Today we had bath time for everyone at our house! It is not something that happens often because... I hate to brag... but my dogs don't smell. I know, I know! How is that possible? I have my theories and it is not all me.
- Homemade food- raw- pastured cattle and farmers market veggies. Fewer toxins go in- fewer toxins seep out the skin. That one's simple. Also dogs on cheap kibble feel greasy (not sure why that is)- mine don't so that for sure helps because dirt sticks to grease.
- No bugs. We really don't have biting bugs of any sort in Las Vegas so my dogs are not ever iching/licking/biting. That has to help with smell.
- 0% humidity. It is really dry here so everything smells better- even trash and dog poop.
- Short hair and a shedding breed. I find the stinkiest dogs are the long hair non shedding ones. Copley and Kerri seem to have hair that causes dirt to just slide off.
With that said once in a while even the cleanest dog needs a bath. These guys were todays victims.
George (the foster dog) got one because I like to either bathe fosters or if they hate baths at least spritz them with something so they are deodorized and looking good for adoption events. I have to admit some fosters never get a bath because they are either just fixed or they get adopted before I have the chance but George had been here a few weeks and I figured we moved past the point where a bath would ruin my relationship with him. Today was the day and actually he enjoyed it a little I think. Hopefully his new good looks will get him adopted tomorrow!
Kerrigan has not had a bath in 6 months. She was getting a little stinky.
Copley was doing ok in the stink department but on the advise of our holistic vet I am giving him a bath more often to help wash away the toxins he may be seeping out of his skin as he gets over this TBD issue. I am skeptical about this but I see how it might help out a little so I am TRYING to give him more baths. It helps that he is a cooperative bather.
I don't have any pictures during the bath (it is a bit of an electronics hazard with the shaking dogs and water an all) but I do have a great video of everyone drying off. My dogs LOVE playing and rolling in the damp towels after a bath. It also has the bonus of drying them off further so now after we all air dry a little in the heat outside I let them in to go crazy on the towels on the floor!
Have a great weekend everybody!
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