Shampoo for a Yorkie Puppy?
 

My wife and I just got a yorkie puppy a couple of days ago. We have been letting her outside to go potty and she is doing good at that soo far. However we think she might have gotten a flea. Because both my wife and I have a couple of bites that look like flea bites.

I was just wondering what everyone uses for shampoos? I think we will give her a bath for now. So is going to the vet next week for a check up as well. Any information that any one has would be great. Thank You

I do not recommend giving her any type of flea shampoo or flea bath. Those things have so many chemicals and she's just a little pup, and I have read several stories about dogs having reactions to those.
Maybe comb her with a flea comb...The vet will be able to help you in this dept. They may prescribe revolution, frontline, etc.
As far as grooming products are concerned. Many people on here like Chris Christensen products, Petsilk products, etc.
We use Coat Handler, and love it! It really leaves their hair nice and shiny.
Good luck!

I wasn't looking for a flea shampoo. I was just thinking of giving her a bath with regular shampoo to see if that would help her?

CC, Coat Handler, Petsilk, MinkSheen are all shampoos that people on this forum have had success with. I'm sure there are a bunch more, but those are the ones I can think of right now.

I use pantene Ice with twenty drops of Eculapytis (sp0 Oil added to the whole bottle. it is a natural flea preventive. i started using it on my babies at eleven weeks. Works great.

Two things you can try....

Dawn dish Soap or Baby Shampoo for humans. Both are suposed to kill the fleas ON THEM but will not repel them.

Just be very careful not to get it in her ears or eyes :)

Good luck !!!!! :D

I just bought some shampoo with oatmeal in it because that is what the breeder recommend. It was the 4 paws brand not sure if that is good or not? We only used a small amount. I will try and get some better stuff when I can.

Baby Shampoo
 

When my baby was young we used regular human baby shampoo & rinse with lemom juice to kill any fleas.:animal36

I have read that dawn dish soap kills fleas. Also minksheen is supposed to have a natural flea repellant in it.

So far she seems to do better after the bath. Although the bath thing was new to her and she didn't care for that at all. I am taking her to the vet this week to get some shots I will see what she recommends. Thanks for all the help so far.

Use Cloud Star Buddy Wash. It is really gentle and smells great. www.cloudstar.com

For my 8 month old babies, I use Johnson & Johnson's No More Tears & Pantene conditioner. I blow dry them with a brush and the dryer help me see the critters as it parts the hair. Then I pluck them out and drown them in rubbing alcohol!

Since I bathe them once a week, I hardly ever have fleas on my girls.

My 10 year old get's the baby shampoo on her head, and Pantene for the body + the conditioner.

I found this and I'm planning on buying the Lavender extract, mixing it in water & spritzing it on the girls to see if it helps.

"Fleas detest the scent of lavender, mint, rosemary, sweet woodruff and cedar: use sachets of these fragrances between couch cushions or mix extract with water and spritz a fine mist to use as a repelant.

Pet baths. Bathe pets with gentle herbal shampoos. Pesticide shampoos are overkill, since simple soap and water will kill fleas if the soap is left on for about 5-8 minutes."

:D

Buddy Wash shampoo
Coconut shampoo base, aloe vera gel, essence of lavender, essence of mint, chamomile extract, sage extract, nettles extract, rosemary extract, wheat protein extract (natural deodorizing agent), tea tree oil, vitamin E, vitamin C

They also make a leave-in conditioner that I use for putting in Sammy's top knot.

Great tip! Thanks! Do they carry it at PetSmart or Petco? or is it a specialty item?

No it's specialty. I'll carry it as soon as hubby finishes the website. ;) Cloud Star is one of my very favorite companies. The deal they have on their website for the combo is a *very* good deal. It typically retails for $9 a bottle BUT it's a huge bottle and has lasted us a YEAR at one bath a week. Even with Sammy now adding another bath, we still have 1/4 of a bottle. I use the Buddy Rinse on Sammy, Loki doesn't need it.

By the way, the smell lasts 3+ days. That's awesome.

P.S. I used this for a while when I was having some allergy issues and trying to find products without anything harsh. This was even better than the products in the organic aisle at my market. I used it every day for a few weeks so again add that into the fact that this bottle has still lasted A YEAR.

That sounds great! Thanks again - Can't wait to see your website!

Okay now that I have some shampoo ideas how do you get them used to having a bath? She wanted nothing to do with it and my wife and I had to team up.

Ahhhh..... good question.....

I bathe the girls in the kitchen sink. I use the rubber mats in the sink so their feet don't slip and fortunately I have a shower head with the hose faucet so it works great for me.

While giving a bath in nice warm water, I let the sink fill up to about half way up their legs. Talk really calm and tell her over and over what a good girl she is. I give my girls kisses and hugs while I bathe them and they get better and better with each bath. Believe me the first time was like WWIII!

Be really careful cuz they can jump out of that sink in a flash and they have no concept of height! Don't take your hand or eyes off of her until she is safe on the floor!

With the blow dryer, I got them used to the sound and the blowing a few days before their first bath. I just had them in the bathroom with me and would let the wind blow on them little by little. It's cute when they can't figure out what's messing with them!

Rub a dub-dub! Have fun in the tub!

Make sure you have a good water temp and everything set out ahead of time so you make it as short as possible. Either do it in the sink with the sprayer (I do this with Sammy, Loki is too big) or you can get an attachment for the faucet in the tub. Loki lets me just use a big cup to dump water on him, but well, Loki is awesome because he's been getting baths since he was a baby and he just deals. I always give him a treat when he's done and I usually let him go run around before I blow dry him so it's not complete torture.

Sammy came to use hating to have her face touched and not really enjoying the bath. I am very gentle with her and stop to give her treats a lot. I had to get her used to just getting her face washed first. I find that cleaning faces/eyes/teeth every day and feet and butts when necessary can stretch out the need for a bath to about 10 days. If you let that stuff build up they get STINKY and need one every 6-7 days for sure. Loki's eye goobers smell and Sammy gets her dinner in her hair so we are constantly washing faces.

Do you have a Kong? Put her in the sink/tub and have someone hold a peanut butter Kong up for her to lick. Then give her the bath while she's licking the Kong. If she's easily fooled, like Sammy, you're golden. If she's like Loki though, she'll see right through your little plan... :D

Well this was her first bath/shower so I understand her being a little taken back by it. We did put her in the sink with a mat and just used a cup on her it seemed to work good. What is a Kong?

A kong is a rubber toy that you stuff with treats or peanut butter

I will have to check that out.