Dog Shampoo

I should add: we care for Kiba's grooming ourselves. We are searching for a
reputable groomer who will trim his paw pad hair, as I don't feel confident
enough to risk a cut on his feet myself. Aside from that, as a small,
single coated dog, he's very easy care. We trim his nails and he gets a
bath once a month, the day before his flea treatment if possible.

Kiba has gone to two different professional groomers. One just didn't
understand that when I say, "Don't trim his feathering" I mean Don't trim
his feathering. One groomer (supposedly the best in the nearby town) blamed
her helper, whom she let groom my dog, without my knowledge. As there is
such a small talent pool to draw from, silly me took him back a second time.
I made it clear that I didn't want a student grooming my dog, and DON'T
TOUCH HIS FEATHERING". Tidy up his paws (Cavaliers are known for their
"slippers" which can get really dirty, even dangerous if allowed to grow
underneath between the pads) but leave his damn pants alone. Sure enough,
when I picked him up she had scissored him right up to the elbows and hock
joints. ARGHHH!! The second groomer's work area was so dirty, it grossed
me out. I insist on going in the back to check out the conditions, and it
was awful. There was a mountain, literally, of dirty, bloody!? towels at
least two or three days old. Kiba was fascinated by the hair mountain in
the corner. He SOOO wanted to roll in thirty or so's dogs worth of hair.
Uh, no. So now we groom him ourselves. Therefore my concern about quality
products, since, barring finding a GREAT groomer, we're DIYS.
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"Phyrie" <phyrie_removethis_ DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I saw someone here mentioning that they thought very little of Hartz
> Mountain dog shampoo. I am in need of new doggie shampoo and was
> wondering if there's a valid reason for not buying Hartz (which is easily
> available where I live) and buying another choice. And what would that
> choice be? I live in a tiny community and don't have access to many
> brands. But I'm willing to entertain all ideas. I guess my real
> question is: is there really a difference in dog shampoos? I know not to
> use people shampoo on my dog, but that's about it.
>
> Thanks for your help,

Last Wednesday, I gave Muttley a bath with peppermint soap that I got from
Trader Joe's. It didn't lather very much, but it's pretty much pure castile
soap and fairly mild, and he sure smelled a lot better after he was clean.
That evening, when I took him to the vets for a weigh-in, I asked about
shampoo. They had a couple of kinds they recommended and sold, but she said
he should only get a bath every two-three months or so, and that it is OK
to use baby shampoo.

Paul and Minty Muttley
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"Phyrie" <phyrie_removethis_ RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I guess my real question is: is there really a difference in dog
> shampoos? I know not to use people shampoo on my dog, but that's
> about it.

Why not? I've never used dog shampoo on my dogs, not even when I was a
kid. They've all been bathed in either whatever shampoo I'm using at
the time or Dr. Bronner's. What I like about Dr. Bronner's is that it
doesn't lather much, and it rinses easily and thoroughly. People
shampoo works just fine, though, if you rinse carefully.

--
Shelly
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In article <g61p5f$5rh$1@registered.motzarella.org>,
Shelly <shelly.DeleteThis@cat-sidh.net> wrote:
>They've all been bathed in either whatever shampoo I'm using at
>the time or Dr. Bronner's.

Beavers, by teamwork family life!

Peppermint?
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"Melinda Shore" <shore RemoveThis @panix.com> wrote in message
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> Beavers, by teamwork family life!

Dilute! Dilute! OK!

> Peppermint?

Yes. And, FWIW it makes an excellent shower "gel," especially in
summer. I cut it 50/50 with water and put it in a foaming hand soap
dispenser.

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In article <g61qne$t9e$1@registered.motzarella.org>,
Shelly <shelly.DeleteThis@cat-sidh.net> wrote:
>"Melinda Shore" <shore.DeleteThis@panix.com> wrote in message
>news:g61q0u$bsv$1@panix2.panix.com...
>> Peppermint?
>Yes.

Huh. I would have guessed that the dogs would find it a
little strong. What does Ms Brown think?
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"Melinda Shore" <shore DeleteThis @panix.com> wrote in message
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> Huh. I would have guessed that the dogs would find it a
> little strong. What does Ms Brown think?

She seems fine with it. I suspect the fact that it's wet is more
disturbing to her than the fact that it's tingly. I only bathe her when
the house is warm, though (turn off AC or crank heat, weather
depending), because peppermint + chilly house would be a cruel trick.

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Phyrie wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I saw someone here mentioning that they thought very little of Hartz
> Mountain dog shampoo. I am in need of new doggie shampoo and was wondering
> if there's a valid reason for not buying Hartz (which is easily available
> where I live) and buying another choice. And what would that choice be? I
> live in a tiny community and don't have access to many brands. But I'm
> willing to entertain all ideas. I guess my real question is: is there
> really a difference in dog shampoos? I know not to use people shampoo on my
> dog, but that's about it.
>
> Thanks for your help,

When my sister and I worked shampooing and blow-drying poodles we used
baby shampoo on the dogs' heads and faces, and some sort of peppermint
shampoo that she bought by the gallon from some beauty supply place for
anything south of the neck.

While baby shampoo doesn't sting when it gets in the eyes it's kind of
harsh on the coat, hence the two product approach.

But it was years after that before I could even smell peppermint shampoo
on somebody else without having "poodle hair up the nose flashbacks".

My own dogs only get bathed when they get into something gross, so maybe
twice a year? And I just use my own shampoo.

Well, I take that back... Cooper gets bathed maybe twice that often
because if somebody lets all three of them out at the same time he has
to run over and mark where Scully squatted and then Zane will run over
and pee on Cooper. Hence the two dogs out at a time policy.

At least he doesn't have much coat and he's little enough to be bathed
in the kitchen sink so I don't have to crouch over the bathtub, rinsing
and rinsing and rinsing like I do with the BCs.
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"Paul E. Schoen" <pstech DeleteThis @smart.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Phyrie" <phyrie_removethis_ DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:g617pu$75r$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I saw someone here mentioning that they thought very little of Hartz
> > Mountain dog shampoo. I am in need of new doggie shampoo and was
> > wondering if there's a valid reason for not buying Hartz (which is
easily
> > available where I live) and buying another choice. And what would that
> > choice be? I live in a tiny community and don't have access to many
> > brands. But I'm willing to entertain all ideas. I guess my real
> > question is: is there really a difference in dog shampoos? I know not
to
> > use people shampoo on my dog, but that's about it.
> >
> > Thanks for your help,
>
> Last Wednesday, I gave Muttley a bath with peppermint soap that I got from
> Trader Joe's. It didn't lather very much, but it's pretty much pure
castile
> soap and fairly mild, and he sure smelled a lot better after he was clean.
> That evening, when I took him to the vets for a weigh-in, I asked about
> shampoo. They had a couple of kinds they recommended and sold, but she
said
> he should only get a bath every two-three months or so, and that it is OK
> to use baby shampoo.
>
> Paul and Minty Muttley

===============
I was told by a groomer that baby shampoo was what she used on the dogs. On
my Chow Chow, I used to have to use a special shampoo I got from the vet,
because he had sensitive skin, but when I forgot to bring the shampoo with
me to the groomer one day, the groomer used the baby shampoo on him without
any problems, and from then on I had her use that. I, personally, would not
use any people shampoos on my dogs, but apparently, the baby shampoo is ok
to use because it is so mild.
Devon hasn't had a bath in a year and a half, other than pouring some water
over her when I was in Florida this past February to cool her down and
putting the hose on her feet whenever she gets into the mud after our walks.
The Chow Chow, Sebastian, had to be bathed and groomed every three months.
Rottweilers are so much easier as far as grooming goes.
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"pfoley" <pfoley6.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> I, personally, would not
> use any people shampoos on my dogs, but apparently, the baby shampoo
> is ok

This might come as a shock to you, but babies are made of peoplemeat.
It's true! I saw it on teevee.

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"Shelly" <shelly RemoveThis @cat-sidh.net> wrote in message
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>
> "pfoley" <pfoley6 RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:HaGdnfg1GYngFxnVnZ2dnUVZ_oPinZ2d@earthlink.com...
> >
> > I, personally, would not
> > use any people shampoos on my dogs, but apparently, the baby shampoo
> > is ok
>
> This might come as a shock to you, but babies are made of peoplemeat.
> It's true! I saw it on teevee.
>
> --
> Shelly
> http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship)
> http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther)
====
Read again, I said, "but apparently the baby shampoo is ok".
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"pfoley" <pfoley6 DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Read again, I said, "but apparently the baby shampoo is ok".

Yeah, I saw that part.

A) What makes baby shampoo magically "ok"?

B) Babies are people, so your comment that you would not use people
shampoo lacks a certain amount of truthiness.

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"Phyrie" <phyrie_removethis_ RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I saw someone here mentioning that they thought very little of Hartz
> Mountain dog shampoo. I am in need of new doggie shampoo and was
> wondering if there's a valid reason for not buying Hartz (which is easily
> available where I live) and buying another choice. And what would that
> choice be? I live in a tiny community and don't have access to many
> brands. But I'm willing to entertain all ideas.



I purchase my dog shampoo through 'Foster & Smith', by the gallon. It's
delivered to me through UPS or the mail, so one is able to choose pretty
much any type you'd want. They have lots of choices in their catalogs. I
personally use their brand of an oatmeal based shampoo, but they have many
others to choose from.


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