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11-30-2008, 01:36 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Calgary
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| Frequency of Bathing - Contradicting Info Hi Yorkie lovers, So, how often should I bathe my little yorkie (assuming he has not rolled around in the dirt, which of course warrants an immediate bath!). I had read at least every 2 weeks in my yorkie books, however my trainer was agast when I told her I bathed him every 1 - 2 weeks. So what is the scoop yorkie experts? I have only had him for 4 months... so I am still pretty new at this. He is 11 months old now. Thanks for any advice you can give!!! Andrea |
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11-30-2008, 01:44 PM | #2 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| I bathe mine once a week in the warmer months and once every 2 weeks in the winter because they arent outside getting dirty really that much
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11-30-2008, 02:10 PM | #3 |
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| I've read here that most do it every week, so that is what I do with Izze. It's nice, because her hair looks better this way.
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11-30-2008, 02:13 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | I do mine once a month in the winter & every 2 or so week's in the summer. |
11-30-2008, 02:25 PM | #5 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Your trainer was probably aghast because for most dogs this would be way too much. Some breeds, in fact, should be bathed no more than every 6 months due to extremely dry skin, and they get stinky too in the meantime. Most of what you read on the matter refers to dogs in general, but there are huge differences among breeds, and they shouldn't be grouped together this way. Joey's breeder is a show breeder and they tend to know what is best for their dog's coats because the ring demands a gorgeous coat, and healthy skin. She recommended once a week bathing, always using a shampoo meant for dogs because they have a difference Ph than humans. Even gentle human shampoos will dry out a dog's skin. Follow shampooing with a dog's hair conditioner, and never skimp on the most important part, rinsing really well. Remember, Yorkies hair is more like human hair, they don't have an undercoat and shed like most dogs.
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11-30-2008, 02:56 PM | #6 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Calgary
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| Thanks... so once a week to once a month... great! Tobi looks so much more handsome when he is all clean and fluffy. Happy to know it is okay to bathe him more often! Andrea |
11-30-2008, 03:06 PM | #7 |
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| We do once a week to every 10 days - any longer than that and they get the "frito toes" smell!!!! It is much easier to brush a clean coat as well!!!!
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11-30-2008, 03:14 PM | #8 |
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| My neighbor is a groomer, she said that people bathe them way too much and wash the natural oils out of their hair. She said in the long run, bathing them too much is going to really dry them out when they're older(said she shouldn't tell me this, as that's how she makes her money). Mine are all pee pad trained, and they get baths about every 10-12 weeks. |
11-30-2008, 03:32 PM | #9 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Winston Salem, nc, usa
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| I give teddy a bath when he starts to smell bad. He sleeps with us so I try to keep him clean. It ranges anywhere from 1 to 4 weeks. I have some doggie spray that helps and I brush him alot too.
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11-30-2008, 03:36 PM | #10 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pennsauken , NJ
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| Romeo gets a bath every week in the summer and every 2 weeks in the winter. I need to give him frequent baths to clean out his eye gunk and clean the pee pee from his under carriage real good. I use wipes in between, but they don't work as well as a real bath.
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12-02-2008, 05:41 AM | #11 |
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| There is conflicting info about this even among vets and groomers I'd think but why does your trainer care how often your pup is bathed? Ellie gets bathed when she needs one. If she is in her crate and "goes" three days in a row, then she will probably get a bath three days in a row. If she isn't dirty, she gets one every one to three weeks or thereabouts.
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12-02-2008, 07:32 AM | #12 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Calgary
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| Frito toes? That is hilarious and I know exactly what you are talking about! My trainer was asking everyone in the class. On the last day of classes, she did a grooming class, just to teach the dog owners how to clean ears, and bums and things. We talked about bathing and she asked how often the dogs get brushed and bathed. Usually when people see Tobi they ask if he was just groomed, so I figure that is a pretty good sign. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't overdoing it. (He doesn't get a bath more than every 10 days. But she had me worried and so now it has been about 3 weeks and he smells like "frito toes"! Bathtime this weekend for sure! |
12-04-2008, 11:39 AM | #13 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2005
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| You have to keep in mind, that yorkies, even though they are dogs, have hair, and not fur. How long would you let your hair go without washing?? |
12-04-2008, 12:32 PM | #14 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Calgary
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| Hee hee hee, I am sure that the people that have posted a reply wash their hair more often than once a month in the winter and every two weeks in the summer and I would be surprised if you bathed your yorkie everyday, or every other day which I think is a common frequency to wash a person's hair, no? I see your point, yes I understood they have hair, not fur (one of the reasons Tobi has a glorious wardobe to keep him snuggly warm) and I also agree that yorkies are dogs, not people - their skin has a very different ph than our scalp is my understanding so from all of the other advice I have receieved here and from the reading that I have done, I am not sure if bathing my little yorkie as often as I wash my hair is a good idea eventhough he has hair. Besides, we live in Alberta, Canada (north of Montana, for those of you who haven't been here) and it is COLD - so having him run around after a bath multiple times per week is not a good idea. |
12-04-2008, 12:40 PM | #15 |
Bailey's Mom Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NC
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| I've always bathed mine once a week in summer and every week and half to two weeks in winter. I've read where you shouldn't bathe them to often to but it's never bothered mine.
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