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09-23-2011, 05:37 PM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Entwistle,Alberta Canada
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| How often to bath Hi Everyone I was curious as to how often to bath my baby girl? i have been bathing her every week to two weeks is that to much? a lady at pet store today told me to only wash three times a year!!! i dont think i can do that is it harmful to the furbabies to get washed regularly? BTW i just love this YT everyone is so great on here as i am new to it i am getting addicted to it so much to read and learn |
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09-23-2011, 06:21 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | 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!
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09-23-2011, 06:26 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Michigan USA & Sheffield UK
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| I bathe ZoE once a week. She sleeps in my bed & I want a clean pup on my sheets.
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09-23-2011, 06:27 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: At Home
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| Mine are bathed weekly.
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09-23-2011, 06:28 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Mansfield, Arkansas
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| once a week for Mrs. Beasley also.
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09-23-2011, 06:38 PM | #6 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Entwistle,Alberta Canada
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| Thank you Ladies i feel much better i like her fresh smelling to even tho she thinks having a bath is me torturing her lol she so hates it, hopefully as she gets older we can have more fun doing it. |
09-23-2011, 07:41 PM | #7 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Grove Oklahoma
Posts: 494
| My vet told me the reason yorkies need bathes more frequently is because they have hair and not fur like most dogs more tended to get greasy just like human hair..... hope this makes sense. He told me once a week is ok you will be able to tell when yorkie needs bath.
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09-23-2011, 08:11 PM | #8 |
T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England
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| I wash mine about every week to 10 days.
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09-23-2011, 08:29 PM | #9 |
Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland
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| It depends.... summer he tends to get one more. About once a week due to swimming, rolling around outside, and just smelling like outdoors. Winter is less - probably every 10-15 days. Also when his hair is shorter he needs it a lot less. When it's a bit on the "longer" side it needs more, like every 7 days, so it doesn't look grungy.
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09-23-2011, 08:30 PM | #10 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Callie gets a bath every week although sometimes its every two weeks after a week though she starts getting greasy. Callie didnt like baths when she was a puppy either I would sing silly songs to her and give her a couple of treats and she loves baths now.
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09-24-2011, 02:53 AM | #11 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Syracuse NY
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| I bathe Belle every week, my shih tzu also has a weekly bath. When I was looking for a new shampoo at Petco last month, a woman who works there looked at me like I was nuts when I told her how often I bathe them. She thought that it would be bad for their skin/coat. I said they are both healthy and have beautiful coats. I wouldn't do it any other way (As far as 3 times a year.... that's crazy - even my big dog gets a bath at least once a month!)
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09-24-2011, 03:09 AM | #12 |
YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Florida
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| I give Kiko a bath every week or two. Her hair is silkier and tangles less when she stays washed and conditoned. I do have to be careful to make sure the shampoo and conditioner get rinsed all the way out or it irrates her skin a bit (skin gets flaky). Sometimes a dog's skin and coat dries out if they are washed frequently. I suppose it depends on breed, products used, and the individual dog. I would suggest washing at whatever interval you are comfortable with, just keep an eye out for dry skin/coat (this is, of course, just my opinion). |
09-24-2011, 05:35 AM | #13 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| We average about every 7-10 days. Sometimes we go longer, sometimes the boys need baths sooner. Depends on activities and weather.
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09-24-2011, 05:53 AM | #14 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Crofton, MD, USA
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| Over the summer we usually bathe them every week. That's when they're outside everyday and super active and rolling in everything at the dog park (I'm a teacher so except for grad classes I have summers off and that's when I'm a stay at home puppy mom haha). Spring and fall they get baths every 2-3 weeks, but if they're super stinky from something they'll get a bath. Winter they get it every 3 weeks usually. It's only a problem if they're getting dry skin, but you can give them fish oil or use a milder shampoo. |
09-24-2011, 06:06 AM | #15 |
I ♥ my girls! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: With My Yorkies
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| I give mine baths once a week. Saturday is bath day! Mikki could go longer with her short hair but with Rosie's long hair it is a must once a week.
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