# Smelly Shiba

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

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## Arthemeties · 2008-08-22T20:28:53.000Z
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 (moderator) · 2008-08-22T20:31:04.000Z
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 · 2008-08-22T20:32:31.000Z
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 · 2008-08-22T20:34:56.000Z
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 (moderator) · 2008-08-22T20:36:10.000Z
hi Steph!!!! good point on the over bathing!

## Arthemeties · 2008-08-22T20:37:45.000Z
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 · 2008-08-22T20:38:46.000Z
Why cry??

## tsukitsune (moderator) · 2008-08-22T20:44:09.000Z
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 · 2008-08-22T20:45:44.000Z
Niko would eat the blow dryer if we used it. What kind of food is he on? That may be a cause also.

## okiron · 2008-08-22T20:47:10.000Z
Maybe brush him out?

## verenise121 · 2008-08-23T00:14:28.000Z
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...

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