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05-31-2009, 11:35 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Havant UK
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| How often should bath time be? My ruby's coat gets dirty looking really quick about 4 days after her bath .Shes got a lovely coat ibath her about once a week if i don't then it go's greasey & i like her looking good. What about any of u ? How often. |
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05-31-2009, 11:41 AM | #2 |
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| I think it depends on how much they go outside and their activities. Mine need it about once a week but usually get it about once every other week.
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05-31-2009, 11:41 AM | #3 |
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| I bathe mine maybe twice a month ... if not less. I've heard yorkies have very sensitive skin and that it will dry out quickly and they'll start to have skin problems if you bathe them too often. Addie doesn't smell either when I wait this long. Of course, there are emergency baths when she rolls around in the mud or something like that. |
05-31-2009, 12:15 PM | #4 |
Senior Yorkie Talker | I bathe my Silky and Biewer once a week. I use a very gentle oatmeal based shampoo on their bodies and a puppy no more tears one around their faces. Never had an issue with skin dryness. They also are brushed/combed thoroughly every other day. |
05-31-2009, 12:22 PM | #5 |
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| I try to do once every two weeks or so. In between bathing to keep my babies smelling nice and clean, I use the puppy wipes. They work especially well for cleaning the ears and eyes.
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05-31-2009, 12:26 PM | #6 |
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| Madison loves to lay on her pee pad, and she also pees on her bed and blankets. I thought I read that they don't/won't use the place they sleep for a bathroom. Guess I read wrong. Therefore, I have to bathe her about twice a week, she gets really smelly.
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05-31-2009, 03:15 PM | #8 |
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| I read that it should be every other week, or the least as possible. it is not possible for Uni to go more than a week. We don't have carpet at home or at work, so she sweeps up the dirt and dust with her fur. I comb her about every other day or so, but cleaning the eyes muliple times per day, per hour in fact! Tonight's bath night! Trying out the Minksheen I just got!
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05-31-2009, 03:19 PM | #9 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | I bathe Nolee once a week. He is outside everyday and if I wait much longer, I could not stand the smell! Sometimes we wash his feet and face only for a really quick bath!
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05-31-2009, 05:20 PM | #10 |
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| i try to bathe my poochie once a week. he never really gets smelly but his fur looks a lot fluffier and is a lot softer after a nice bath! we are also constantly outside running around. i use puppy wipes and conditioning spray in between baths...people always comment on his great smell! lol |
05-31-2009, 05:30 PM | #11 |
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| I bath Missy once a week. I couldn't do it any less than that, she could really use a bath after about 4 days too.
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06-01-2009, 09:12 AM | #12 |
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| I ususally do it about once a week give or take a couple days depending on his outside activities. |
06-01-2009, 09:31 AM | #13 |
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| I have found over the years, that the ones with the silky coats, tend to look more greasy all the time, but, that still doesn't make me bathe them any sooner. Mine get bathed about every 6-8 weeks and no sooner. If they get dirty, then I just wipe them down. You can wash the natural oils out of their hair, and in time, they will really have nasty looking hair. |
06-01-2009, 12:44 PM | #14 |
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| every 2 weeks here, unless molly has rolled in something undesireable!! (usually dark green duck poo!) |
06-01-2009, 12:53 PM | #15 |
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| We bathe our girls every Sunday. Even though they go on pads at home, they have so much "fun" at daycare (indoor/outdoor) during the week by the time bath day rolls around they usually really need one!
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