SoI have been reading and need some EM advice. How often do you bath your EM. I have a Mastiff book that states not to overdue bathing of an EM. Any replies are welcomed.
It depends. During the summer he tends to get more than in the winter. In the winter it's every 2-3 months unless he gets very muddy. In the summer it can be weekly depending on what/where he's been and done. It's also a lot easier to bathe him outside than inside and It's just not possible to do outside when it's below freezing. If you do choose the groomer route you are going to want to make sure that they will be able to handle a giant. The groomers that I know, Kryten wouldn't fit or be able to get into their tubs.
I applied some tropiclean flea and tick to him as well. It was the lemongrass and cedar. When we first got Gus we noticed him bitting at his skin a bit after being in our yard. Applied this product and he stopped instantly. It smells like lemon pledge furniture polish to me. I like this so far as being an all natural alternative for flea and ticks.
Denna gets a bath before we stay with relatives (i.e. before Thanksgiving and/or Christmas), or when she starts smelling like a dog... she just got a bath last week, which was the first since Thanksgiving... I think...so... baring "special visits", I'd say she "needs" a bath about once every 2-3 months.
Being raw fed with minimal preservatives or processed treats I think helps minimize the stinkiness that exudes through skin pores. It also has helped her skin stay soft and fur shiny.
Denna is about 165lbs, and hops in/out of our regular tub in the house, no problem.
She LOVES drinking water in the tub...so we got her used to hopping in/out as a puppy, even when no bath was in the cards.
This was taken like, forever ago, now!
Hey April the best way to bath you dog that is very effective and natural. Take about 1/2 of oatmeal put it in a stocking sock. Soak it in a bucket or large bowl with very hot water. About 3 to 5 minutes. After that add cool water to get it about room temperature. Get you fur baby all wet. Then rub that sock of oatmeal on your pup. The milky water coming from the sock is great for their fur and skin. And it won’t strip the oils out of the pups skin. You’ll be surprised at how clean you dog will smell. After you feel the pup is clean rinse and your good to towel dry. With how many time to bath. I go as long as I can Bella is 18 months old and she’s been to the groomers 2xs and I think I’ve bathed her 2 many 3 times. With the raw diet I find they don’t get that wet dog smell.