How often do you bathe your dog?

I would say I bathe my dog about once every 2-3 weeks or so. I try to bathe her more often if I know I have company coming over, or if she is at the dog park. I definitely bathe her after each time we come back from camping just because she is so muddy and smells like a swamp. We have some dry shampoo that we use on her when it is an emergency and we do not have enough time to give her a bath. I find that I bathe her more often in the summer than the winter.

 

I bathe my dogs once a week. My old pack consisted of 5 dogs. Three of which were very resistant to water. So it isn't the best experience for me. My current pack consists of 4 dogs. Two of which are small so there's no problem there since we have nice deep basin (dog bath tub) to easily shower them clean.

Some of the things I consider before bathing them is the time in the day (since I didn't have a blower back then) and the current temperature.

 

As I wrote in a ddifferent tread, my little dog really hates to bathe. I mean really. I don't want him to be angry or unhappy, so I don't bathe him often. In the summer I do this about once a month and in the winter even less.

 

Erm, once or twice a year? Lol.

We do use a dry shampoo on him, but "real baths" are more limited. He's not fond of them and we have to take him into the groomer to have them done.

 

Yeah, very rarely. Only when she needs it really - I know she's a dog and she's generally a bit dirty but that's the way it is. If we go for a run in the woods and she comes back covered in mud, then we have to take a bath. Only before spending 10 minutes trying to find her and then trying to get her in there..

 

I try to bathe them once a month. They are hairy little boogers and this helps with matting. Which I constantly battle, not to merkin the shedding. It's a bit of a chore and one of my boys really hates the bath, but I put us both through it monthly for all of our sanity.

 

Once a week. More or less. Since Candy is basically an indoor dog, she doesn't get very dirty but she does begin to smell after a while. Then it's bath time together with me.

 

My little Pommy needs a trim quite often since I keep him cut short, so he probably gets a bath every 4 to 6 weeks. He's an indoor dog and I keep him pretty clean on a regular basis. I actually use the Cottonelle wipes to freshen him up a bit in between times. It really depends on the amount of outside activity your dog gets. I have some friends that leave their dog outside a lot and if I were them I'd give him a bath a little more frequently. Poor thing stinks and he just looks like he wants a good wash

 

We bathed them about once a month, but they were all mostly indoor dogs and never really got dirty to begin with. And they never smelled bad either. Only one of my dogs hated getting baths, she didn't like the water but she also had hurt one of her legs pretty bad and it was painful for her to get picked up and put into the stationary tub.

 

I have two female Yorkies, Coco and Mara. I usually bather them every 2-3 weeks. I have always heard that dogs should not be bathed to often because it is bad for their skin. It is good to know that I bather them about as often as everyone else.