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Offline karen488

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How often do you bath your cocker?
« on: June 06, 2011, 09:40:08 AM »
Darcey is 5 months. I was aiming for weekly but it's more like every 2-3 weeks. A lot of dirt comes out. She is sooooo soft after :luv: :luv:. Just wondering if this is too much as someone told me they only bathed their lab twice a year???? :huh:
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Re: How often do you bath your cocker?
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2011, 10:43:23 AM »
Torin is a poop roller so he has to suffer getting bits of him washed almost daily  - he gets a proper bath every ten weeks.
My last Cocker was very clean in his habits, therefore he hardly ever got bathed - but we do get lots of rain up here, which helps keep the dogs clean. :005:
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Re: How often do you bath your cocker?
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2011, 10:49:53 AM »
Mine get bathed when they are clipped - usually 8-10 weeks, sometimes more often if they've rolled in something smelly.
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Re: How often do you bath your cocker?
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2011, 10:52:49 AM »
William gets bathed every couple of months or so and stays quite clean and fragrant in between, but Louis is bathed more frequently because he's such a minger  :005: and I'm showing him occasionally so he has to be squeaky clean then.
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Re: How often do you bath your cocker?
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2011, 11:10:38 AM »
Freya has only ever had two baths. She is nearly two  :embarassed: :005: She goes in the sea at least once a day which does the job for me  :005:
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Re: How often do you bath your cocker?
« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2011, 11:20:03 AM »
Sonny has baths when he needs them, generally if he's rolled in poo or had a particularly muddy day in the woods, he smells of dog in between but he's not excessively stinky. I do love how soft his coat feels after a bath but I feel terribly put out the first time he gets mucky afterwards ph34r
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Re: How often do you bath your cocker?
« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2011, 11:23:29 AM »
Morgan gets very muddy on his walks so he often needs showering off (water only) afterwards. He only gets a proper shampooing every 8 weeks to coincide with his regular trim and tidy up.
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Re: How often do you bath your cocker?
« Reply #7 on: June 06, 2011, 11:26:03 AM »
Quote from: supergirl on June 06, 2011, 10:49:53 AM
Mine get bathed when they are clipped - usually 8-10 weeks, sometimes more often if they've rolled in something smelly.
Same here only I don't have poo rollers thankfully so I personally never bath them. They stay amazingly clean and glossy so I think its best for their coats not to be stripped of their natural oils too often, I also use Groomers evening primrose grooming spray on them a few times a week which helps ;)
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Re: How often do you bath your cocker?
« Reply #8 on: June 06, 2011, 01:05:29 PM »
Mine get bathed as they need it.  Taz (cocker) more often than Kira (Lab) but that because he tends to rolls in smelly things.  I have had Kira about 18 months and i have only bathed her a couple of times.  However, they both had to have a bath on saturday as they found a scanky pond! >:D
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Re: How often do you bath your cocker?
« Reply #9 on: June 06, 2011, 01:32:57 PM »
Mine are only bathed when they go to the groomer (unless anything smelly happens in between).

I do, however, get them on the grooming table a couple of times each week to give them all a good brush through, and I spray them with a nice smelly doggie spray.  Luis loves his grooming time..............they all fuss to go first.  :005: :005:
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Re: How often do you bath your cocker?
« Reply #10 on: June 06, 2011, 01:53:22 PM »
Odie has one every 8 weeks or so, sooner if he's found a particularly muddy puddle or rolled in something unpleasant (which is rare thankfully).  He's not a dirty/smelly dog in general but when it's wet and muddy outside, I'll wash his paws as we've got cream carpets :shades:
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Re: How often do you bath your cocker?
« Reply #11 on: June 06, 2011, 02:41:56 PM »
When they start to make my house smell doggie  ph34r

Though because Sally goes to the groomer every now and again for a cut she gets a bonus one then if she stinks or not  :lol2:
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Re: How often do you bath your cocker?
« Reply #12 on: June 06, 2011, 06:18:52 PM »
At the moment twice a week as he has a sore face so is on anti-biotics and washing with hibiscrub then groomers epo shampoo (also have the spray).

Before this about every 3-4 weeks to keep him used to it. He gets a full brush through daily which keeps his coat in good condition.
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Re: How often do you bath your cocker?
« Reply #13 on: June 06, 2011, 06:35:44 PM »
It depends if any of them have rolled in something disgusting  :-\  the usual culprits are Alfie & Nina & occasionally Jo Jo  :P  So far Georgia has never rolled in anything, so keeping my fingers crossed with her.  :luv:
Normal circumstances though i would say about every 4/5 weeks.  :shades:
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Re: How often do you bath your cocker?
« Reply #14 on: June 06, 2011, 08:04:31 PM »
Haha from the replies so far Freya is the least bathed dog  :005: ph34r She doesnt smell doggy at all though and her skin is beautifully clear after being in the sea. I'd recommend it as the easy (lazy) option  :005:
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