How often should you wash a short haired dog?

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Herein, how often should a short haired dog be bathed?

Here are some general guidelines: Bathing onceamonth works for most dogs. Dogs with an oilycoat,like Basset Hounds, may need bathing asfrequently asonce a week. Many short-hairedbreeds with smoothcoats, such as Beagles and Weimaraners, dojust fine withless frequent baths.

Secondly, is it bad to not bathe your dog? "In general, healthy dogs only need tobebathed if they smell. There's no reasonparticularlyto bath a healthy dog, unless they're dirty," DrHiltonsays. Keep in mind that in the wild, feral dogsgenerallydon't bathe (and they definitely don'tuseshampoo).

Beside this, is it OK to wash your dog once a week?

I recommend you bathe a dog withnormalskin once a month with dog shampoo or humanbabyshampoo. If you want to bathe more oftenthanonce a month, use a soap-free or moisturizing shampootoprevent the skin from becoming dry. Do not batheyourdog more than once a week, unless recommendedbyyour vet.

How often should you wash your puppy?

A good rule of thumb is that you should batheyourdog once a month. Of course, if he rolls around in themud, youcan bathe him more often. Or if yourpuppy isprone to dry skin, you can wait longer betweenbaths. Just besure to choose a puppy shampoo that is gentleon hisskin!