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Bathing puppies

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Question
My puppy is 6 weeks old I was just wondering how much i should bath her. I just don't want her to get ear infection or have health problems.

Answer
I am a bit of an extremist on this.  I seldom if ever bathe older dog, let alone puppies.  As long as they aren't forced to lie in their own filth, puppies will do fine with brushing with a soft bristled brush.  Much of the urine like odor you may smell is their breath.  You can't wash it away.  It should fade in another month.  

Other people do bathe puppies, but the less the better.  If you do bathe them, use a shampoo made for dogs, and be very careful to rinse out every last bit of it out.