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

Wed Jan 11 13:12:10 UTC 2012

hi, Marion.

If I remember correctly, the GDF doesn't advise bathing very often at all, 
about once a year.  I realize this sounds nasty, but a healthy dog who is 
regularly groomed won't smell.  In fact, bathing too often could bring on 
some of the allergies and irritations in the first place.

The only exceptions to this are if the dog is ill, has food or skin 
allergies, or has rolled in something disgusting.

Now this could be different for dogs other than Labs.  Labs are naturally 
oily, and getting them wet often just causes them to produce more oil unless 
something else is going on (see above).

I also know how the heat and humidity in FL can magnify smells, so the 
bathing frequency might be different down there.

It would be interesting to have these folks contact their schools to see 
what basic bathing advice they give just by way of comparison.

Lisa

I'll try anything once, especially if it's chocolate covered!

Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marion Gwizdala" <blind411 at verizon.net>
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] How Often to Bathe Your Dog was Re: AT PILOT :)

>    This is a question on which I would like to get an authoritative 
> answer, meaning some sort of independent scientific evidence. The reason 
> is that I am working with employees who use guide dogs at a sheltered 
> workshop for the blind. The management has handed down a policy that all 
> guide dog users must bathe their dogs every Friday. Now, I don't want to 
> get into the paternalistic elements of this policy, as I am fully aware of 
> them and in agreement. What I want to know is if anyone has any evidence 
> that bathing a dog too frequently is unhealthy. Again, I am not looking 
> for one's opinions on this topic; rather I want objective, scientific 
> evidence from an authority along with a citation as to where to find this 
> information. Anyone who provides this information will get a shiny gold 
> thingamajig!.
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion Gwizdala, President
> National Association of Guide Dog Users (NAGDU)
> National Federation of the Blind
> 813-626-2789
> President at NAGDU.ORG
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>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Nicole B. Torcolini at Home" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 12:06 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] How Often to Bathe Your Dog was Re: AT PILOT :)
>
>
>> 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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