Question : Bathing

Hi All,

I have quick question regards to how many time should we bathing our dog. We take him to park on the weekend which he gets to play with other dogs means get mess after walk. We tended to shower him after walk once a week since he loves our sofa and wanted to keep clearn for both of us.

Is that too much for dog to shower once a week?   

Please advice.

Thanks,
Kaz

yes really it's too much, bathing a dog to often strips the natural oils in their fur and can cause skin irritation.

I tend to bath once a year at most.

Thanks Ella, I knew we are doing too much but once a year?? Wow! 

yer most people bath very little, theres no real need to

I only bath Biscuit every few months.. generally only she's rolled in fox poo or thrown herself in a bog lol! Weekly is far too often... is he just muddy? A wipe over with a damp towel should be enough to get rid of that

Thanks Rachel, actually we take him shower more likely once every 2 weeks. He is rolling around play wiht other dogs. Muddy on foot but mostly clearn but my hubby want to shower him. Will wipe with damp towel from now on.

Thanks a log Rachel and Ella!

if the boys get muddy, i just wipe their feet on a towel, and wait until they dry and brush the mud out

Moo gets a quick rinse if she has been in the canal in summer, other than that we never bother

I think Rocky has only ever had one proper bath since we got him 3 years ago, over bathing can strip the skin and coat of natural oils and cause irritation.

I only wash Katy if she's rolled in fox poo which is usually once a month but if just muddy I towel her off. She rubs the remaining dirt off on my carpet   

Dempsey gets a bath after our August holiday (because he smells of sheep sh1t!) and just before Christmas (because we don't like eating Christmas dinner with the overwhelming stench of dirty dog!). Other than that, just a wipe over with a towel.

I have been known to rinse Darcy's feet in the shower if they're really bad but other than that I bathe her every couple of months

I rarely bath the girls, Lola does have a strong smell and could do with a bath more often   

Daisy gets a bath once every few months, I find just wiping when muddy and brushing keeps her clean and not smelly   

Thank you all for your advice, I shall reduce bathing and use towel to wipe the muddy!