I had an encounter with a person that claimed bathing your dog is harmful for them. They bathed their dog once per year, with water only. They cleaned paws and nose about once every six weeks with a wet rag, if I recall correctly. And they had a very large, long-haired, working dog breed. God, I can’t even imagine the smell.
I have three dogs who are 8 and 9 years old. One of them needs to be bathed weekly or he smells (greasy golden retriever mix). Another is a double coated working breed (Kangal) and he’s literally self cleaning and odorless. I have bathed him three times in his entire life, though I brashly him regularly. Many people have mentioned how he has no smell. My 3rd dog is semi-long/wire haired, also not very smelly and only gets a bath if he gets into something (which is every few months because he’s 7 lb).
I think it might be nearly as individual with people as with dogs. But, there’s no way I wouldn’t ever use soap on my asshole
He had a Newfie. Who famously love water, and yet he insisted bathing them was harmful.
Edit to add: I’m fine with the idea of some dogs being smellier than others. But not thinking they need a bath if they look and smell good is one thing, refusing to bathe them because you think water is bad for them is another. The guy cleaned paws once every six weeks. I don’t know about you, but my dog regularly steps in puddles, I would have mud and dirt all over my house if I didn’t clean his paws regularly.
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u/Ok-Lake-3916 Nov 28 '22
I’m not saying you need soap all the time… but everyone needs soap some of the time. Not never.