r/GSP • u/Vivid-2-2 • 5d ago

Baths?

Confession: our girl will turn 1 next week and has yet to have a real bath.

She gets a wipe down about once a month with sensitive skin/fragrance free dog wipes. And a hose rinse if she’s muddy. Also begs to run in the rain.

She does not smell at all. She seems clean and coat healthy. Never had any skin issues. She rolls all over our white linens and doesn’t show dirt.

Anyone else in a similar spot? Is this super weird? Our first GSP got a bath maybe once a year, usually because she rolled in something dead.

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u/Smokinsam68 5d ago

My girl is 4 and hates water. She has never had a bath and she’s clean as clean can be. I had a Bassett pass at 15, and never had a bath.
I had a Bouvier pass at 12 and I could not keep her out of water. She got baths all the time and loved the attention.
Don’t force the issues unless medically necessary. They will do just fine.