Smelly Shiba

Arthemeties

Well, i have bathed my Shinra several times now. He still has a very...well musky dog odor.Do shibas just have a natural dog stink?I can only smell it when i snuggle him but hes a stinky pants.

included a picture maybe you can see the green stink lines comming off of him =P

tsukitsune

something might be up, my shibas don't smell like much of anything.

When Tsuki was a pup, we pulled her from a not so great place, and for months she smelled like piddled on wood chips, it took a long time to get that out of her coats.

tobyshiba

How many times have you bathed your Shiba in the past week? o___o; Shibas clean themselves. Your Shiba should only be bathed once every 3-4 months or so. Bathing gets rid of the oils and such in their coat.

Doesn't a musky smell come from being wet? Do you blow dry him after washing him?

MommyofNiko

Shiba's dont tend to have an odor, I love the smell of Niko. Now my mix reeks like a dog almost all the time. What kind of shampoo are you using? You should not have to bathe your shiba that much, maybe 2x a year?
Now I dont see any stink rays, but he is too cute!

tsukitsune

hi Steph!!!!
good point on the over bathing!

Arthemeties

We've washed him twice in 4 weeks =/ he was fithy cause the breeder let him go outside alot and he would play in a pool then roll in dirt and what not.We towel dry.

Ur responses make me want to cry.


---peace

MommyofNiko

Why cry??

tsukitsune

why cry? this forum is such an amazing tool for learning and sharing experiences!
we learn from one another, nothing to be sad about!

for what its worth, i don't blow dry my dogs.

MommyofNiko

Niko would eat the blow dryer if we used it.
What kind of food is he on? That may be a cause also.

okiron

Maybe brush him out?

verenise121

FurFace rarely smells....but if he does, I usually just brush him for a couple of minutes and that works just fine...Ive heard that rubbing a nice smelling dryer sheet on a dog works...