doggie smell

[stylinsam]

bit of an embarassing problem, i have a long haired dog who sheds a lot of hairs i have to hoover everyday after him!! but hes beginning to make my house smell bad, i spray air freshner and open the windows but nothing seems to work! he is in the house all day whilst im at work i leave the window open a tiny bit but it doesnt work,. any advice would be good thanks xx and yes i bath him regulary !!

[crete]

sell the dog on the internet ......

[stylinsam]

not selling the dog!!! lol

[crete]

my friend uses dog deoderant on her dog and a special talc just for dogs smells like baby powder.

[shaneystar2]

Bionetix ..which you can use to wash floors or put in a spray bottle and squirt around.Air freshners just mask smells.
If he is shut indoors all day I'm afraid the place will smell.Regular grooming .I send mine to the groomers every six weeks for a good scrub and have his coat stripped out properly..
Make sure his bedding is washed frequently .You can also get doggy deodorant from the pet shop.I can knit a jumper from Shaney but he doesn't smell !

http://bionetix.co.uk/store/index.php?cPath=21

[shaneystar2]

PS Have you checked his ears and anal glands? If not do so ..dogs can get canker in the ears or a build up of wax and the smell is awful ....just a suggestion !

[stylinsam]

thanks xx

[RATTER15]

I find that dogs that don't go out a lot smell, they need some fresh air in their coats to blow them through.
I don't know if this applies to your dog, just an idea.

[lankeela]

Now there's a strange phenomenon, a dog that smells like a er dog?

[Cheekystar]

use a glade plug in

[janetsflower]

fabreeze him

[crete]

i hope the Glade Plug iN isnt to put in the dog , ouch.

[bearpooch]

I've got a magic brush...Can't remember what it's called but it came from one of those Innovation type catalogues. And it works. It runs on a smoke alarm batttery, is totally silent and works like a de-ioniser. Whatever that means. It neutralises the doggy smell I suppose....I wasn't there the day we did Science at school. Handy for those 'rolling' incidents...My dog is too heavy to get into the bath without a team of burly firemen on standby so he has to stand in the shower instead. We try not to do that too often as it traumatises both of us!!

Also keeping dogs off sofas and beds help. And washable covers for the dog bed. And a tip the vet gave me following an operation when the dog was housebound for weeks was to wash his pads....That can help reduce the really pongy doggy smells.

[ebbalily]

The bad smell from your dog,could come from his skin and coat,his ears and his teeth.
My first suggestion would be to look at the type of food you feed .What do you feed him ?
And If he is fed on pelleted food.
Previous advice on grooming is important,also washing his bedding once a week,and sleeping him on pure cotton .