An occasiona bath can be great fun for your dog, especially if you get him used to it from an early age. Bathing is essential for a dog’s skin and coat and keeps dirt, smells, and hair shedding to a minimum.
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How often you should bathe your dog depends on what type of coat he has. Some long-haired dogs have a double-coat with a warm undercoat and thinck guard haris on the top. The guard hairs make doubled-coated dogs naturally dirt repellent, so they don’t need to be bathed very frequently- twice a year is even enough. Single-coated, short-haired dogs should be bathed more frequently – about once every three months. Curly coated dog breeds like poodles don’t shed their hair, and may need to be bathed more regularly, even as often as once a month.
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It is important not to wash any dog too often, as over-bathing causes the coat to compensate by producing extra oils, which in turn causes an increase of natural odor. If your dog gets muddy after a walk, he doens’t necessarily need a bath – just wait until the mud dries and then brush it off.
In warm weather, it may be easier to wash your dog outside rather than in the house. Use warm water and a specially-formulated dog shampoo, and towel dry him immediately to prevent him from getting cold.
