I have the stinkiest dog

[Anonymous]

Seriously. He is the sweetest dog I've ever had, but oh my lord. The stink.

He's a shepherd mix. And he constantly, constantly reeks. I brush him. I wash him. He gets oily and stinky. I brush him again. And wash him again. My house smells like him. He smells like him.

Zero health conditions beyond some mild tartar and his breath is fine! The vet, "Some dogs are just kinda oily and smelly. That's how he is."

I saw a probiotic skin spray at Petco. Maybe something like that? I can't use fragranced products due to my allergies, so that's one roadblock. But there's got to be something to help! All my windows are open today and the house still smells.

Anyone else with a stinky dog? What did you do that helped?

[Anonymous]

What do you feed him? Anecdotal but I had a friend with a stinky dog and when she changed her food she started smelling better. She went back to the old food and smell came back

Maybe try a different protein or grain?

[Anonymous]

how often are you giving him a bath? Our lab gets one at least once a week and often more depending on rain, activities, etc. She loves to get wet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:how often are you giving him a bath? Our lab gets one at least once a week and often more depending on rain, activities, etc. She loves to get wet.

What type of shampoo do you use? When I bathed him weekly, his skin got really itchy so I doubled down on brushing and wet wipes. I was using a Burt’s Bees dog shampoo. Right now I have a Wahl deodorizing shampoo that doesn’t seem to help much.

And oddly enough my dog is the furthest thing from a water dog! He doesn’t like to swim or splash in puddles. But will very happily dig in sand or mud

[Anonymous]

Sprinkle him with baking soda between baths? Work it into his skin, not just on his coat?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do you feed him? Anecdotal but I had a friend with a stinky dog and when she changed her food she started smelling better. She went back to the old food and smell came back

Maybe try a different protein or grain?

This! Most minor issues can be resolved just by switching their food.

[Anonymous]

Another +1 for food change. Fish based food made my dog's coat much nicer.

[Anonymous]

I have two dogs, different breeds, but they eat the same everything, get the same exercise, etc. One of them we rarely bathe and he never smells. The other one smells even right after her bath, she’s just stinky. Now I am thinking maybe we should try a new food?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What do you feed him? Anecdotal but I had a friend with a stinky dog and when she changed her food she started smelling better. She went back to the old food and smell came back

Maybe try a different protein or grain?

This! Most minor issues can be resolved just by switching their food.

Thank you! I like the idea of this. Right now he eats 1/2 beef (Honest Kitchen) and 1/2 fish (Fromm Gold). He can't eat chicken. Any suggestion?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What do you feed him? Anecdotal but I had a friend with a stinky dog and when she changed her food she started smelling better. She went back to the old food and smell came back

Maybe try a different protein or grain?

This! Most minor issues can be resolved just by switching their food.

Thank you! I like the idea of this. Right now he eats 1/2 beef (Honest Kitchen) and 1/2 fish (Fromm Gold). He can't eat chicken. Any suggestion?

Chicken is one the main ingredients in all of the Fromm GOLD line. Which Honest Kitchen Beef are you using? There’s dehydrated(grain free, whole grain, gourmet grains) OR is it the kibble?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What do you feed him? Anecdotal but I had a friend with a stinky dog and when she changed her food she started smelling better. She went back to the old food and smell came back

Maybe try a different protein or grain?

This! Most minor issues can be resolved just by switching their food.

Thank you! I like the idea of this. Right now he eats 1/2 beef (Honest Kitchen) and 1/2 fish (Fromm Gold). He can't eat chicken. Any suggestion?

Chicken is one the main ingredients in all of the Fromm GOLD line. Which Honest Kitchen Beef are you using? There’s dehydrated(grain free, whole grain, gourmet grains) OR is it the kibble?

And are you sure it’s not one the Fromm a la veg or one of the grain free?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What do you feed him? Anecdotal but I had a friend with a stinky dog and when she changed her food she started smelling better. She went back to the old food and smell came back

Maybe try a different protein or grain?

This! Most minor issues can be resolved just by switching their food.

Thank you! I like the idea of this. Right now he eats 1/2 beef (Honest Kitchen) and 1/2 fish (Fromm Gold). He can't eat chicken. Any suggestion?

Chicken is one the main ingredients in all of the Fromm GOLD line. Which Honest Kitchen Beef are you using? There’s dehydrated(grain free, whole grain, gourmet grains) OR is it the kibble?

And are you sure it’s not one the Fromm a la veg or one of the grain free?

Op here. Mistake on my part! His old food was Fromm chicken a la veg. The current one is Trout & Whitefish.

The Honest Kitchen one is the Beef Whole Grain recipe, which is dehydrated so I mix with water. Not kibble.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have two dogs, different breeds, but they eat the same everything, get the same exercise, etc. One of them we rarely bathe and he never smells. The other one smells even right after her bath, she’s just stinky. Now I am thinking maybe we should try a new food?

Each dog needs the food best suited to them, obviously. They could have very different gut microbes, just like humans.

[Anonymous]

I have a hound who smells great, and has never taken a bath. BUT I brush him a lot, wipe down his legs and feet at least once a day, make sure his paw pads don't have cracks and if they do treat them overnight with balm and socks while he's in his crate, and keep his ears clean. Oh, and he doesn't hang in the yard very long, otherwise there would be digging and inevitably become a smelly dog. Might seem totally overkill, but it works for us.

[Anonymous]

Op how often is he getting a bath?