Dog Wash Wipes

[swain]

Anyone use these? I saw them at my vets the other day. Thought they might be a good thing to use between washing. Do they keep that dog smell away?

[WreckitWhippet]

check to see if they are alcohol and perfume free but they are pretty much a waste of time and money. If your dogs smells enough to need a bath, then give it a bath. If your dog gets dirty between baths, wet a towel with hot water, wring it out well and wipe the dog over with that.

What you feed your dog will make a big difference to it's skin condition and if the dog has that " doggy smell".

When you do bath the dog, use a quality shampoo and make sure you dry thoroughly.

[Red Fox]

I don't think they are that great. Okay for cleaning up a small mess here and there (though a warm flannel or a baby wipe is just as good), but if you are wanting to clean and freshen up a whole dog you'd be better off with a dry shampoo or deoderising spray IMO.

[Nekhbet]

I use home brand thick baby wipes for wiping faces and just inside ears, or some other unscented cheap version.

[Kajtek]

My 3 bullies get daily face/fold clean with malacetic wipes. I get them from vetandpetdirect.com.au.

They work ok.

[W Sibs]

I use home brand thick baby wipes for wiping faces and just inside ears, or some other unscented cheap version.

Same.

[swain]

Thanks for the replies guys. I might try some dry shampoo or the warm wet towel thing. Ta

[Odin-Genie]

check to see if they are alcohol and perfume free but they are pretty much a waste of time and money. If your dogs smells enough to need a bath, then give it a bath. If your dog gets dirty between baths, wet a towel with hot water, wring it out well and wipe the dog over with that.

What you feed your dog will make a big difference to it's skin condition and if the dog has that " doggy smell".

When you do bath the dog, use a quality shampoo and make sure you dry thoroughly.

+1

I do exactly this. I tried those wipes and found them completeley useless.

[woodbyne]

We won some of the Fido's brand ones and used them at a show after a kid kinly put tomoato sauce on my dogs head seconds before going in the ring as i had the wipes i wiped it off and wiped down my dogs back by the time we got out of the ring what all of 3 minutes she was covered in hives needless to say they went in the closest bin....

[Genabee]

As another DOLer suggested to me, rub some aloveen conditioner into the coat in between washes. It smells yummy and helps to keep that fresh feeling in between. A regular brush can go a long way too.

[OSoSwift]

I do the warm towel trick if required.

[Lab lady]

I do the hot towel thing too, if they are a bit grubby but i can't bath them i put a little shampoo in the water as well. I find it works best if you have the water as hot as you can stand it.

[Bonnie Pup]

As another DOLer suggested to me, rub some aloveen conditioner into the coat in between washes. It smells yummy and helps to keep that fresh feeling in between. A regular brush can go a long way too.

I do this and it works well. I rub the conditioner in my hands with a few drops of water to make it thinner, rub over my dog and then brush through.