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Originally Posted by Jewelsmom Jewels is 16 wks. old and is the stinkingest  dog I've ever known! (She's my first Yorkie, so not sure exactly what to expect.) I've been bathing her 2-3 times a week, but after a bath she's stinky a day or two later. She licks her bottom sometimes, and I suspect that's where her stink comes from. This odor gets on my clothes when I hold her, and I don't care for doggie kisses at this point, knowing where her mouth's been.  I read one of the threads here about bathing Yorkies only once a month and I can't even imagine how our home would smell if we did that. One thing I learned from that thread is to use cleansing wipes on the bottom area in between baths, so maybe that's what I'll try next.
Any other reason my puppy is a stinker?  Maybe her anal glands need expressing? (I read a thread about that, too. I think I'll have the vet show me how to do that -- they did not do that at Jewels' previous visit.)
The puppy shampoo I've been using (it's purple in color and made by Hartz  ) smells like cheap men's cologne and I can't wait til its gone so I can find something that smells good, maybe with a coconut fragrance.
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Hartz is a very poor quality shampoo. Throw it out, it isn't worth the headaches. It isn't going to get her clean. Two or three times a week is way too often but you need a good quality shampoo. On average I recommend a bath about every 10 days to two weeks for a Yorkie.
At such a young age I doubt anal glands would be a problem but perhaps should be checked.
There are better quality shampoos Biogroom, A1 all systems, 8 in 1, Four Paws are some brands you might want to try.
I don't recommend the wipes. there are chemicals on those things that could be causing more trouble and irritation than what it is fixing or masking.