Your nose knows when it is time to bathe your dog

Our nose knows when it should be about bath time.

My research indicates the frequency of bathing a dog can be left very nicely to your olfactory organs -- i.e. you can smell when it is time.

You bathe him when he smells like he needs it. Consensus among the 'experts' seems to be any where from four times a month to six times a year and any other time when he has been down rolling in 'the you what'.

In the absence of any other measure that works for all instances I will suggest YOU LET YOUR NOSE DO THE WALKING

I have never come in contact with a strong, damaging dog shampoo. There may be some on the market. If you have personal experience and a product name that you can send me I'd love to hear it.

If you are using a commercial dog shampoo, let's assume the shampoo is okay. So the strength of the shampoo is not a consideration in how often we need to bathe the dogs.

There are some shampoos on the market which do not require water. When I can spare the time I will try them on both dogs and then report back to you about the results. Our dogs really worry about being bathed in water so if we could 'sneak' up on them with a dry shampoo it would really reduce the stress on everyone.

If you smoke you will have to make adjustments because your sense of smell may not be as acute as someone who does not.

This does not apply to my wife. She quit smoking but she amazes me because even though she just quit she smells better than I do.

Now we both know that didn't come out right.

When she was a smoker her sense of smell was better than mine and I haven't smoked in thirty five years.

Some time ago my wife instituted a routine of wiping their little rumps off with a non-scented wipe each time our mutts pooped. So, in our case there should not be a problem with either odor or debris.

Not only should this keep the house cleaner and smelling sweeter but it should extend the time between bathing.

When we are sitting on the couch watching TV or, as in my case, working on my laptop, they are close enough for me to smell any unpleasant odor if it is there.

I've never smelled any odor from residue of feces.

However their flatulence equals that of humans and I am really surprised to smell that much offensive 'wind' coming from such small packages. However that is the topic of another article. Look for 'The Passing of the Wind' `

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