Dog grooming
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I bought the castille online at Amazon. Tea tree oil, you can find in any drugstore or Target. His skin is a little dry so I add some vitamin E to the mix.
1 C castille or any other mild soap
1 C water
1/2 C apple cider vinegar
1/4 C vitamin E oil (olive oil works too)
A few drops of tea tree oil
Mix and store in a plastic bottle.
Roman
Active Member
Thanks Vrai!!
desertrat
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Not sure if this is true with this breed, but there is the butt area too.
kwillia
n/a
Oh yeah! Hiis exitarium will need to be trimmed on a regular basis too or else you will eventually find a furry nest of dingleberries.
acommondisaster
Active Member
He's adorable, Vrai!
Spinner brought up a good point - keep an eye on the eye boogers - that's one place that'll matt up pretty fast.
Spinner brought up a good point - keep an eye on the eye boogers - that's one place that'll matt up pretty fast.
Thank you.
I just picked his boogers tonight - they crop up pretty fast and get all hard and ooky. Our nightly ritual is a brushing and booger picking.
Pasofever
Does my butt look big?
Thank you.
I just picked his boogers tonight - they crop up pretty fast and get all hard and ooky. Our nightly ritual is a brushing and booger picking.
I will shave under his eyes like I do Kwillias schnauzers...no eye boogies will stick you can also put a tad bit of vasoline under the eye to keep the boogies from sticking
Ahhh! I knew there had to be a solution. I wipe his eyes every evening, but he still gets crusties.
See you this evening!
libertytyranny
Dream Stealer
oh what a sweet pup! He's so pretty. they also have wipes for the eye area, or you can make your own with cotton pads and a little sterile saline, like for contacts. loosens it up so it doesn't pull on the hair. he looks cute a little scruffy.
SoMDGirl42
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If his skin is already a little dry, you need to cut way back on the bathing. (vet suggested I only bath twice a year
) You may think you are helping his dry skin, but it may be making it worse buy stripping his natural oils. Also, sounds like you are feeding him good food if you got it from Pepper's, but remember dry skin could be an indication of a food allergy. Talk to FF and find out if the food is grain free etc. that you are feeding him.Does he smell bad? Is that why you are bathing him so often? I have one that always smells bad. I can bathe him and by the next day he stinks again. :shrug: I use baby wipes to keep his face clean and fresh so he doesn't smell as bad without over bathing him.
ICit
Jam out with ur clam out
If his skin is already a little dry, you need to cut way back on the bathing. (vet suggested I only bath twice a year
Does he smell bad? Is that why you are bathing him so often? I have one that always smells bad. I can bathe him and by the next day he stinks again. :shrug: I use baby wipes to keep his face clean and fresh so he doesn't smell as bad without over bathing him.
what does he smell like after you bath him? yeast like smell....
you may need a antimicrobial shampoo ... I have to use it on the hounds to remove the yeast and crud from their skin
SoMDGirl42
Well-Known Member
not yeast. He tears alot, so it's a sour smell. It's not his whole body, just his face.
ICit
Jam out with ur clam out
I would still use an antimicrobial on him.. I know that smell also.. hounds get it and lib gets it
SoMDGirl42
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I've had the dog 13 years and dealt with this problem, NOW you suggest a new shampoo.
What is the name of the shampoo. I'll try it. Mac is the only one that has this problem. Tosh and Rocky just smell like........ dog, but not bad at all.
Mac stinks!
somdfunguy
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I have the 80 pound version. A goldendoodle, i call her a blackendoodle because she doesn't look very much like a golden. 3years old and a great dog. i groom her once every two months or so. not too hard once you get the hang of it.
He doesn't stink at all - he smells like my perfume, mostly, because I moosh on him all the time.
I bathe(d) him every week because of the dry skin thing. Water + vitamin E. But I won't do that anymore now that you all have schooled me.
