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POTB: To groom or not to groom?
Our dog is kinda stinky. She was already due for a bath when she had a good romp this weekend with her best dog buddy. They go crazy together and get all worked up and dirty. She's got short, coarse fur so dirt wipes off easily but she still needs a good scrubbing to alleviate the stinky pooch smell.
We usually wash her at home, but even then SIL complains that she smells (she's a dog...duh). Anyhow, I joked about taking her somewhere to get her "holiday fresh" and DH said it may be worth looking into. I dunno.....seems most places are just going to do what we would: a lot of brushing and scrubbing with dog shampoo. Her fur is too short to need any trimming.
I guess my question is: Is it worth it to take a short-haired dog somewhere to pay for a cleaning/grooming? If so, what could they do that is better than what we might do at home? (products, methods, etc)? She's a medium-size dog (45 lbs). if that makes any difference.
Re: POTB: To groom or not to groom?
We have short haired dogs, as well - a 60lb Boxer and a Boston Terrier puppy. We find their grooming pretty low maintenance and do it ourselves. For the "wet dog" smell, plus any skin issues or fleas - an apple cider vinegar rinse is great.
After you shampoo and rinse with clear water, mix 2 Tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar to 1 quart water and pour over fur - then just towel dry, don't rinse the ACV off.
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I have two short-haired dogs, and I've never taken them to be groomed. honestly, they don't get bathed very often, since they don't stink (and I've been told that our house doesn't stink like dog - I'm relying on my friends to be honest). if they get dirty, I usually wipe them down with damp towels. and I can trim their nails myself.
and one of our dogs doesn't like strangers, so I don't think the grooming process would go well for her.
overall, not worth it for us.
as an aside, I've heard that stinky-dog-syndrome can be somewhat attributed to their food. maybe try a different food, if it's an ongoing problem?
when i had my husky, i would get her groomed at petsmart and have the deep conditioning treatment done. that was mostly to help with shedding.
now all my dogs are short hair and i just bathe them myself. i only wash them every other month or so. i'm always told when people come over that they can't tell i have dogs. maybe they're just nice, but i'm 99% sure my house doesn't smell doggified......you may want to check into what you're feeding your dog. diet can have a *major* affect on how they smell. i feed grain free, high quality food (wellness core or blue buffalo wilderness - you can get them now at petsmart/petco)