alisha_nickels

Thanks for the reply, Petmezz. It is very helpful and I will try that.

I need to know how many times should my dog be brushed and how many times should she be washed. Note: she is not a show dog. I also bought a rake brush and a round hair brush thing and I brush her with it once every 3 days. Her smell is not as bad as it was before but it's still there and we haven't washed her as much as before like you surgested. Her hidquaters is really dry on the skin and her coat. What should I do? I also brought a little deoderent bottle 2 make her smell better.

Sorry, I meant in Rockingham, Western Australia

Thanks for that and are there professional groomers out there in the Rockingham area who are experienced with Akitas and/or Malamutes?

We tried to blowdry her fur once and she really didn't like that. Even if we gave her some treats so that she would stay still, she still couldn't. I brought a wide comb brush today and I'll see if I can get rid of the tough fur at the back. Also, can you recomend a dog shampoo that helps her smell better? By the way, thank you dogbesotted about the red meat and vegie idea, I'll try that.

When we pulled a bit of fur off around the hindquarters, the skin does look like it's flakey and the fur we pull off it's hard. It comes off in tuffs. And she won't eat red meat cause she is very fussy but we will try.

I really can't explain the smell, it not a urine kind of smell. From her belly to the hindquarters, it's very dry. We wash her once every fortnight by a dog washer. He uses this shampoo that surpose to help with fleas and I don't know if the stuff is giving her a reaction with her skin. Her diet is manly chicken, that's the only thing she will eat. We sometimes give her charcoal bisicits because someone said that surpose to help with the smell. My dog also has a fur problem. Around near the hindquarters, her fur is like really thick and like a sheep's (before they shear it off.) And we tried brushing her every day but there is still more.

Hi. I have an Akita x Malamute named Samara and recently she been having very bad odour problems. I wonder if anyone can help me with this problem.