{"id":8391,"date":"2012-03-13T10:27:30","date_gmt":"2012-03-13T17:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/?p=8391"},"modified":"2012-03-13T10:27:30","modified_gmt":"2012-03-13T17:27:30","slug":"dog-bathing-how-to-bathe-a-dog-with-a-fun-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/dog-bathing-how-to-bathe-a-dog-with-a-fun-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog Bathing – How to Bathe a Dog with a Fun Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dog baths are usually more for us, and less for the dog.<\/em><\/p>\n

When I go walking with Siberian Husky Shania, she gets the most excited over animal stuff, including bits of fur and bones. She will roll over them from various different angles, smell them, lick them, and wish that she could eat them.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, I have never seen her get excited over perfume and other artificial scents, no matter what they cost, and what designer name is attached to the bottle. <\/p>\n

From observing my dogs, they seem most attracted to the smell of food, especially bacon and cheese. They are also attracted to the natural smell of people and other animals, including other dogs, cats, squirrel and deer. What these animals leave behind, is also of great interest.<\/p>\n

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Dogs like rolling in grass, especially when scented with natural animal cologne.<\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n
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How Often to Bathe a Dog<\/h2>\n

How often we bathe our dog is totally dependent on us. For example, show dogs and therapy dogs may get bathed more often, as part of their job<\/em>. There are good shampoos nowadays, that are made specially for dogs. These shampoos are mild, and do not overly dry out, or irritate our dog’s skin and fur. <\/p>\n

Even so, my breeder only bathes her dogs at most once every week.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

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Bathing our dog every day or every other day, risks washing away necessary oils from their coat, and may make it rough and brittle. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Siberian Huskies have a double coat, with an outer coat that is dirt repellent and water proof. Even though they are active outdoors, they rarely smell bad.<\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n

If we are not planning to show our dogs or visit health facilities for therapy work, then it is not usually necessary to give them so many baths. The general feeling of most dog owners, is to bathe the dog when his body starts to smell. This will largely be dependent on breed<\/a>, and the activity and environment of the dog. <\/p>\n

Also note though<\/strong>, that a dog often smells not because of body odor, but because of gum disease or a smelly mouth. In addition to keeping our dog’s coat clean, we also want to clean our dog’s teeth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Instead of frequent bathing, we can brush our dog’s coat to remove loose hair as well as dirt. This will keep our dog comfortable, and get rid of grass seeds<\/a> that make poke into, or puncture our dog’s skin. Frequent brushing will also bring fleas and ticks<\/a> to our notice, so that we may quickly and safely remove them.<\/p>\n

We can also give our dog a waterless bath using powder, spray, or foam based dry shampoo<\/em>. With dry shampoo we just apply it on our dog’s coat, and then brush.<\/p>\n

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Another alternative is to wipe-down our dog with a wet rag or bath wipes, especially when he has a lot of surface dirt or mud. I usually give my dog a wipe-down, after he has been to the dog park<\/a> or dog daycare<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dogs often grab each other on the neck during play, so the fur gets dirty with saliva and dirt after a vigorous play session.<\/p>\n

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Dogs often grab each other on the neck during play, so the fur gets dirty with saliva and dirt after a vigorous play session.<\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n
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Why Dogs Dislike Taking Baths<\/h2>\n

While deciding how often to bathe our dog, we should also take into account the associated stress and discomfort of bathing.<\/p>\n

Dogs generally dislike taking baths in a tub. <\/p>\n