How often do you give your dog(s) a bath?

[Tankstar]

Blaze gets bathed almost once a week lol. I like him clean and fluffy. so I bring him to work. and let the bathers have at him for me. they use different things each time, as we have tons of different shampoos at work, and I just say use what you want lol He gets dried with a force air dryer then plopped in a crate with a fan on to dry himt he rest of the way.

Solo depends on the time of year. summer he can literally have a bath every day, he rolls in coyote poop the second he finds it. and we see tons of it on our daily walks. I think I have tropic clean right now, and I just use a towel to dry him off.

 

[Laurelin]

They get bathed usually once every 2-3 weeks. But this week they got really muddy so I'm going to bathe them again even though they got one last week. I just am a stickler for dogs being clean if they get in my bed.

I use buddy wash and they air dry.

 

[Laurelin]

Oh and mine don't smell bad or anything and the mud falls off (mostly, the red clay kind of dyes any white dog no matter the coat). But it's just because I like the way they feel clean.

 

[Red.Apricot]

Elsie usually gets bathed every 1-3 weeks, depending on how dirty she is.

She just got one today. :]

 

[Lyzelle]

Zane gets bathed only when he is bliwing his coat. He never gets dirty or stinky these days.

I just use some cheap shampoo I get at Petco. He gets towel dried then I take the dryer to him.

 

[AdrianneIsabel]

Lately I never bathe them, they swim daily. In the past and future sans a pool I bathe every 2 weeks.

 

[Maxy24]

Probably twice a month. It'll be if he gets really dirty at the park or if he's rolled in something that smells repulsive.

We're currently using "vet's best" dog shampoo, just something random from the store.

I dry him with a towel as best I can, then he air dries.

 

[Catsi]

Umm... not too often! Maybe every 2-4 months (more often if they roll in something disgusting).

They are dried with towels, and then left to air dry. They all have wash and wear coats so they're easy

Exactly the same for me. No drying with a dryer has ever been necessary here. In summer they just have to walk outside and the moisture is virtually evaporated out of their coat lol and the winters are mild enough that a good romp outside in the middle of the day after being dried with a towel is enough to get them dry.

I usually use aloveen shampoo.

 

[JessLough]

Um.... annually? If that? Now that we have a car and she can't have her annual groomer visit.. lol
I use some oatmeal shampoo I found at Pet smart, cause any other shampoo gives dandruff galore. Towel dry.

 

[*blackrose]

The three little ones get a bath every 3-5 weeks. Chloe every 8 weeks or so. Rose probably hasn't had a bath in half a year, at least.

 

[Gempress]

They get bathed whenever I feel like it, usually once a month. I love bathing my short-coated boys: I spend less than 15 minutes total bathing both dogs. They get bathed with the hose or in the bathtub when it's cold, brisk towel, than air dry.

For shampoo, I use whatever I have. Zeus and Voodoo have been bathed with everything from Herbal Essence to White Rain to children's tear-free shampoo. Same with conditioner. I don't bother using dog-specific shampoos. They're more expensive and I have yet to see any difference in the results.

 

[Dizzy]

Bodhi. Never.

Fred.... Well he's had 2 already. He's a boy and keeps weeing on his own feet..... Minger. Use baby shampoo.

 

[Brattina88]

As needed Especially now that Maddie's skin conditions are completely managed.

As for shampoo, I used to use Earthbath pretty religiously, but its gotten harder to find (unless I order online). So, I've been using dawn with my conditioner. I think it works amazingly well Actually I think it works better than the Earthbath so thats another reason why I stopped ordering it online.

 

[Zhucca]

Duke gets bathed once a week. I rotate shampoos, right now we're using Isle of dogs, violet something or other. He likes rolling in grass/dirt so he gets dirty pretty quick. Going to job sites doesn't keep him clean either. I towel him off and use a blow dryer.

 

[joce]

Um.... annually? If that? Now that we have a car and she can't have her annual groomer visit.. lol
I use some oatmeal shampoo I found at Pet smart, cause any other shampoo gives dandruff galore. Towel dry.

Thank you!

Now I don't feel so bad! Heck I Byron didn't act jealous last time blitz got his I probably wouldn't have even given him one then! He's just a super clean dog.

 

[smkie]

Once a month because they sleep on my bed and the furniture. I use my shampoo and a bit of my creme rinse rubbed in good. I have never had a problem with dry skin and their coats always gleam. I buff them to get off most of the water, then I cover them with blankets until they are completely dry.

 

[Paige]

Never. He gets rinsed off once in a blue moon but as far as shampoo goes he hasnt had it touch him in over 5 years.

 

[olliethemutt]

Ollie gets bathed...well... When she smells like pond scum... LOL
So I guess maybe every month during the summer and every 2-3 months during fall/winter.

I use tropiclean and my conditioner (a nice vegan/all natural)..and just towel dry.

 

[katielou]

About every 3-4 weeks.

We use nexxus shampoo and conditioner.

Usually use the forced air dryer but if its nice out we take a walk or hang out in the sun sometimes.

 

[FG167]

Kastle and Eden get bathed when they get dirty. Aka, Eden is *maybe* once a year. I'm fond of taking them swimming or putting them outside to play in the rain and calling it good LOL Limit is just past the stage where he occasionally pees in his crate, so when he gets dirty too but that's more often. I use Oatmeal Puppy Shampoo and I have a car shammy that I use to dry them, much quicker.

Kastle gets bathed before a show as well but I actually take him into Chow Hound and use their nice stuff and the forced air dryer and then brush him - several days before the show. At home I don't brush and just use the shammy LOL