Bathing a Lab???

[Benny]

OK,now I have heard everything.

My friend stopped over last night to have a beer.
I was in the middle of giving Mandy a bath, she gets that lab oder after a few times in the water and swamps.

So any way, he tells me I am nuts to bathe  a lab.
It takes the oil out of their hair and they won't shed water when it rains!!

Now I don't know everything about dogs, but this can't be true??

I give her a bath once ever other month and more during the hunting seasons.

I have never noticed any ill effects nor have I seen her NOT shed water off when it rains.

Any one know if there is any reason not to give a lab a bath, using shampoo for dogs?

Benny

[vickieschessies]

You are just fine bathing your dog.  The facts about bathing if you bath him everyday for a couple of months it would dry his skin terribly and cause skin conditions but monthly or even 2 times per month is just fine. Now when it comes to chessies you do want to be extra careful as this breed try does have a down coat with oils and will strip the oils from the coat and skin causing bad bad skin problems.

Repellent issues ???

[JohnWester]

isn't there special shampoo you can use to help keep their coat/skin from drying out?  and also, i heard that people will feed their lab a raw egg with their food every once in a while during the season.  does that do anything?

[vickieschessies]

Raw egg is fine vitamin A&E is really good for skin. You can also give fish oil caplets, that is also very good for coat and skin.

As for shampoo I'm a cosmetologist by trade and there is really no better shampoo for dogs out there. I personally like mane and tail shampoo. It is full of moisturizers.

[Benny]

Thanks Vickie, I only bathe her when she starts to give off the musky dog oder .
So it ends up maybe once a month, and I use a shampoo for pets that my vet sold me.

Benny