How many baths?

[Walter]

Thanks curlytails! It is a sight to see for sure…but on bottom of tub with a slight relaxed tail wag. If I wasn't paranoid about dropping the camera I would have a pic of it to post!

[sharronhurlbut]

I wipe my b's down with baby wipes, when they need it. They don't mind that as much as they would a bath.

[lisastewart]

Mine had several during crate training as both girls tended to roll in their poop the first couple times in a crate, fortunately for all of us, we seem to be beyond that now.

[MacPack]

We bathe them more in the summer when the white fur turns dark gray, from dog-park dirt that won't come off with a baby-wipe. And when Nicky rolls in something dead.
Ed is not a roller, but I usually bathe them at the same time. They like being clean and don't really mind baths, but we would never have to bathe them if not for dirt and dead fish!

[Kipawa]

@MacPack:

…we would never have to bathe them if not for dirt and dead fish!

Dirt and dead fish… what a lovely combination. :D:eek:

[sinbaje]

How many baths?

Zero. Zippo. Nil. I can not recall the last time I bathed one of my kids. Not even for shows.

With the amount of rolling on wet towels, I see no need to ever bath them. Which is why I like them so darned much.

[Chealsie508]

:DSinbaje, thats too funny… I was just going to ask if rolling on wet towels counted...if it did then Oakley bathes himself everyday!!

[Patty]

This is a very interesting post. Mine don't get bathed at all. I do just wipe them down before showing particularly if it is a wet and muddy show ground. When they get dirty at home they clean themselves up very efficiently. We never have less than white whites once they've done this. Jewel being the senior gets a 'little help from her friends'!

[YodelDogs]

I usually bathe mine every 3-4 months. If something is being shown, I bathe it more frequently.

[deschroedter]

When we were showing, baths were done the night before we left for each show. Now, they get two a year, once when the coats are shedding and the other right before cold weather is going to start. Of course, the muddy situations sometimes occur and that throws in another one or two a year. But they are such clean dogs, they pretty much take care of it themselves. But when we had pups did bathe more frequently until each accepted it as a matter of course.