how do you get rid of the " Dog Smell"?

Question

So I got a family friend .. A hound mix and he is awesome except for the smell.. wet dog.. Can you wash them every single day? We keep him in the house , but go outside lots and he reeks.. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

As another member suggested make sure to check and keep ears clean. A reasonable good diet will help for sure, if he was on crappy food before you got him it will take awhile to work its way out of his system. Hounds do have their own smell, but it shouldn't be raunchy. I have the best luck with dogs when I don't bath them unless they've rolled in something that reeks, dead birds etc..........LOL.......if ya have to try good old fashioned "Murphy's Oil Soap" Sounds weird but is recommended by the CKC as a good soap. It's veg oil based and completely non-toxic so if they lick themselves after a bath they can't get sick. It is deodorant free (deodorizers can smell as they break down needing more deodorizers, a corporate plot) and just smell clean. It softens skin and rinsing off nicely. Brush daily. I really do find they smell LESS when their skin and coat aren't abused by too much bathing. Try this too, put distilled water in a spray bottle, soak his back and sides then towel dry, much of the smell goes onto the towel and the softened water softens the coat (clean rainwater works too)

Well, this works for me with a BorderCollieX and did for my Pointers and a shepherd. Good luck!

Answer 2

Don't wash him any more than once a month, unless he gets into something. Make sure you use a nice shampoo designed for dogs. Alot of my clients like the smell the "Fresh N' Clean" fresh scent shampoo gives (it's an orange color if you look for it). Also, make sure that you rinse the shampoo completely (rinse until his coat makes that squeaky feeling when you rub it).

He should be completely dried also before going out. Rub him down with lots of clean, absorbant towels, or get a drying chamois if you can. If he'll let you, try even a hair dryer, being careful not to burn him.

Try to keep an eye on where he goes outside. Some dogs have an affinity of rolling around in various poop they find, or even dead carcassas. They find the smell lovely, even if we don't.

If you're finding that it's just a "doggy odor" that he's getting between baths, get a spray bottle and mix half yellow Listerine and half water, and give him a light spritz all over and rub it in. That should help to lessen his natural B.O. to humans.

Answer 3

My dogs keep panting inside the house, poisoning our breathing space! I should get rid of them too, damn dogs! Anyways - LOL, the answer is NO. That's such a selfish thing to do. Apparently this person and his wife see a mere floor more important than a living being - so I can't possibly imagine how they'd react to a child wrecking a possession. But you know, it's *just* a dog. I wouldn't buy it. That'd just be money in their pocket for what they did. - EDIT: Sorry, forgot to answer the other question. The worst excuse or reason I have heard for someone to rehome their dog? Well, while browsing on Craigslist, there was a woman rehoming her 3 month old puppy. She said she didn't have time for the dog and her kids got bored with it. How long do you think she had that dog?! I get upset enough when someone wants to rehome their just-acquired puppy for whatever stupid reason - but when someone wants to rehome their elderly dog that they've had for so many years, it just breaks my heart into pieces. Elderly dog/cat cases get to me the most. From a personal experience at the shelter I started working at - a 9 year old Chihuahua mix and a 14-15 year old Chihuahua mix were surrendered to a kill pound, because their owners wanted to travel. [Luckily the shelter pulled them before they were gassed.] At the same shelter, an elderly Poodle mix was surrendered because her back legs are almost completely useless. [Again, pulled from the pound before being gassed.] One that particularly tugged at my heart was - this one 11 year old mixbreed. She was adopted out by this shelter as a puppy, but was recently brought back because she became incontinent. Those are just what I've experienced now - Oh, oh, I can't wait until we have room for more dogs to come in, just so I can hear the most absurd reasons like others have said.

Answer 4

My aunt has two dogs that stay inside the house but goes out many times a day and they don't smell at all. She takes her dogs to a groomer I think twice a month and they really clean the dogs well. If the dog's fur is well clipped and properly bathe then it shouldn't smell. Also keeping the dog indoors if the outside is wet from like rain is also a plus. Practice cleaning the dog's places it stays the most with Oust or Febreeze to get that smell out of places it usually spends its time at while inside. If you do that them I am pretty sure the dog will be ok. If you give your dog a bath make sure it isn't everyday because that isn't good for the skin of a dog. Make sure you use a shampoo that is made for dogs because their fur and skin isn't like a human's. Hope this works!!!

Answer 5

Hound Dog Smell

Answer 6

You say he is a hound mix, does he have the long pendulous ears like a Bloodhound/Basset? If so, that could be the problem. Check the ears and clean them thorougly with a good ear cleaner. This type of ear is more prone to odor and infections because it stays moist inside of them. Also, many of the hounds just smell 'doggy', it is their natural scent and nothing is going to make it go away completely or for long.

Best thing you can do to cut the hound odor is keep those ears clean and brush the dog daily. Since I don't know what kind of coat your dog has, I don't know the best brush but for many of the hounds, a rubber curry brush is one of the best for them.

Answer 7

My doggie stinks too after his outdoor walks. Bathing them every single day would be doing injustice to the poor pet. Instead brush your pet every day and bathe it once a week. That too depending upon the weather. Dogs smell - and we cant do much about it.

Answer 8

short hair is good for several people, others, not. it depends just what u look like

Answer 9

doggy deodorant spray...i like the brand petsmart has called groomax...vanilla and banana and lots of good smelling spray to keep your dog smelling great between baths...but do not bathe every day...i bathe my dogs twice a month and use the spray whenever needed

Answer 10

dogs usually smell only when they are wet.. NO NO NO do not wash him every day.... brush him daily and feed a high quality dry kibble only and provide unlimited access to fresh drinking water... maintain his ear and teeth health ( once a week along with weekly nail clipping)