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How Often to Bathe? I give my 9 month puppy a bath once a week. Someone told me if you bathe your dog too much it dries out his natural oils and then his hair will fall out. Is this true? How often do you guys bathe your dogs? |
I wash Bailey every 2 weeks with a quick washcloth bath between major baths. I also use CC products and spray to keep him smelling fresh between baths. Hope this helps. |
BUGABOO SAYS "TOO OFTEN!" LOL! I think every 2 weeks is good and to use a product that remoisturizes the skin. :thumbup: |
I do it once a week. |
We've been bathing Punkin every week even though the vet said we shouldn't. She really smells icky after 7 days. Looking through the dog section at the library they had an older book on how to choose the right puppy for you. On the Yorkie page it said that they need to be bathed once a week. That's the first time I've seen that in a book - although it was from 1987. |
daisy also gets bathed about once a week. |
I bathe my kids once a week and some in full coat twice a week....I dont have a dry coat in the bunch! besides if I did it every two weeks things and butts around here would get a bit more than stinky:) |
bunjee gets a shower once every 7-10 days. |
Paddy's hair guides the bathes around our house. She has the longer, 3/4 coat and can only go about 10 days before she is smelly (ok, she probably isn't THAT smelly - but Mom sure does love when her girl smells pretty :D ). Kenzy has the shorter, coarser coat and could probably go weeks without a noticable difference. But they all get scrubbed at the same time, teeth brushed, ears cleaned, and doggie foo-foo spritz...their groomer says their coats and skin look healthy! |
Thanks. I guess it is OK to bathe him once a week since so many of you do the same and haven't noticed any problems. |
I do Mini once a week ..haha and wash her face daily ..touch ups ..whenever she needs it with baby wipes .hehe u know where |
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After asking this same question myself awhile back, I now bathe Ginger EVERY WEEK. We're both happier. also, in Yorkshire Terriers for Dummies: A Reference for the Rest of Us! it recommends on page 158 that your yorkie is bathed weekly or bi-weekly "depending on how dirty your dog gets" |
I am glad to hear many of you have gotten good results after weekly baths because my little one does start to stink after a week. What are some good shampoos you recommend? |
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I have personally tried the CC (chris christensen) products and love them. www.chrissystems.com but i've heard that plushpuppy is good too, i also just tried crazy dog and it smells SO delicious! |
Thanks. I will check those out. |
I give my pup a bath once a week when we get home from her obedience class. She NEVER smells like dog until we go there. I think all the other dogs odors are rubbing off on her. ICK! |
They get a bath once a week. Saturday morning is bath day. |
I would be interested in the "shower" idea. How do you go about it and how does it work? I would love to try it. It sounds faster and cleaner. Zoey's mom |
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OK, I've got it. The book Living With a Yorkshire Terrier by Richard Haynes, states, "Bathing With the majority of dog breeds, it is recommended to keep bathing to a minimum in order to retain the natural oils in the coat. The Yorkie's coat is free from oils, and so it needs to be treated like human hair and washed frequently. A Yorkie will need bathing at least every two weeks, and many owners get into the routine of bathing on a weekly basis." Hope that helps. I guess our yorkies are very unique in more ways than one. No wonder we think of them as babies. |
Bath Time.............. I give my two boys a bath every two weeks. Only inbetween is they have an accident or get really dirty. I don't want to dry out their skin...... :) |
I don't have a set day of the week to bathe my babies, but I try to bathe them once a week. Sometimes I go longer, but Joy tends to really get stinky so when I can smell her...it's definately time. And, I never go more than 2 weeks. In between baths I take a damp washcloth and wash their faces around their eyes to keep the eye boogers at bay and even wash their beards. Then wipe their hoohoo's and hiney's to freshen them up so they don't get things stuck. |
Onces a week, and every 6-8 weeks to groomer with inbetween nail trims ! |
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Yorkie's hair is very much like ours and a weekly bath shouldn't hurt them. My daughter's two dogs are in the water swimming several times a day - from May through September when they are out at the lake. So - water obviously doesn't hurt a dog. Therefore, it is probably the soaps and other products we use that are causing whatever problems we might be having ......which tells me that the more often you bath your pet - the more careful you need to be about the products you use. ----------------------- My sister's vet told her to wash her dog prn (as needed). He said that if their dog stayed clean in the winter for several weeks (skip the baths), but if he wanted to roll in the dirt and horse manure daily in the summer (which he almost did), he was going to need a lot of baths ----or a new home!!!!! Carol Jean |
Thanks for that info. It's good to know because my puppy needs his weekly bath. |
bathing i need to know what kind of shampoo do you use?? i have not been able to find one i like to use on my Kirby thanks lisa |
After asking this same question myself awhile back, I now bathe Ginger EVERY WEEK. We're both happier. also, in Yorkshire Terriers for Dummies: A Reference for the Rest of Us! it recommends on page 158 that your yorkie is bathed weekly or bi-weekly "depending on how dirty your dog gets |
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