With my dog it's usually her wind that smells :blush: although now we've changed her food she doesn't seem to have it

 

With my dog it's usually her wind that smells :blush: although now we've changed her food she doesn't seem to have it

No it's not wind - we do get that too, but that's mainly Branston!! This is the sort of greasy doggy smell that some dogs have

 

well rough collies dont get the REAL doggy smell! they dont need to be bathed like others.

looked after a shiz sue and spaniel and i couldnt believe the dog smell, id never had it in 25 years of having dogs!

 

good question, cant wait to see the replys you get ive wondered that too.

sophies feet seem to be the part that gets most stinky
generally a baby wipe and good brush help and a bath once a month but i must admit i am a little lazy on the bath front its a tad stressful lol theres dry shampoos and things for dogs might be worth a try not tried them myself though.

 

the only part of a dogs body that can sweat is there feet, which explains stinky feet.

The thing that causes the doggy smell is their saliva once it's dried on. Let your hand dry for a while after your dog has licked you and then smell the area and it has that distinctive doggy smell.

I find the more I bath them the greasier they get so I only bath them when they roll in fox poo and then I only shampoo the area of fur that has the stinky poo poo on.

I love the smell of dog. The only smell better than dog aroma is wet dog smell

 

the only part of a dogs body that can sweat is there feet, which explains stinky feet.

The thing that causes the doggy smell is their saliva once it's dried on. Let your hand dry for a while after your dog has licked you and then smell the area and it has that distinctive doggy smell.
But she can't have dried saliva on the top of her head!

I find the more I bath them the greasier they get so I only bath them when they roll in fox poo and then I only shampoo the area of fur that has the stinky poo poo on. Hmmm maybe this is the problem then, she's a pro poo roller so gets quite regular washes. She doesn't smell of the poo she's rolled in but maybe she's producing more oils because of the regular washing off?

I love the smell of dog. The only smell better than dog aroma is wet dog smell Urghh!! I love my dogs, but I can't bear the smell of wet dog!! It's a smell I have to endure everyday with my two and it doesn't get any better!

Poor stinky Lily

 

I thought it also had something to do with a sort grease produced by their skin to like protect them sort of thing.

I've noticed though all dogs have their own smell too, and my dogs smell is incredibly comforting. Other doggie odours though I really don't like, but I could spend my day breathing Donnie's stink or Misha's old doggie odour.

 

I have no idea where it comes from, but Molly has her own distinct smell, and I have to admit I have grown to love her smell

 

Do they have different coats?

Kilo smells of wet dog when wet, but doesn't smell doggy when dry. I have asked my (very honest) friend whether the house smells at all doggy and apparently it doesn't.

 

Do they have different coats?

Kilo smells of wet dog when wet, but doesn't smell doggy when dry. I have asked my (very honest) friend whether the house smells at all doggy and apparently it doesn't.

Their coats are different, Lily's is coarser and straighter and she doesn't seem to have much of an undercoat. Branston's is finer and wavier and he seems to have quite a dense undercoat. Lily gets a lot colder than Branston and I've noticed their white bits are finer than their black bits and obviously Lily has a lot more white bits.

I'm always asking people if my house smells doggy too!! I really don't like the smell, but I've been assured that it doesn't

The thing is - its' new... I've only noticed her smelling like this recently, Branston smells lovely and Lily used to
She does get washed more often than him because she's a poo roller.

Sooooo, my next question is...... If it is the more frequent washing that's causing the smell, how the hell do I get rid of the smell and get my fresh smelling pooch back?!!

 

Sooooo, my next question is...... If it is the more frequent washing that's causing the smell, how the hell do I get rid of the smell and get my fresh smelling pooch back?!!

Dry cleaning?

Only joking...please don't :w00t: .

 

Dry cleaning?

Only joking...please don't :w00t: .

Oooh :w00t: I could put her in the tumble dryer with one of those bounce sheets!!

Or maybe I should just spray her with Febreze

 

It must be something to do with the fur trapping water and remaining wet - isn't it?

The one redeeming factor of Mals is they are known to be odourless and they really don't smell after being in the rain. When they have had a bath and are drying out they do smell a bit f@rty, lol but they never smell any other time. So could it be because they have such a dense woolly undercoat that just doesn't allow their skin to get wet, where as other dogs do get soaked through?

 

Since moving onto raw I haven't had greasy fur, smelly doggy odour (although I'm sure my house is one that you would walk into and hate :lol: I'm sure others notice it but I don't) I've just sniffed the two I have with me and they've been in boggy stinky water today and I've left them to dry under the counter where their beds are and they don't really have a smell to them, not a doggy one, boggy water one or anything. Although if you smell Sadie's feet, they smell like popcorn

I don't know, perhaps just give her a hose down instead of using dog shampoo? that way it's only water, there's no poo and her oils don't get washed and shampoo'd out..

 

This is a great question! I always thought it was to do with the 'grease' that dogs naturally produce that keeps their fur clean. Before we got Sherlock I used to pet a lot of dogs, and really didn't like the greasy smell left on my hands, but just assumed it was dogs' natural smell, so I should get used to it for when I had my own dog!

Now I have Sherlock, he just doesn't leave that greasy, doggy smell on my hands, and there's definitely no greasy dirt that I've had after stroking other dogs. But I do sometimes notice a doggy smell when I come in the house, and when I smell his fur. But, it seems quite subtle, and I have to admit that I like it! It smells like him, so to me it's a nice smell! I am aware that non "doggy people" probably won't feel the same way though.

Sherlock's only nine months old, and still a puppy, so he might get more doggy smelling as he gets older? Maybe Lily's just getting a bit smellier with age?

 

I like my pup's smell but when hubby tells me she's a bit pongy, I give her a quick rub all over (which she loves) with an anti-bacterial wet wipe and she comes up smelling sweet/neutral again I do it about once a week. But it is interesting how some dogs smell and others not. I have a friend with a springer who smells and a mastiff who does not (??)