How often to bathe?
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With the Newf pups we bath on a need to bath basis,which can sometimes be once a week...but, try not to make it that often. We use a nice gentle oatmeal shampoo, Alexanders own, or A1 all systems are nice products. we start them at about 4 weeks of age. It's also a good idea to get the pup used to regular grooming especially when you know it's going to be a big coated dog. Make sure you towel dry nicely, we give the pups a quick blast with the high velocity dryer on low.
We bathed our golden almost weekly since she was a tiny pup (8 weeks). She adored it, and never had any of the dry skin problems so many people seem to worry about. What I suggest is to use a good puppy shampoo and conditioner. The conditioner will keep his skin and hair from drying out, just like it does for people.
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On An As Needed Basis!
Any dog should be bathed when it needs it. A general rule of thumb is no more often than every 6 weeks. I personally use White Rain on my dogs, because that is what I use. It does a good job. Of course mine are neeked breeds....kinda wash and wear.....or drip/dry?
Premier said:
About how often is it ok to bathe a 3 month old puppy? I know that they are prone to getting a cold but was just wondering. He's starting to get stinky if you know what i mean lol 
In winter we have to bathe Misha at least once a week, then she has a big coat that gets full of sand and salt. She was four months when we got her and was fine with once a week, we just made sure we did if after she'd been out in the cold. But with her 'summer' coat she probably has a bath every 3 -4 weeks, depends if she has been rolling in anything smelly......
Usually Ike gets a bath once a month, but if he goes swimmimg or rolls in something he gets a bath that day. He doesn't take long to dry either, so he just gets towel dried. Muffie on the other hand loves to be blow dried! When I dry my hair she runs into the bathroom waiting for me to blow air on her.
Wow I just gave Milou his 2nd bath since getting him. His 1st bath went ok but the 2nd bath freaked me out. I put him in the tub figuring he might like it and would be easier to bathe him. He just freaked out trying to get out of there so bad so I put him in the sink. He was a little more calm but still nervous. I finished bathing him and brought him over to be dried. He freaked out some more. He couldn't stay still was running around the room like a crazy dog. I gave him a few treats and he sat on my lap and calmed down a bit so he could be dried.
Man i'm so nervous about giving him another bath or when I take him to get groomed for the 1st time.. Anyone has had similar experiences?
Man i'm so nervous about giving him another bath or when I take him to get groomed for the 1st time.. Anyone has had similar experiences?
i give yoshi a bath once a week. she gets so gross because the first thing she does when i take her outside is roll around. in grass or dirt. and she loves puddles and mud and it's been raining like crazy.
a lot of times if she gets gross i'll put her in the bathtub and rinse all the dirt off her. if it's bad though i usually have to go ahead and give her a bath
a lot of times if she gets gross i'll put her in the bathtub and rinse all the dirt off her. if it's bad though i usually have to go ahead and give her a bath
The post-bath freakout is normal. All my dogs did it. Once the bath is over, they will run laps like mad, fling themselves on the ground, etc. It must just be a dog thing.
Try putting your dog in the sink or tub even when he's not going to be bathed. Do it periodically, and offer lots of yummies. That way, he'll at least not be nervous about the bathing place. As for the bath, it just takes repetition. All my dogs freaked out for their first few baths, but eventually got used to it.
Try putting your dog in the sink or tub even when he's not going to be bathed. Do it periodically, and offer lots of yummies. That way, he'll at least not be nervous about the bathing place. As for the bath, it just takes repetition. All my dogs freaked out for their first few baths, but eventually got used to it.
I bathe Sawyer about once a week, once every two weeks if I can get away with it. But daycare makes him smelly and his swims in the lake don't help. He sleeps in bed with me, so I try to keep him as clean as possible. Most of the dirt and stuff brushes out, but the pee smell doesn't. He's getting worse and worse about being dryed though with the high speed dryer...so now I just towel dry him and put him in a drying cage to finish while I'm bathing Aubrey.
He's getting worse and worse about being dryed though with the high speed dryer...so now I just towel dry him and put him in a drying cage to finish while I'm bathing Aubrey.