SHAMPOO..What kind do I use?

[veggienut]

Someone told me that "Dr. Bonner" is a good shampoo for a dog and he uses it on his dogs. You get it at a healthfood store. Anyone use this brand~?

[MommysBabyRoxy]

Age appropriate is always important. Make sure youre using puppy shampoo.

My favorite is TropiClean. Just because its green, good for your puppy (It has never caused Roxy any problems while other shampoos did), and they have so many different things for different kind of dogs, hair, skin types, ages, so on.

Don't bathe your puppy too often, if you do, it can cause them a lot more problems if you dont have the right shampoo, and it wasnt instructed by your Vet.

I used to give Roxy a bath twice a week, but it was making her get dry skin on her head everywhere. So I started having to buy shampoo made with Oatmeal extract, which I got from TropiClean.

Now that she is older and doesnt have that problem anymore, I give her a bath once every 2 weeks since I brush her twice a day... and I use the Berry TropiClean because it is for fresh scent. Keeps her smelling good.

Then, for the other lady who said she had a problem with her puppy smelling bad...

I use the TropiClean Berry scented, and I use these things called "Cologne Drops"... They dont cost a lot, and all you need is just one little dab. (I got mine at Burtons Pets, and it was only about 4 dollars). It lasts a long time, and I got mine in Baby Powder scented. I put a little dab at the base of her neck, and she smells good for over a week!

[shari313]

my Smokey needs to be bathed too, he smells like dog. ROTFL. i just got him, so i'm going to go pick up more stuff for him this weekend. my dad got the essentials (food tag, harness, leash etc.)

[Wend]

We use Nature's Miracle Plum Silky, I forgot the name of the conditioner, and spray Froo Froo Juice for smell. I bathe usually once a week, my gals are wild things and get into the craziest stuff!

[ChantalB]

For puppies, I also love Bio-Groom Fluffy Puppy

For adult yorkies I use Bio-Groom and Chris Christensen .

[Dame]

Originally Posted by veggienut

Someone told me that "Dr. Bonner" is a good shampoo for a dog and he uses it on his dogs. You get it at a healthfood store. Anyone use this brand~?

Dr. Bronner is a castile soap. From a person point of view, I use it. I wouldn't recommend it for hair! I made that mistake on mine once when I was out of shampoo one day. They claim it works well as a shampoo, but my hair came out really dry which says a lot since I have oily hair and it did not look good nor clean.

Human use on skin, Dr. Bronner's soaps are quite nice (they leave the skin with an entirely different feeling then "conventional" soaps) and target carries a few pieces of the line. Wouldn't recommend you use it on your dog though.

[woahITZaurora]

Originally Posted by TAStetherainbow

Oh I can? Sweet! I will do that now.
Also my friend just bought me Lulu Pink 'Get Groomed' Shampoo, Leave in Conditioner and Freshen Up Spritz. Does anyone know if that's a good shampoo? It isnt tearless like CJ125 was saying would be good. But it doesnt say there is an age limit on it like my flea shampoo does. Anyways if anyone can let me know it would be greatly appreciated.

HAHA! i used that on my puppy noir, lets just say it made his coat look even more dull than when i got him. the conditioner did nothing. smelled okay. but really it doesnt do anything. earthbath "tea tree oil& aloe vera" is good. i noticed a diffrence from the first wash. try that. not too expencive. but i am planning on trying the yorkie splash shampoo soon.

[TAStetherainbow]

Thanks for all the advice,
I've been hearing alot about biogroom so I ordered the fluffy puppy one.
And whoahITZaurora hahaha....i know what you mean now. When I brought Sophie home we gave her a bath....SHE NEEDED ONE. and yeah it made her coat look great for about...a couple minutes lol. It didnt do to much its just standard and nothing special. the detangaler helped but other than that I know what you mean by dull.
and thanks for the advice about the earthbath I wanna give that a try aswell.

[veggienut]

Originally Posted by Dame

Dr. Bronner is a castile soap. From a person point of view, I use it. I wouldn't recommend it for hair! I made that mistake on mine once when I was out of shampoo one day. They claim it works well as a shampoo, but my hair came out really dry which says a lot since I have oily hair and it did not look good nor clean.

Human use on skin, Dr. Bronner's soaps are quite nice (they leave the skin with an entirely different feeling then "conventional" soaps) and target carries a few pieces of the line. Wouldn't recommend you use it on your dog though.

That is what some guy told me that he bathes his dog in, but the tea tree oil version of Dr. Bronner's.