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Golden Retriever Guide: Maintaining Your Dog at Home
As a golden retriever owner, you will need to maintain your dog at home. Golden retrievers are known for their beautiful and soft coats that shed as the season’s change. This article discusses some common questions people have about caring for their goldens at home—from grooming to bathing, from teeth brushing to shedding.
Do Golden Retrievers Smell Bad?
Golden retrievers are known for their beautiful and soft coats. However, as the seasons change, they can start to shed more heavily. Golden retriever hair will also pick up odors from dirty surfaces in your home that cannot be cleaned by a vacuum cleaner or washed with soap and water alone. The most common question owners have about caring for their goldens at home is whether they need to bathe them often (and how).
“Do golden retrievers smell bad?” When you think of dog smells, it’s natural to associate the odor with wet dogs—they’re just coming out of a bath! But do all dogs reek? Generally speaking, no; however, some breeds like Labradors carry an oily coat that can smell if gone too long without a bathe.
How To Bathe A Golden Retriever?
Golden retrievers have a coat that is long, dense, and heavy. The primary cause of dog odor in the home is not dirty dogs, but rather wet ones! Why? Because when they shake off their fur onto your floors or furniture, they leave behind dead skin cells (which smell) as well as dirt and bacteria from the outdoors on their coats. These are what make them smelly. As mentioned earlier, golden retriever hair can also pick up odors from surfaces around your house that vacuum cleaners cannot reach, such as sofas to chairs to carpets—especially if there’s some spilled food or drink involved because those materials will retain smells for more extended periods than hardwood floors do.
Bathing an older Golden Retriever Tips
When it comes to bathing an older Golden Retriever, there are a few things to keep in mind. First, older dogs may find it difficult to stand on slippery surfaces or even get into the bathtub. Second, bathing can take its toll and lead an elderly dog’s skin to dry out, so make sure you use moisturizer after any baths taken by your Golden Retriever.
Bathing A Puppy Golden Retriever
You can bathe a Golden Retriever puppy by following the same steps as you would clean a human baby. We recommend that your Golden Retriever puppy be given baths about once every week to ten days, depending on how active they are and if there are any noticeable odors or messes left behind after their last trip outside.
Bathing A Male Golden Retriever
Male golden retrievers should never be bathed more than four times per year because frequent bathing will strip them of natural oils in their skin, causing it to become dry and flaky. Washing too often can also lead male dogs into having more serious medical problems like pyoderma (a bacterial infection), which is especially common for males with folds in the skin, such as those found around their genitals.
Golden Retrievers are not smelly by nature. If gone too long without a bath, the long fur will become extra oily and dirty. The oil and dirt on the dog’s coat can become smelly. When this takes place, you know that it’s time to bathe your four-legged friend. Luckily Golden Retrievers enjoy the water, so this shouldn’t be too much of a challenge compared to some other breeds that are extremely frightened by water and taking baths.