Comments on: How Often Do You Groom Your Dog?

By: Colby

Colby — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:21:14 +0000

In reply to Chris.

@Chris thanks for your comment. We haven’t over washed our dogs yet, but we have heard the same story that over washing will dry out your dogs skin. Thanks for confirming. By the way, we’ve recently been told by our veterinarian to give Dublin a bath once a week for 4 weeks with a medicated shampoo. We’re wondering if it will try out his skin…I guess we’ll see.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:21:18 +0000

I wash my pit mix (Hunny) every two to three weeks. I agree it’s definitely important not to over wash. Especially short hair dogs like my pup. I have over washed in the past and it dried her skin out and made her very itchy. 🙁

By: Colby

Colby — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:17:20 +0000

@Carole, thanks for letting us know about grooming your Shih Tzu. Every dog breed is a little different and some definitely require more grooming than others. What do you use to spray his teeth and how often do you use it? .-= Colby´s last blog ..Raisins And Grapes Can Be Toxic To Dogs =-.

By: Carole Heath

Carole Heath — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:25:45 +0000

I groom my Shih Tzu dog Jasper everyday and he goes to a groomer who also washes him about every 9 to 10 weeks. I also bath him about every 2 weeks. He doesn’t like his teeth cleaned so i use a special spray which keeps him teeth healthy and breathe fresh. I have to groom him regularly as if i don’t his coat becomes very stuck together and is hard to groom. Tzu Shih’s have a very thick coat and i have to use a special brush to get right underneath the fur tp keep the coat tangle free.

By: Colby

Colby — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:37:24 +0000

@Emily and the Labradors, I think Derby(my yellow lab) is going to end up the biggest of the three. He’s already the tallest, but very lean. Stetson is short and stocky and Linus is…well he’s not a lab…he’s actually an Australian Shepherd mix and has a different coat, body shape, and a curly tail.

By: Emily and the Labradors

Emily and the Labradors — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:00:40 +0000

That is too funny! Your pack does look just like mine! Only my yellow one is the middle aged one… but working on being the smallest!

By: Rissa

Rissa — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:38:25 +0000

Oh no…don’t worry, we don’ t wash George’s ears with soap or water…we use this solution that the Vet gave us for dogs and he gets it when his bath is over. Yah, we definately avoid getting his ears wet when he is taking a bath. Sorry for the confusion.

By: Colby

Colby — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:39:19 +0000

@Rissa, be careful when cleaning George’s ears during his bath. You need to make sure you thoroughly dry his ears and I’ve heard that it’s a good idea not to get water down the ear canal. The solution I currently have is used to flush Stetson’s ears and our vet said not to use it more than once a week as it will irritate his ears.

I’ll probably do a little more reading on this subject because ear infections can become a real issue with three floppy eared dogs. I’ll let you know what I find out.

@emi, I agree, the FURminator sometimes pulls out too much fur. Be careful not to over brush your dog or cat with the FURminator.

By: emi

emi — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:27:20 +0000

The best “Furminator” is the one with 2 different ends. One end for really deshedding the fur and the other takes out the loose ones. On my cats the smaller end sometimes pulls too hard so I use the larger end on my cats with long fur.

By: Rissa

Rissa — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:52:14 +0000

We clean George’s ears once a month with his monthly bath. He hates it but his ears get real dirty from laying his head on the dirt.