I have read in a number of places, that if your dog's diet is good, he shouldn't have that "doggy odor". Do you find this to be true? Leo smells like a dog (especially when wet!) and I don't think I have ever been around a dog that didn't smell "doggy". So, does your dog smell like dog and what food do you feed???
Smelly dog & diet
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Could be a number of things.
When we first got our dog, he was SMELLY. I mean there is dog smell and then there is DOG SMELL.
The smell could come from a number of places. We have a cocker spaniel, so the ears are a big issue and were cause of some of the smell. Some people say anal glands are another.
And yes, the food makes a big difference. When we first got him he was being fed a cheap brand. Now, he is on Innova. And I would say other than a faint dog smell, the smell is almost totally gone.
When we first got our dog, he was SMELLY. I mean there is dog smell and then there is DOG SMELL.
The smell could come from a number of places. We have a cocker spaniel, so the ears are a big issue and were cause of some of the smell. Some people say anal glands are another.
And yes, the food makes a big difference. When we first got him he was being fed a cheap brand. Now, he is on Innova. And I would say other than a faint dog smell, the smell is almost totally gone.
while much does depend on a good diet and keeping the dog clean, some dogs just have more of an odor than others.
ellie, my wirehaired dachshund for example never had any "doggy odor" at all. the only reason she got baths was because she loved to dig up rodent nests and roll in every mud hole or remains of any dead animal she could find.
quigley is different. he does have a terrier coat which is short since i hand strip regularly and he eats a home prepared diet, but he definitely isn't entirely odorless like ellie was. i'm sure he would smell a lot worse if he weren't eating a good diet and didn't have nice, clean teeth and ears.
ellie, my wirehaired dachshund for example never had any "doggy odor" at all. the only reason she got baths was because she loved to dig up rodent nests and roll in every mud hole or remains of any dead animal she could find.
quigley is different. he does have a terrier coat which is short since i hand strip regularly and he eats a home prepared diet, but he definitely isn't entirely odorless like ellie was. i'm sure he would smell a lot worse if he weren't eating a good diet and didn't have nice, clean teeth and ears.
German Shepherds tend to have really active and musky oil glands. They can get pretty doggy, especially if their food isn't good . . . Shiva only farts when she's been stealing something she shouldn't 
Bimmer never farts, and it's so rare that Kharma does you might as well say she doesn't either.
Poor Mikey's just trying to fit in with Steve, lol!
Bimmer never farts, and it's so rare that Kharma does you might as well say she doesn't either.Poor Mikey's just trying to fit in with Steve, lol!
I found it. It was a long time ago. http://www.chazhound.com/forums/showthread.php?p=13614#post13614