A friend was over last night and was patting Rory, really getting his fingers into her coat. He then proceeded to tell me she needed a bath because he could feel her oils on his hands. I told him they were her natural oils and were good for her coat and skin and that we will only be bathing her a few times a year.
She will of course get wet and swim and stuff at other times but we only plan on doing the big shampoo every now and then. Her coat is very shiny, slightly oily (but not like an oil slick - you can just feel a coating on your hands if you really rub at her hair) and she smalls like a dog (not bad). He thought dogs needed to be bathed much more than this. Maybe they do. Give me advice! Or is regular grooming enough to keep them clean, with just the occasional bath?
We did bathe our old Golden often - a couple of times a moth - but she had skin conditions and would get very dirty.
She will of course get wet and swim and stuff at other times but we only plan on doing the big shampoo every now and then. Her coat is very shiny, slightly oily (but not like an oil slick - you can just feel a coating on your hands if you really rub at her hair) and she smalls like a dog (not bad). He thought dogs needed to be bathed much more than this. Maybe they do. Give me advice! Or is regular grooming enough to keep them clean, with just the occasional bath?
We did bathe our old Golden often - a couple of times a moth - but she had skin conditions and would get very dirty.