Informative Info On Shampoo and Bath Time

[strykerdobe]

Info on what ingredients you don't want in your dogs shampoo!

Keeping Bath Time Safe for Your Dog
Keeping Bath Time Safe for Your Dog

• Dog Grooming /
• By Rita Hogan

Choosing Safe Shampoos For Your Dog
We all have the best intentions when it comes to grooming our dogs. Bathing, brushing, trimming…just so they can look their best and most importantly, smell their best.

I recently visited a friend that bathes her dogs every week. I can’t imagine!

To make matters worse, I made the mistake of looking at the ingredient list of her designer doggie shampoo and almost fainted. It looked like a bottle of toxic soup.

How can she be my friend and use a toxic dog shampoo?

Her answer was, “I use their products for myself, how can their dog shampoo be bad? It’s so expensive!”

I told her to switch shampoos ASAP.

She asked why.

Here’s what I told her.

Ingredients To Avoid
Commercial and some natural shampoos are nothing but chemicals and toxins with a few natural extracts in them to make consumers think that by using their product you are somehow connecting with nature.

Many people don’t realize that the scalp is part of the body’s integumentary system, which includes the three layers of the skin – epidermis, dermis and hypodermis. The scalp is part of the skin and and skin is the body’s largest and most absorbent organ.

 

[Brioddy]

I don't bathe the dogs often but when I do I use dawn dish soap. I figure if it's safe to remove oil off of birds it's safe enough for the mutts.

 

[strykerdobe]

Can a dog be bathed with Dawn dish soap? - Dogster
www.dogster.com/.../can_a_dog_be_bathed_with_dawn_dish_soap-31399
Jun 11, 2009 · can a dog be bathed with Dawn dish soap. ... As noted above, Dawn CAN be used on a dog, but PLEASE only use it in emergency situations. Like noted

Would only use in emergency situations and not all the time.

 

[Kaiser2016]

Thanks for this! It seems like you're very interested in natural methods. I'll try making the Castille shampoo and the ACV spray is easy enough. Just curious, what do you use as lotion for dry hands? Coconut oil is just way too slick for me.

 

[Gelcoater]

6. Isopropyl alcohol
Sneaky is the word for this gem. If you pay attention, isopropyl alcohol is showing up in all kinds of self and animal care products.

DO NOT USE THEM.

Known as rubbing alcohol, this chemical turns into acetone when it enters the body. It is a known depressant, nerve toxin, lung and heart irritant, and liver toxin. Other names: isopropanol, 2-propanol, and propyl.

Lol. Where did they come up with this?
Acetone is present in the human body naturally.
I use it often at work and am exposed to it. If it was a known depressant, given the amounts I deal with?...I shoulda swallowed a bullet decades ago.

 

[GennyB]

I recently visited a friend that bathes her dogs every week. I can’t imagine!

My dogs get dirty....very dirty. I can't imagine not bathing them at least once a week.
They play in mud, roll in dirt, come across God only knows what at the farm. You wanna live in my house, you're gonna be clean and not leave the house reeking.
I know people gasp when I say how frequently I give them a bath, but it works for us. The dogs we live with are not the same animal as the wild dogs so many refer to. They have been domesticated so have developed different needs. Besides, you are never going to convince me a wild animal is clean. They stink! Sorry, but clean doesn't stink.
I came across some soap making supplies that were for sale at a farm we were looking at to purchase. I either make the shampoo or use this Dogosuds Unscented 8 oz. I prefer the unscented and then add my own essential oils depending on what I want to achieve.
At any rate, you can't argue with success. My dogs have beautiful healthy coats and skin. I can't go anywhere with them that people aren't commenting on their coats.
I think there are 'secrets' to bathing a dog that I have shared 100's if times so I'll spare you having to read it yet again. But I do believe you can keep your dog clean and it not be the bad thing some like to tell you.

 

[Kaiser2016]

We don't bathe Kaiser weekly but we do bathe him more often than most people we know. It always depends on how dirty he's gotten and he doesn't get into dirt very often. Same with the cat, if we can smell her, it's time for a bath.

Here is an article from Whole Dog Journal. They're a bit too liberal in some of their thinking, but they've got some good info here:

https://www.whole-dog-journal.com/i...:e274637:2378791a:&st=email&s=p_Grabbag061117

 

[GOD'S GRACE]

All this serious talk...I'm turning the focus a bit to the process of indoor bathing in the winter...

(MOST IMPORTANT...do a dry run first, so your mate knows what to expect and where to look for Peanut Butter...)

...it's got to be fun for all...I never worry about things...I usually bathe Grace on a cleaning day and bathe her, before me...and then the fun begins...Peanut Butter plays a big part in our success...a dab here and there (walls) where I know Grace looks and a few dabs on the back of my rinse hand, so I can reward when it's earned and we just have at it...no fights, no zoomies, just fun.... that's my deal.

All dogs are different so what have you done to reduce the stress level of your pup on bath day?

 

[Tropicalbri's]

My dogs get dirty....very dirty. I can't imagine not bathing them at least once a week.
They play in mud, roll in dirt, come across God only knows what at the farm. You wanna live in my house, you're gonna be clean and not leave the house reeking.
I know people gasp when I say how frequently I give them a bath, but it works for us.

I totally agree. We have discussed this before. Mine are bathed every 7-10 days, sooner if they take a side trip into the swamp coral mud. They play hard in dirt, coral screening, mangrove muck, salt water, you name it and they are in it!
I refuse to have dirty dogs sleeping with me. I change my sheets every 3rd day just for my own self, so I want my dogs clean!
Nothing worse than petting a dog and realize your hands stink from their body.
Like you I always get compliments on my dogs hair coats and it’s because they are clean. I would be embarrassed to take my dogs somewhere and them have a dirty dog odor!
I have been bathing weekly since they first arrived here.

 

[Kaiser2016]

A dry run is a great idea! I sometimes still forget to bring his towel to the bathroom

We introduced him to it day 1. My hb made the breeder bathe him upon pick up because he "stank". He didn't realize it was a normal puppy smell because we bathed him again the next day. Only when we were at the vet for his first checkup did they tell us what it was. So Kaiser is used to being in the tub. We have even bathed him outside on the deck but that was during a hot summer day.

We never gave treats for bathing before but recently introduced it. His new bathroom doesn't have a door on it yet and we don't want to risk him running through the house all soaked.

 

[Tropicalbri's]

We have even bathed him outside on the deck

Mine always get bathed outside. They know when it’s time when they see the microfiber towels and shampoo come out. They hang their head and walk over to the bathing spot.

 

[Kaiser2016]

They hang their head and walk over to the bathing spot.

Aww, that's so cute!

 

[Tropicalbri's]

Aww, that's so cute!

It’s actually their play for sympathy which is not forthcoming!

 

[Kaiser2016]

Mine always get bathed outside.

Kaiser would turn into a Popsicle if I did that haha. We really have to pick our bath days carefully. He always seems to need to potty after the bath is done and that's never enough time for him to get dry! I might try my hair dryer on him next. Let's see how that goes haha.

 

[Tropicalbri's]

aiser would turn into a Popsicle if I did that

The summer is when it can be difficult because the water gets really hot. We don’t have cold tap water except in Jan and Feb.
I put ice in large vat of water to rinse them. I use a pump attached to the hose, otherwise it is just too hot for them.

 

[GOD'S GRACE]

I might try my hair dryer on him next.

Do a "dry" run! so K gets used to the noise...

 

[Tropicalbri's]

I would be hesitant to use a dryer for fear it would dry out their skin.
Mine dry really quick with the microfiber towels.

 

[GOD'S GRACE]

Micro towel wipe down and then a beach towel wrap in the winter so she doesn't get cold...

 

[Kaiser2016]

I should get him a bath robe lol.

 

[GennyB]

Peanut Butter

xylitol free of course.