How often should you Bathe your doodle?

[Nadia]

How often does everyone bathe their doodles? My groomer says they don't need much bathing and they can get dry skin if bathed to often. I can't see going several months without bathing. Any suggestions? Bentley is a couple of days shy of 11 months old.

[Jay, Lola and Colonel Esau]

Not just dry skin, but many of them seem to produce oils naturally repel dirt.  They get dirty all the time if you bathe them too often.  I bathe her when I notice she is starting to smell.  A lot of times if they are dirty the best thing is to wait until it dies and then blow it out with a forced air dryer.  I do a lot of that and of course a lot of brushing and dematting too.

[Rosemary (Ro) and Enzo]

LOL...hot hair dryer on Pelican poo? Gotta pass on that idea! ;)

[Jay, Lola and Colonel Esau]

I cannot speak to pelicans or their poo!

[Rosemary (Ro) and Enzo]

;)

[Jay, Lola and Colonel Esau]

Actually I should clarify, it's really not a good idea to use a human hair dryer on a dog, ever.  The coils get too hot for dogs. I know you knew what I was talking about but I thought I should mention just for the record.

[Rosemary (Ro) and Enzo]

I did! Just giving you a hard time! Hot hair and pelican poop...not a good combo. Although Ii'm guessing Enzo would love it as the new scent" Eau-de- Doodle"

[Jay, Lola and Colonel Esau]

We don't have pelicans but we have Canadian Geese, they poop everywhere and the dogs seem to love it.

[F, Calla & Luca]

Canada Geese young'un.

[Jay, Lola and Colonel Esau]

Thanks, just learned something new.  I'm not much of a bird watcher.  I always heard them referred to as Canadian Geese and just assumed that was correct.  In any case I've seen them get pretty nasty.

[F, Calla & Luca]

Oh yes, they can be vicious.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Oh no.  No eat!   Giardia meal at its finest. 

[Debb, Lucy & Oscar]

We do a good thorough grooming (including baths) every 3-4 weeks. No dry skin issues. I've tried a lot of different dog shampoos and love Kelco the best. I always come back to it after trying others (its the line my groomer uses). I use their Ultra Blue shampoo for white/cream dogs. They have a shampoo for every coat's color, texture and condition and they use all natural ingredients. In addition to the shampoo leaving my doods' coats smelling fresh (never perfumy) for a long time, another thing I like is that its concentrated, and many formulas dilute in water at a 50:1 ratio, making it an excellent value. Kelco brand (and their other brand name, Wild Animal) is from the Kim Laube company. http://laubeshop.com/kelcoshampoos.aspx.l