Shampoo - Page 2

I think frequently owners just do not rinse thoroughly enough. In cool climate this can be an issue but here I never bathe my dogs indoors.

I shampoo my dogs only in the summer, and rarely. I use people shampoo, mildest kind a few times a year. I tie my dog to a tree and just use a garden hose. I take great care to not allow any water to enter the ears.

I hose my dogs frequently during exercises in the summer for cooling, but seldom use any shampoo. In the winter, I use a mixing valve for hot and cold water and just use the warm water to shower my dog outdoors during the warmest hours, about 50F at least, if every necessary.

My favorite for the last few years has been Earthbath.  I use their Orange Peel Oil shampoo if he needs the big guns, Clear Advantages soap-free shampoo for most baths, and cream conditioner after every shampoo.  

I use Orvus shampoo that we used on our horses. It works great and doesnt dry the skin out or take out to much of the oils from the dogs hair.

In warm months I tie them to the dog trailer outside and use a hose connected to a source going to the water softener. In cold months I go to the self-selve doggie wash. ($8.00) Puppies go in the bathtub, but not the big dogs. Too much of a mess.
I try to time my dogs' baths 2-3 days before they show in the ring so there's some oil coming back into their coats. Day of show I have some other preparations I use for last minute grooming, but the condition is really put in way before that in their supplements and food.

SS

We also live in the High Desert and I never bathe the dogs is the summer, just let them run through the sprinkler when it get's really hot.  We also give them a childs swimming pool to get in at their leisure....you have to remember to refill the water frequently though as it can get hot pretty fast up here! 

My daughter-in-law has a mobile dog grooming business and she bathes our dogs once in the winter.  That's all we find necessary and I think our dogs are beautiful!!!

all this talk about shampoos got me going, i gave 4 dogs baths last night. the are so clean, shiney and smell so fresh. I'm just going to have to do it more often.

Pet Silk works great, and they have a tear fee version so cleaning their faces was pain free too. The conditioner workes equaly as well as the shampoo. My senior citizen Aussi's coat is soft and hasn't looks this nice in years.