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Tuga · 08-25-2007, 05:03 AM

Some tell me "never... only if she REALLY needs it... like if she's covered with mud or something... you can't mess with her natural skin oils...just groom"
Others tell me once a week...

Bit will be 7 month soon.
I started by bathing her once every two weeks... now I wait as long as I can, like until she's really, really filthy and smelly

(every two month or so...)

Yet I would really like to know what's best for her... for her skin...

Superstarkba · 08-25-2007, 05:06 AM

I do once a week. Just depending on there skin type. Some will dry out once a week, some won't. You just have to see how your yorkies skin does. Is there skin very dry?

Tuga · 08-25-2007, 05:42 AM

I don't think so... it seems to be really sensitive thought.
Once she felt in my mothers pool and she wouldn't stop scratching until I gave her a bath a couple of hours later. The next day she still scratched a little.

I should say that, even if she doesn't have any apparent skin problems (I've checked and it looks just fine and healthy) she scratches a lot sometimes.
Some time ago she had fleas so it was normal that she did so...

That's why I'm wondering about the baths frequency... does she scratch because I don't bathe her enough or because I do it too often?

PeanutPoohBear · 08-25-2007, 05:50 AM

Ok, we have been told by a vet who has shown Yorkies that they 'should' only be bathed 1-2 a month. This is of course if your baby can stay clean! We usually end up doing 3-4 a month, but try to avoid it due to Peanut's dry skin... probably the case with many yorkies.... Oatmeal shampoo has done wonders for us

chachi · 08-25-2007, 05:53 AM

I have to bath mine once a week. After that they get a smell to them and their hair is not as soft and managable

marcerella02 · 08-25-2007, 06:15 AM

In the winter i can get away with once every two weeks... but in the summer it is every week... she just gets so dirty.... i use Cranberry Fields shampoo and conditioner which is just WONDERFUl for dry skin, which Layla has. If herwhole body doenst' need a clean i'll just do around her face because that is ALWAYS dirty

i'm sure i could shampoo her little moustach every day if she let me!

muffinlvr · 08-25-2007, 06:23 AM

I bathe mine once a week too in the summer. They just get too darned dirty and stinky! Muffin has a little dryer coat so I use an oatmeal shampoo on her and it seems to help keep the dryness and itching down. In the winter I bath them about every 10 days.

Yorkiekids · 08-25-2007, 06:40 AM

I bathe them once a week.

MyFairLacy · 08-25-2007, 10:20 AM

I always bathe Lacy at least once a week - normally just once a week. I can't imagine going two months without bathing her..Gross.. She would be discusting - oily and stinky. Lacy never gets that dog smell. By the end of the week she doesn't smell like her shampoo anymore and her hair seems oily and more coarse.

stedmansmommy · 08-25-2007, 10:23 AM

Mine are bathed once a week, usually on Sunday's.

MyFairLacy · 08-25-2007, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by stedmansmommy

Mine are bathed once a week, usually on Sunday's.

Lacy gets baths on Sundays too

That way she's all pretty at the start of the week

mminichan · 08-25-2007, 11:20 AM

I bath Chloe once a week too, typically on Sunday too!! Sunday must be a bath day

I just start using Mink Sheen shampoo and it is an AWESOME product!!!

stedmansmommy · 08-25-2007, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MyFairLacy

Lacy gets baths on Sundays too

That way she's all pretty at the start of the week

LOL exactly

It's funny - seems alot of us Yorkie moms bathe on Sunday's

Jan L. · 08-25-2007, 11:51 AM

Once a week usually for me too. The exception are the ones that get a nasty bum,

then they get a bum bath.

My shampoo of choice is Vellus. I also like one called Doo Gro it has moisturizers in it.

cheyenne2000 · 08-25-2007, 05:02 PM

Shooter and Emma get a bath once a week, usually on Sunday. If I wait two weeks Shooter begins to smell kinda like pee pee

08-25-2007, 05:03 AM	#1
Tuga Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 37	Bath: how often? Some tell me "never... only if she REALLY needs it... like if she's covered with mud or something... you can't mess with her natural skin oils...just groom" Others tell me once a week... Bit will be 7 month soon. I started by bathing her once every two weeks... now I wait as long as I can, like until she's really, really filthy and smelly (every two month or so...) Yet I would really like to know what's best for her... for her skin...

08-25-2007, 05:50 AM	#4
PeanutPoohBear Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Currently moving to Plano, IL Posts: 195	Ok, we have been told by a vet who has shown Yorkies that they 'should' only be bathed 1-2 a month. This is of course if your baby can stay clean! We usually end up doing 3-4 a month, but try to avoid it due to Peanut's dry skin... probably the case with many yorkies.... Oatmeal shampoo has done wonders for us __________________ Yorkshire Terrier Club of Illinois ytci.org

08-25-2007, 05:53 AM	#5
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	I have to bath mine once a week. After that they get a smell to them and their hair is not as soft and managable __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

08-25-2007, 06:15 AM	#6
marcerella02 Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 11,257	In the winter i can get away with once every two weeks... but in the summer it is every week... she just gets so dirty.... i use Cranberry Fields shampoo and conditioner which is just WONDERFUl for dry skin, which Layla has. If herwhole body doenst' need a clean i'll just do around her face because that is ALWAYS dirty i'm sure i could shampoo her little moustach every day if she let me! __________________ http://misscanam.blogspot.com/ Layla 's Simon

08-25-2007, 06:23 AM	#7
muffinlvr Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Chicago Burbs Posts: 395	I bathe mine once a week too in the summer. They just get too darned dirty and stinky! Muffin has a little dryer coat so I use an oatmeal shampoo on her and it seems to help keep the dryness and itching down. In the winter I bath them about every 10 days. __________________ Mommie's Sweeties - Biscuit Muffin and CoCo

08-25-2007, 05:06 AM	#2
Superstarkba Aubrey's Mom Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 9,369	I do once a week. Just depending on there skin type. Some will dry out once a week, some won't. You just have to see how your yorkies skin does. Is there skin very dry?

08-25-2007, 05:42 AM	#3
Tuga Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 37	I don't think so... it seems to be really sensitive thought. Once she felt in my mothers pool and she wouldn't stop scratching until I gave her a bath a couple of hours later. The next day she still scratched a little. I should say that, even if she doesn't have any apparent skin problems (I've checked and it looks just fine and healthy) she scratches a lot sometimes. Some time ago she had fleas so it was normal that she did so... That's why I'm wondering about the baths frequency... does she scratch because I don't bathe her enough or because I do it too often?

08-25-2007, 06:40 AM	#8
Yorkiekids Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida Posts: 14,495	I bathe them once a week. __________________ Susan, Piper ,Harley & Suiki

08-25-2007, 10:20 AM	#9
MyFairLacy Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 11,003	I always bathe Lacy at least once a week - normally just once a week. I can't imagine going two months without bathing her..Gross.. She would be discusting - oily and stinky. Lacy never gets that dog smell. By the end of the week she doesn't smell like her shampoo anymore and her hair seems oily and more coarse. __________________ ~Magnifique Yorkies~ Purchasing from backyard breeders, pet shops, and puppymills perpetuates the suffering of other dogs. Educate yourself and buy from reputable breeders or rescue.

08-25-2007, 10:23 AM	#10
stedmansmommy I Love My Lil' Punkin's Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Stedman and Tatum's World :) Posts: 15,331 Blog Entries: 5	Mine are bathed once a week, usually on Sunday's. __________________ Mommy Loves Stedman and Tatum! They have us wrapped around their little paws!

08-25-2007, 11:20 AM	#12
mminichan Slave to Princess Chloe Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 1,258	I bath Chloe once a week too, typically on Sunday too!! Sunday must be a bath day I just start using Mink Sheen shampoo and it is an AWESOME product!!!

08-25-2007, 11:51 AM	#14
Jan L. Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 547	Once a week usually for me too. The exception are the ones that get a nasty bum, then they get a bum bath. My shampoo of choice is Vellus. I also like one called Doo Gro it has moisturizers in it. __________________ Peace, Jan Click HERE for Photo Album

08-25-2007, 05:02 PM	#15
cheyenne2000 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: alabama Posts: 65	Shooter and Emma get a bath once a week, usually on Sunday. If I wait two weeks Shooter begins to smell kinda like pee pee __________________ Shooter and Emma