Edenishy Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Mine gets washed after being in the beach or pool as I dont want her coat to be slowly bleached over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 We don't get to the beach much but I'd only worry about getting sand off. After the river or lake, all dogs get a thorough rinse. If the water's not particularly fresh, they get a full bath. I remember bringing all the poodles back from the lake here some years back and not washing them (this was during the drought). All three got a mild rash - probably from the high level of bacteria in the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odin-Genie Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 We wash our dogs after swimming at the beach which is hard work but to see them run freely and so happily makes it worthwhile.After swimming at the beach we all want to get the sand out of our creases and rinse off any icky residue so I do the same for my dogs. If I lived by the beach I would at least hose them off. Same here. I don't take my dogs to the beach very frequently, but they always get a bath when we get home. My dogs are allowed on my bed and I wouldn't want anything yucky to cling to their coats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacqui835 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I do wash my pooch, but that's because he doesn't smell so great after the beach, and since he likes a bit of snuggle time in the bed, it's immensely more pleasant to have a clean dog. I wash him about once a week with oatmeal and aloe vera non-soapy stuff so that I don't remove too many oils, but he's not permanently covered in dirt (as this is his favourite state). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 We go to the beach once a week and mine all go swimming. They don't get bathed or rinsed afterwards but I do rinse their collars thoroughly so they don't rust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monah Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Hey Tokkie, great news re Ringo! :D (another anxious owner here..) Mine go to the beach a lot, get thoroughly revolting esp the spin... her coat carries a few buckets of sand.. They go in the pool when we get home, if we did not have a pool, I'd rinse them under the hose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravyk Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Mine get taken to the beach regularly and I never wash/rinse them off. I let them dry out and brush and dry sand left on them [which is usually almost nothing]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemesideways Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Erik tried drinking the water once. Then he went 10m down the beach and tried again. Then he went 20m down the beach and tried again. Then he tried a puddle of sea water on the sand a couple of metres from the ocean. He's a wee bit optimistic. I thought he must have been hugely thirsty, but he didn't drink much tap water when I offered it. That's my Erik. Always gathering information. Yes, the water is salty everywhere on the beach. Erik the investigator! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuffles Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 After the river or lake, all dogs get a thorough rinse. If the water's not particularly fresh, they get a full bath. I remember bringing all the poodles back from the lake here some years back and not washing them (this was during the drought). All three got a mild rash - probably from the high level of bacteria in the water. My dog ended up with serious itchies after swimming in a certain Canberra lake last year. Lots of cortisone, a few hotspots and sleepless weeks later, he is no longer allowed to swim in lakes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 A man who was working in a produce store once told me how he did flea-control for his 2 blue heeler dogs. He said he'd take them for a swim in salt water every afternoon on his way home from work. And just let them dry off naturally, after a few shakes & runs. He reckoned there was nothing like salt water for keeping fleas at bay. Yet he worked in a store that stocked all kinds of flea treatments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rottigirl Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 (edited) I wash with shampoo after beach visits. I would only worry about retaining natural oils in winter (to keep him warm) or if he had some skin problems (although I only base this decision on my experience with showing a different animal and the fact that it had to get washed all the time and survived). Washing weekly in summer has caused no probs with my dog (so far anyway). And he loves showers - he would get in the shower every morning with me if I let him Edited January 10, 2011 by Rottigirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCPuppy Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 We go to the beach most days and Marlin loves her daily swim and walk plus of course the mandatory roll about in the sand and seaweed! She gets a thorough rinse off and towel dry when we get home but it is impossible to get the sand out of her very long coat so it just falls out as she dries yeah usually on the carpet/bed/floor. No shampoo seems to be necessary other than about once every 3/4 months but I do use leave in conditioner to help with the tangles and minimise the matting and sun damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 After the beach they get a rinse off with fresh water, but after swimming in the river i wash them with shampoo as the river water is brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Rules Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I have been to the beach or the river every morning for the past two weeks and I still haven't washed the dogs. The car is full of sand and so is my house, I am forever sweeping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokkie Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 (edited) Thanks for all the replies..... I think I'll rinse them off when we go more than once a week.... Ringo 'dries' himself with the sand, he looks like a sand monster after a swim. Hey Tokkie, great news re Ringo! (another anxious owner here..) Thanks Monah, I can't believe how much better he is when I am relaxed. ;) A man who was working in a produce store once told me how he did flea-control for his 2 blue heeler dogs. He said he'd take them for a swim in salt water every afternoon on his way home from work. And just let them dry off naturally, after a few shakes & runs. He reckoned there was nothing like salt water for keeping fleas at bay. Yet he worked in a store that stocked all kinds of flea treatments! Wow... that's interesting. Edited January 10, 2011 by Tokkie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazads Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 No, don't wash either unless they are due for one and that would be once every couple of months. My boxer gets drenched at the beach as I swear she is in love with the waves so at the most I would hose her down, which she loves. The dane would not get any wash down or bath unless she was due for one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fainty_girl Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 My dogs swim in salt water most days and I never rinse them after. I just towel dry them both and they are fine . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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