kelpiecuddles Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 My oldest son is getting to an age where he is starting to take a bit more responsibility for the dogs and one thing he does is bathe them BUT he uses TONNES of shampoo. I've tried a number of ways to stop this issue but for reasons that aren't really relevant here it's difficult. Soooo... I was wondering if there are any bar type soaps that are decent for dogs that people could reccomend? Good for white coats would be a bonus but isn't an absolute requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotdashdot Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Masterpet/Aristopet make one, for dogs, in the bar form. It's a herbal type one, and green in colour. If your work stocks Masterpet, you should be able to order it in :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverStar-Aura Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 If you can't source a soap bar, could you try diluting the shampoo or even just put enough for one wash in a travel container for him to use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 It just causes upset RSA(he's on the spectrum), the soap bar will hopefully just be accepted as something different as opposed to me trying to control the way he uses the current thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverStar-Aura Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Hmm ... There are lots of different natural soaps available online. If you do a google search for dog soaps and select 'pages from Australia' you'll get heaps of natural ones. There's also goats milk soap that is quite good for dogs too -- very gentle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Could you buy 1 of the shampoos that is supposed to be diluted, discuss this with him and then make up the solution together, according to the instructions on the bottle(I find a sauce bottle or pop top drink bottle works well for this). Then he gets the diluted bottle to use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuralPug Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Years and years ago the ONLY shampoo for dogs available in the nearest town was in bar form. Can't remember the name of it, Fido or something (not to be confused with the quite excellent Fido brand pet shampoos available today.) I do remember that it had a coal tar version, a flea and tick version as well as the ordinary dog soap. If he will accept a soap bar, then why wouldn't he accept a travel container of shampoo? (Find an online advert of the shampoo label, print it out and stick it on the travel container). I suspect he wants to do it the same way he sees you doing it, so I doubt whether the bar soap would go down. Alternate is find an empty shampoo bottle, put a watered down shampoo in it and hide the "normal" bottle. And find this thread again afterwards to tell us what worked and what didn't. Enquiring minds want to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascalmyshadow Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 The best soap bar I know for dogs is called 'Timid Joe' haven't used it in quite some time but I remember is was quite a good product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yonjuro Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 (edited) Baby soap bars that are suitable for hair as well will probably be very good. I know a lot of Husky owners that use Johnsons no more Tears shampoo for their dogs, so I would thing that something similar in bar form would be perfect. Edited October 30, 2013 by Yonjuro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCresties Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Here you go :) I got the Chamomile/Sage one for Louis recently from this shop in Perth. http://shop.petloverscafe.com/dogs-health-and-medication?page=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavik Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I always dilute the shampoo anyway - I find it easier to apply that way (especially for Diesel who has a thick coat). I put the shampoo in a jug then put water in to dilute it (and mix it up), I think as per piper's suggestion that if you talk to him and do it together he might accept it then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisovar Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Can you simply decant the shampoo, dilute the shampoo then put the diluted mix into the original bottle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podengo Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Wash Bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airedaler Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I have used Neem Oil soap and found it excellent. From memory Petstock sell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boronia Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I bought this soap which is excellent and smells really nice, I had to buy something cheapish as Vet & Pet have a minimum order of $30 and the stuff I wanted came to $28, I am glad I bought it now :) http://www.vetnpetdirect.com.au/aristopet_tea_tree_dog-soap#.UnK9xtfeWBI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trifecta Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Here you go http://www.beebeauty.com/lifestyle/pet-shampoo-bars & you can follow up with this for a final rinse http://www.beebeauty.com/hair-care/shop-by-product/conditioners/apple-cider-and-herb-conditioning-rinse or any old apple cider vinegar diluted will do :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosepup Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 What trifecta said. Smells great too. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddy Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Beauty and the Bees make a few different shampoo bars for dogs. I used to them (switched to Fidos because I needed shampoos to fix specific things) and they do give pretty good results. http://www.beebeauty.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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