__crazy_canine__ Posted July 17, 2004 Posted July 17, 2004 Today I volunteered (as I do every Saturday) and we had many bandanas for the dogs to show they were up for adoption. Some I brought last week and some one of the other volunteers brought today. (Mine were boring and hers were all-American stars and stripes. Heh heh. ) Pat, the other volunteer, wont be going next week so she had me take her scarfs home for her. We dont leave them with the shelter because they get lost and dirty. (Theyre a great shelter and everything just VERY unorganized, which is a pet-peeve of mine because I was raised with a perfectionist and neat-freak mom. Lol) So now Im home and I was going to wash the scarfs. Well Im so happy because the smell of dog in my house is GREAT!!! I kept smelling the bandanas before I finally put them in the wash. :lol: :lol: :lol: I know, Im crazy but you would be too without a dog! Right DL?!?! :wink: Sry I havent posted pictures in the longest time everyone but my camera is acting weird and wont accept the batteries I bought. :-? Plus my camera isnt good with indoor pics only outdoors. I dont like to use the flash... it draws too much attention plus the picture looks weird then. Im picky about my pics!!! Quote
courtnek Posted July 17, 2004 Posted July 17, 2004 get a hound, and you may change your tune about "dog smell"..."hound odor" is, well, not good. Beagles dont have it, but my Foxhound DEFINITELY does!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote
Aroura Posted July 17, 2004 Posted July 17, 2004 Court, what about Whippets? Do they get the "hound" smell? :o Quote
courtnek Posted July 18, 2004 Posted July 18, 2004 I have never heard that. I am new to Hounds, though, and learning alot. the "smell' Is a tarred, musky odor. I have read it is prominant in scent hounds, Whippets are sight hounds, like greyhounds. Most prominant in Bloodhounds, Coonhounds, Foxhounds (lucky me) Basset Hounds, SOME Beagles (dont know what the distinction is. maybe breeder?) but NOT in pharoah hounds (they are advertised as not having it) and ridgebacks. Those two may be sight hounds as well. I'm not sure. Maybe thats why they live outside in kennels so often. :D Quote
courtnek Posted July 18, 2004 Posted July 18, 2004 I read somewhere that the "smell" is actually encouraged, because the dog smells like a "wild" creature, not a dog. hence the musky smell. puts the prey off the track a little. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 18, 2004 Posted July 18, 2004 courtnek napisał(a):get a hound, and you may change your tune about "dog smell"..."hound odor" is, well, not good. Beagles dont have it, but my Foxhound DEFINITELY does!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Since when don't Beagles have that Hound smell! I thought my dog was just plain smelly until I fostered other Beagles. They all smell the same...before or after a bath they smell the same. Nice smelling shampoos are wasted on them! Glad you had a good time today crazy canine. Edited to correct the name. Should always double check what I'm typing when I've been interupted by AJ. Quote
Aroura Posted July 18, 2004 Posted July 18, 2004 I didn't think it would be the case for whippets, I've heard they are extremely clean dogs, yes I know, clean and smelly ARE two different things, but most people with a smelly dog wouldn't go around telling people it was clean! :lol: I would beleive Pharoah Hounds are sight hounds. They were my next choice after a whippet. Beautiful dogs :wink: Quote
courtnek Posted July 18, 2004 Posted July 18, 2004 Tammy napisał(a):courtnek napisał(a):get a hound, and you may change your tune about "dog smell"..."hound odor" is, well, not good. Beagles dont have it, but my Foxhound DEFINITELY does!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Since when don't Beagles have that Hound smell! I thought my dog was just plain smelly until I fostered other Beagles. They all smell the same...before or after a bath they smell the same. Nice smelling shampoos are wasted on them! Glad you had a good time today courtnek. I should have stated "some" beagles. You're right. I have seen beagle websites where they are advertised to be without hound smell. not sure how that's done though. maybe a specific breeding technique? dont know.... Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 18, 2004 Posted July 18, 2004 I wish I knew. Maybe it'a pill you give you the dog. Wouldn't that be wonderful! That is probably the biggest down fall about having a Beagle. Honestly though I don't think about it normally unless someone else brings it up. SO maybe it's not relaly all that big of a down fall. Quote
courtnek Posted July 18, 2004 Posted July 18, 2004 actually, you get used to it. it doesnt bother me from Laurel anymore, I dont smell it. it makes my son nuts though, because his friends all point it out. I give her a "instant shampoo" spray bath, rub it in and brush it out and she smells much better. they shouldnt be bathed too often, like Labs, they need their skin oils to protect them from the elements. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 18, 2004 Posted July 18, 2004 I dont give her baths often. I do run a soft brush over her coat. She has to be really smelly for us to break our backs bending over to give her a bath. Quote
courtnek Posted July 18, 2004 Posted July 18, 2004 I found this stuff called "instant dry shampoo" - you spray it on, rub it in with your fingers, wait a few minutes, then brush it out. they smellmuch better, but its not a bath and doesnt remove the essential oils. I bathe them both only twice a year. they need the skin oils to protect them from the elements, but Laurel gets "lanky" (musky hound smell) and needs a little extra. this works for me. :D Quote
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