[nagdu] how often to bathe dog?

[Raven Tolliver]

I only bathe when it is necessary. The last time I bathed the Golden
Guy was when he got sprayed by a skunk last May. Other than that, I
find that daily raking and brushing keeps his coat healthy and looking
good. He never gets any kind of doggy smell. Obviously, he gets a wet
dog smell when it rains or he gets wet from slush or something, but I
don't find it necessary to bathe him if we walked through mud or
slush. I just wipe any crud off with a warm cloth and dry him and
leave it at that.
-- 
Raven
You are valuable because of your potential, not because of what you
have or what you do.

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On 2/25/15, Daryl Marie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Debby and all,
> Thanks a ton! I can go weeks without Furminating, but I do furminate when I
> notice that she is shedding, particularly on her back end.  I guess I
> overstated how much I furminate!
>
> I also find I am doing a bit more brushing when she is wearing her jacket...
> not sure why! LOL
>
> I brush regularly, but not daily... in fact, Jenny prefers the Furminator to
> the brush... princess dog!
>
> Daryl and the sweet-smelling Jenny
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: Debby Phillips <semisweetdebby at gmail.com>
> To: Daryl Marie <crazymusician at shaw.ca>, NAGDU Mailing List,the National
> Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org> Sent: Wed, 25 Feb 2015
> 10:06:32 -0700 (MST) Subject: re: [nagdu] how often to bathe dog?  Hi Daryl,
> first of all, (and others may not agree) but I don't think you should
> furminate so often. If you are brushing daily, you probably only should be
> furminating about every three months.  As for bathing, well, again opinions
> vary. If Jenny gets muddy and stuff, then bathing might be more often but
> really three to four times a year is probably as much as you should bathe,
> unless there are other extenuating circumstances, (like infections or
> something that require more bathing). But again, you're probably going to
> get tons of opinions on this one. (Smile).  Peace,   Debby and Neena who
> needs to have her nails clipped again).
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