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Harrysmum · 09-24-2011, 06:41 AM

We shower Harry once a week, too. Again, that changes if he's happened upon anything nasty! Sally + Harry x

RileyDC · 09-24-2011, 06:54 AM

Riley gets a bath every other Sunday night.....
I have doggie bath wipes that I use in between....

Taryn0405 · 09-24-2011, 01:24 PM

Gizmo gets bathed once a week, and not willingly!

Other then that, we us baby wipes and his tootsies everynight before bed. I like clean paws if I have to share a bed with them

nancyf007 · 09-25-2011, 01:48 PM

Abby and Riley gets a bath every week. I will probably slow it down as the weather gets colder.

hnybun128 · 09-25-2011, 05:30 PM

Mine get bathed weekly. If I went any longer than that, they would begin to look greasy.

PrincessLola · 09-25-2011, 07:47 PM

My vet recently told me I was bathing Lola too often (weekly), and said she should probably only be bathed once a month *cringe*, and definitely no more than once every 2 weeks. He said her coat looked dry... I am now bathing her about every 7-10 days, but I changed her diet, and her coat looks shiny again.

tahk · 09-26-2011, 05:22 AM

My Coby gets a bath every 10-14 days. He does have itchy skin, so I try not to overdo it, but he does sleep in the bed with me or my little girl, and I don't like a stinky dog!

I do put a conditioner in and let it sit for about 5 min, then rinse him really well.

hugz4all4 · 09-26-2011, 07:36 AM

7 to 10 days, if I go longer, Tucker gets ratty looking too.. it must be a yorkie thing..lol

Nolas Mom · 09-26-2011, 08:21 AM

agree, we bathe them every 7-10 days too.

angieNchloe · 09-26-2011, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuvTaycieGirl

I bathe every week

If I go any longer.. 9 or 10 days, she starts to get rather grungy. I think it is totally fine. I think the lady at the petstore was cuckoo for cocoa puffs!

LOLOLOL!!!! Funny!!

apple718 · 09-29-2011, 11:22 AM

I think yorkie's also have stronger body odor. We have a maltese and they have hair also vs fur and yet she could go 2-3 weeks without being smelly. My benny will be lucky if he can go 5 days until the BO is just too much and needs a bath.

Oh btw learning from you guys here I started to squeeze some of my omega 3 capsules into benny's food and it helped big time with his coat and BO and now could go sometimes over a week until a bath.

miriamgibson · 10-01-2011, 12:51 PM

Bentley get a bath every 7 to 10 days. If he gets into something nasty or starts to smell then I will give him a bath more often because he does sleep in our bed. NO smelly baby in the bed, plus he sleeps better. I also wash is eyes every day.

yorkiemini · 10-01-2011, 02:37 PM

Cali gets a bath every week. She sleeps in my bed so she has to be clean to be there, plus she see patients every day in my office - sometimes as many as 23 - 30 a day and has to be clean to be around all of them.

In the winter she gets a little dry skin, I use Omega or Coconut Oil and found a humidifier really helps.

sbgooljar · 10-01-2011, 03:10 PM

Romeo gets a weekly bath and sometimes more often if his hair looks oily. I purchase his shampoo and conditioner from the vet (both Oatmeal).

mom of 3 dogs · 10-01-2011, 03:12 PM

mine get baths around every 2 to 3 weeks

09-24-2011, 01:24 PM	#18
Taryn0405 Owned by a Gremlin Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: The Mitten State! Posts: 3,706	Gizmo gets bathed once a week, and not willingly! Other then that, we us baby wipes and his tootsies everynight before bed. I like clean paws if I have to share a bed with them __________________ Taryn Momma to Gizmo AKA Monkeyman My husband, daughter, son, and dog make me who I am "My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am."

09-25-2011, 05:30 PM	#20
hnybun128 I ♥ Maci & Mojo Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Morris, IL, USA Posts: 856	Mine get bathed weekly. If I went any longer than that, they would begin to look greasy. __________________ Gina ~Mojo , Maci ~ Sweetie, Katie, Coco Chanel, & Figaro

09-26-2011, 07:36 AM	#23
hugz4all4 YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: upstate NY Posts: 2,114 Blog Entries: 1	7 to 10 days, if I go longer, Tucker gets ratty looking too.. it must be a yorkie thing..lol __________________ Love all 9 of my furrbutts!

09-29-2011, 11:22 AM	#26
apple718 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: oceanside, ca Posts: 121	I think yorkie's also have stronger body odor. We have a maltese and they have hair also vs fur and yet she could go 2-3 weeks without being smelly. My benny will be lucky if he can go 5 days until the BO is just too much and needs a bath. Oh btw learning from you guys here I started to squeeze some of my omega 3 capsules into benny's food and it helped big time with his coat and BO and now could go sometimes over a week until a bath. Last edited by apple718; 09-29-2011 at 11:24 AM.

10-01-2011, 02:37 PM	#28
yorkiemini Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: USA Posts: 4,285	Cali gets a bath every week. She sleeps in my bed so she has to be clean to be there, plus she see patients every day in my office - sometimes as many as 23 - 30 a day and has to be clean to be around all of them. In the winter she gets a little dry skin, I use Omega or Coconut Oil and found a humidifier really helps. __________________ . Cali , and Cali's keeper and staff, Jay No, not a "mini" Yorkie - She loves to motor in her Mini Cooper car Last edited by yorkiemini; 10-01-2011 at 02:38 PM.

09-24-2011, 06:41 AM	#16
Harrysmum Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Chessington, Surrey, UK Posts: 5,062	We shower Harry once a week, too. Again, that changes if he's happened upon anything nasty! Sally + Harry x

09-24-2011, 06:54 AM	#17
RileyDC BANNED! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Washington DC Posts: 4,183	Riley gets a bath every other Sunday night..... I have doggie bath wipes that I use in between....

09-25-2011, 01:48 PM	#19
nancyf007 YT Addict Join Date: May 2011 Location: Fort Myers Posts: 339 Blog Entries: 8	Abby and Riley gets a bath every week. I will probably slow it down as the weather gets colder.

09-25-2011, 07:47 PM	#21
PrincessLola YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Boynton Beach, FL Posts: 1	My vet recently told me I was bathing Lola too often (weekly), and said she should probably only be bathed once a month cringe, and definitely no more than once every 2 weeks. He said her coat looked dry... I am now bathing her about every 7-10 days, but I changed her diet, and her coat looks shiny again.

09-26-2011, 05:22 AM	#22
tahk Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: SC Posts: 44	My Coby gets a bath every 10-14 days. He does have itchy skin, so I try not to overdo it, but he does sleep in the bed with me or my little girl, and I don't like a stinky dog! I do put a conditioner in and let it sit for about 5 min, then rinse him really well.

09-26-2011, 08:21 AM	#24
Nolas Mom Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 25 Blog Entries: 1	agree, we bathe them every 7-10 days too.

10-01-2011, 12:51 PM	#27
miriamgibson Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: ofallon Posts: 62	Bentley get a bath every 7 to 10 days. If he gets into something nasty or starts to smell then I will give him a bath more often because he does sleep in our bed. NO smelly baby in the bed, plus he sleeps better. I also wash is eyes every day.

10-01-2011, 03:10 PM	#29
sbgooljar YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Westchester County, New York Posts: 1,231 Blog Entries: 1	Romeo gets a weekly bath and sometimes more often if his hair looks oily. I purchase his shampoo and conditioner from the vet (both Oatmeal). __________________ Romeo and Sujata

10-01-2011, 03:12 PM	#30
mom of 3 dogs Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Worcester, MA USA Posts: 2,750	mine get baths around every 2 to 3 weeks __________________ _______________ Elaine, Peyton, and her 2 chi sisters Minnie and Tootsie