[Nancy1999]

Some of the things that make shampoos safer, i.e. not burning the eyes or irritating the skin aren't that easily available over the counter. Shampoos have been tested for gentleness, and I don't recommend using something made for human hair and skin for dogs. Dogs have a different pH and their hair is not as acidic as human hair so using vinegar on their skin might be very irritating. If you don't believe me, take some water, and add it to baking soda, which is very alkaline, and make a paste and put it on your face. Since our skins are more acidic, this will irritate most people's skin, same thing with a dogs skin, it needs a product made for their pH, not for human skin. Joey’s breeder stressed how important it was too keep their skin healthy, she insisted I should always use a conditioner, as it conditions the skin as well as the hair. Please remember that it’s so much easier to keep the skin healthy, then to try and heal damaged skin. The Biogroom company makes a wonderful inexpensive shampoo that you can get a sample of by emailing the company. It’s very concentrated, and you mix it with water before using. We would throw a fit, if some company was testing a new product on dogs, yet so many private individuals think it’s okay to use their dog as a test subject. Remember, the skin is the largest organ of the body, and it keeps out all the harmful bacterial that surrounds us, your job is to keep it clean and healthy.

Not sure if it's true, but I have read that you can use a human hair conditioner on your dog, without upsetting the pH balance, I know a lot of people do it with no ill reports, but I would not use a human shampoo.