[nagdu] Dog washing

Mon Jan 14 20:59:28 UTC 2013

Janice,

The bottle of gel I'm just using up after years, I got from Wal-Mart in 
the summer sun lotion section. /smile/ So it's just 99 percent pure aloe 
vera gel and was pretty inexpensive! It's nice on mosquito bites as well 
as sunburn for humans, too. /smile/

The gel seems to soak in or dry off enough that the dogs don't really 
lick it. It just loosens the dirt and brushes out with it, from what I 
can tell. So that's why I got hooked after I used it in desperation one 
time for a bit of dry skin on the poodle tummy. Just this Thanksgiving, 
my sister's lab clued us in to how well it does to both cleanse and 
deodorize those spots where said lab finds something stinky and fresh to 
roll in down at the Fair Grounds. Teehee. I'd brought out white vinegar 
for her, too, for the stink, but apparently the aloe vera gel took care 
of that. /smile/

I ended up using the gel and/or olive oil on Mitzi's pads when they're 
rough instead of something like Bag Balm because she does lick residue 
off... So I figure olive oil in that small a quantity is okay or even 
healthy, as opposed to anything with a mineral oil or petroleum jelly 
base. Also, cheap! /lol/ And I can use just basic oatmeal shampoo if I 
must bathe the poodle, then the other stuff for added conditioning.

I started out with the fancy, special, super duper spendy stuff for 
grooming and everything else, then got too poor to replace it and got 
creative with on-hand home remedies, the cheaper the better! /smile/

hth,

Tami

On 01/14/2013 11:49 AM, Janice Toothman wrote:
> Tami,
> Where do you get aloe vera gel? Do the dogs lick their coat more with it
> on? Destiny will lick the udder balm that I put on her hard calluses on
> her front upper leg joint.
> Janice
> On 1/14/2013 1:55 PM, Tami Jarvis wrote:
>> Julie,
>>
>> Oh, food quality makes a *huge* difference in coat and smell! Even for
>> Daisy hound, who had some problems on cheaper food. Well, she had some
>> allergies, too, that cleared up when we upgraded and went to a limited
>> ingredient food. With the mutt puppy, now getting on toward adulthood,
>> I notice that she hasn't developed a doggy odor. So we've never bathed
>> her. Brushing keeps her clean, and she loves to be brushed! When I
>> want to cleanse her or condition, I use the aloe vera gel, which does
>> the trick.
>>
>> She's now finally mature enough that she will let me brush the poodle
>> without jumping under the brush to get her share. /lol/ Poor Mitzi was
>> getting a little bedraggled between the puppy's pulling on her long
>> ear hair or top knot or tail... Now that she is finally getting some
>> individual attention again, she doesn't even pretend that the extra
>> brushing she needs is a huge imposition. /smile/
>>
>> Tami
>>
>> On 01/14/2013 10:25 AM, Julie J. wrote:
>>> My current guide is a lab and Boxer cross.  I haven't been paying close
>>> attention to how often I bathe him.  He gets a bath when I notice a
>>> doggie smell, but I'd guess it's about every three months or so.  I
>>> brush him a few times a week.
>>>
>>> My older dog is a lab and something mix.  I used to bathe her pretty
>>> frequently, maybe twice a month or more sometimes.  Now I rarely give
>>> her baths, maybe twice a year.  Since she is a pet, I don't brush her
>>> that often.  I don't notice her smelling bad though.
>>>
>>> I've noticed a huge difference in coat shine and softness as well as a
>>> reduced smell when I changed from cheap foods to premium brands.
>>>
>>> Julie
>>>
>>> On 1/14/2013 11:20 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:
>>>> My last 3 dogs have been black labs, and I haven't needed to bathe them
>>>> much at all, though Echo did need bathing more often when she got
>>>> older,
>>>> over 13 or so.
>>>> I brush the dog every day.  It's been at least 3 years since Ben had a
>>>> bath, and he is clean, with an excellent coat.  If I bury my face in
>>>> his
>>>> fur, I can smell him, but otherwise not.
>>>> Tracy
>>>>
>>>>> Hi all, I have a discussion question for the group. I am hoping
>>>>> everyone
>>>>> could tell us how often they bathe their dogs and what breeds they
>>>>> are. I
>>>>> am sure there is a correlation there as well as with the environment
>>>>> (city,
>>>>> country, desert, forrest, etc). For myself; with my shepherd, I
>>>>> washed her
>>>>> close to the reccommended once a month and brushed her daily. She was
>>>>> clean
>>>>> and I almost kept her shedding under control. With my Golden, I
>>>>> need to
>>>>> wash her at least twice as often though she does not need enough
>>>>> brushing.
>>>>> Her coat looks  like crap if I go any longer between baths than two
>>>>> weeks,
>>>>> but brushing does little for her. Just curious as every dog is
>>>>> different
>>>>> and not just because of their breed I am sure. Well, let's start the
>>>>> discussion and keep our dogs clean. Blessed Be. Eve
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