Bath wash

What is the best thing to wash your lab with? One that won’t break down the oil in its coat.

 

Hi @Blishjde
Use a brush. Get a furminator shedding comb. I don't recommend washing.

 

Shouldn't need a wash, any shampoo WILL strip the oils in the coat. Maybe a spot-wash for the odd poo-rolling incident but no more.

 

And if you wash the dog's blankets frequently, then presto, most, if not all, of the issue of smells are resolved.

 

Meg is 5 and never had a bath. She swims most days though, cant beat Yorkshire water

 

Every time Willow goes for a walk she finds the most smelliest poo and rolls in it.
She had a shower but now I just wash it off I keep a sponge just for her.
We had to buy 2 harnesses so one is clean and ready to use the other is normally wet having been washed and is drying.

 

Cooper and Tilly get a shower on rare occasions. Probably less than one a year. I use the mildest puppy shampoo I can find and the bottle lasts for years.

I think the best bath is a swim in salt water preferably followed by a fresh water swim. It happens to be easy to do most places on the Oregon Coast, because there are always fresh water creeks running across the beach to the ocean.