Do You Wash Your Lurcher After Every Outting?

[Minsterhunter 20]

Was just wondering if people do or do not wash there dogs after taking them out. I only hose down my pup if she is visually dirty, is this enough or not?

[P5HEN 168]

is it a kennel dog? shouldnt be a problem as long as its dry before locking it away for the night, mine gets a good rub down with a dry towel after we been out n thats it, dog should clean itself pal, key word here being "dry"

[whitefeet4190 1,725]

I like to keep my dogs and their kennels clean but I don't wash after every outing just maybe 1 a month but with shampoo unless they get really dirty then just hose the mud off

[Minsterhunter 20]

Yeah she's in a kennel. Cheers p5hen I'll keep that in mind

[bird 9,868]

its funny you say that, because I only wash mine down if they been rolling in fox shit etc. otherwise I let them just jump in pools or streams where the water clean anyway. But my son girl said the other day, the dogs don't smell nice like her sisters little pet dog, that lives in a house. I said they live in kennels I aint got to share it with them there are working dogs that live outside, not house pets.But suppose if they lived in the house could make smell nice lol, be hard as both my 2 don't really like water .lol

[shealy1 71]

Yes I brush there teeth and tickle there balls too

[mattyg 1,862]

Once a year unless I catch em rolling in fox/badger shite or anything that's dead.....

Otherwise I just get the thick mud off with a towel and dry em off..... The mrs will Hoover the dry stuff up while I pretend not to know where it came from!

[bird 9,868]

its funny you say that, because I only wash mine down if they been rolling in fox shit etc. otherwise I let them just jump in pools or streams where the water clean anyway. But my son girl said the other day, the dogs don't smell nice like her sisters little pet dog, that lives in a house. I said they live in kennels I aint got to share it with them there are working dogs that live outside, not house pets.But suppose if they lived in the house could make smell nice lol, be hard as both my 2 don't really like water .lol

well thought fook it , as its nice warm afternoon I give them a wash, after thinking about this post .lol got bucket warm water just a drop f/l in it , give um rub over with sponge ,then swill off with hose pipe . Let them have run around in the garden great no prob , only thing Buck looked like a feckin brown bear after , when they playfight the noise they make god knows what me neighbour's think .lol

[socks 32,253]

Washing the dogs to much will take the natural oils out of their coats which means they have less protection against the elements .... Dry them as best you can and as long as they go in a draught free warm kennel they will be fine ........

[paulus 26]

be careful the colours don't run

[Hot Meat 3,109]

My dogs get feet soaked and washed after every outing, they get rubbed down with a dry towel and my hands wether wet or dry, it don't need done every time but when the fields are soft and muddy it clogs up nail beds, iv learnt hard way it's easier to spend half hour after we get home than have them laid up through sore feet. As for proper baths or washing them, only when they need it

[toby1066 413]

feets most important always do them in warm salt water check for cuts etc specially so with all this talk about this Alabama rot they reckon if a dogs any sort of cut in its foot that's how it gets in through contact with the soil

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

As said above just look after the feet and make sure the dog is dry before going away.

 

Mine get a brush down probably once a week and a proper bath with shampoo etc about every 4-6 weeks. That's only because they come inside a lot and they sneak on the sofa. Lol.

[leegreen 2,153]

Washing your dogs after every outing, not only are you ruining their natural protection, you are making yourself look ........gay .

 

Change their bedding regular and take them out in the rain often enough and they'll be fine.

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Washing your dogs after every outing, not only are you ruining their natural protection, you are making yourself look ........gay .

 

Change their bedding regular and take them out in the rain often enough and they'll be fine.

Yeh best not treat them too well. Nobody wants to look "gay" ?