Power: 105	Mini gets one 2 times a month cuzz she's a roller and so does Zeus cuzz he's a pup and gets dirty easy Dracs get's one every other month unless he gets dirty or gets rained on.
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11-05-2004, 05:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
fireworksinjuly Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,585 Rep Power: 144	Kino gets it when his white fur is visably dirty. runt and shredder get it when Kino does.
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Crossfire Bulldogs Sourmug Mom Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Snuggled Between The Snorts & Snores. Posts: 7,844 Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 287	The bully crew have their bath once a month unless there is an upcoming show then their REALLY scrubbed down the night before the show, whiskers clipped and all that good stuff. Inbetween bath times - I use non-alcohol baby wipes with aloe daily to clean out wrinkles, ears and folds, everyone gets the old vaseline slickdown to the nose every other day, teeth brushed weekly and a quick brush down once a day.
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11-05-2004, 06:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
doberkim doberslave Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 830 Rep Power: 106	the only time bowie gets a bath is after he gets REALLY dirty - this is normally 3-4 times a year.
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11-05-2004, 05:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
LabLuver22 Laura Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 488 Rep Power: 89	I usually use a waterless shampoo, a microfibre cloth, and/or an alchohol-free baby wipe to clean my dogs's coats. About once a month, I give them a bath.

11-05-2004, 07:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
Pugdawg1 Pug Mom Join Date: May 2004 Location: Elko, Nevada Posts: 2,418 Rep Power: 138	Mine get bathed about once a month, and i use baby wipes for cleaning wrinkles.
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11-05-2004, 09:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jean Jean Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: California Posts: 91 Rep Power: 83	Dutches get it once a month by a groomer but I will in the summer. It is just to cold in the winter. She runs in the sprinklers during the summer so she stays pretty clean but if her white coat gets dirty lookin off we go to the groomers.

11-05-2004, 09:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
Rip's Girl Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,580 Rep Power: 144	Mine get baths when they stop smelling good. For Buster, that's 3x/month, Ripley and Dakota usually once a month. Sometimes I bathe them before we go somewhere so they look all nice and fluffy.
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11-06-2004, 01:04 AM	#10 (permalink)
IceyBlueSibes Eyes = Mirror to the soul Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Jupiter, Fla. Posts: 7,828 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 276	The girls are bathed only when needed (extremely dirty, got into something stinky, or just need a perk up to look pretty ) But it is not very often... they don't tend to stink alot... so a wipe down with a cloth is usually what we do for them. I'd say Sarge is once a month. He has a shorter coat and when you pet him, the dirt can show up on your hands! Whenever that happens, he gets a bath, and when gets that stinky doggy odor, BATH TIME! Sarge hates baths... he listens and will come, but always hangs his head... if he sees me grab a towel, with a bottle in my hand, he runs to my dad or brothers room!
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11-06-2004, 06:37 AM	#11 (permalink)
sheltiepups Semper Fidelis - Marines Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: somewhere Posts: 2,438 Rep Power: 132	The shelties get their bath every one to two months... sometimes longer.. which reminds me.. I should probably give them a bath today
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11-06-2004, 06:55 AM	#12 (permalink)
Lil'Paws ~w/Dachshund~ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: ~Western~NC~ Posts: 1,662 Rep Power: 120	Twice a month. She got a bath this morning.
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11-06-2004, 07:05 AM	#13 (permalink)
lost-doggies Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Derby, UK Posts: 6 Rep Power: 77	I tend to only wash my dogs when they are disgustingly dirty, like they've rolled in fox poop or something. If they're just a bit muddy I tend to dry them off with a couple of dog towels that I have (just old towels that we now use for the dogs). So most of the time it will be 3 or 4 times year. One of them though (Maxwell) is a swine and rolls in the poop a lot! So she gets bathed a lot!

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