[nagdu] How Often to Bathe Your Dog was Re: AT PILOT :)

[Tracy Carcione]

Ben hasn't had a bath in at least 2 years, but he gets brushed every day. 
He is clean and shiny, and I can only smell him if I bury my nose in his
fur.
On the other hand, Echo's fur got oilier as she got older, and she needed
a bath every 3 or 4 months.  She needs one now, because she sometimes pees
on herself, but she can't stand in one position for long enough to get it
done.

I think too frequent bathing would strip the natural oils from the coat
and lead to itchiness, but I don't have any scientific evidence for that.
No gold thingamajig (with oakleaf palm) for me.
Tracy

> JMHO, how often a dog needs to be bathed depends on a combination of
> different factors, including the dog, what the dog does, where the dog
> goes
> (both to get dirty and to be around certain people), and what time of year
> it is, just to name a few. As a general rule of thumb, though, a dog
> should
> probably be bathed every 4 to 6 weeks, 8 weeks/2 months being the longest
> length of time.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry D. Keeler" <lkeeler at comcast.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 9:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] AT PILOT :)
>
>
>> It may be the trainers prefference and I think the last bath may have
>> been
>> optional.  Didn't bother me.  Holly smelled and looked pretty good when
>> she came home!
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "loriandleo" <loriandleo at ohiohills.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 11:24 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] AT PILOT :)
>>
>>
>>> Hi Larry,
>>>
>>> I know once you recieve your dog at Pilot one of the first thing the
>>> student
>>> will do is to bathe their dog.And I also knowby bathing your dog you
>>> are
>>> starting the bonding process bwtween dog and handler. But you also said
>>> that
>>> you bathe the dog right before going home. So you bathe the dog twice
>>> while
>>> in class?
>>>
>>> I know when I went to Pilot we only bathed the dog once when we
>>> recieved
>>> our
>>> dog. Take care.
>>>
>>> Lori and theGipper
>>>
>>>
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