[Dailydrool] Baths and scratchy dogs

[Jjcsandrcs at aol.com]

I may be in the minority but we have our 5th and 6th bassets--Rescues from  
Carolina Basset Hound Rescue.  We had four before in central OH.  We  NEVER 
have bathed any of them feeling that their hound oil is protective for  
them.  Some smell and some don't, but it's all natural.  Also ours do  scratch 
at their ears but we think that's just normal behavior as they clean  their 
ears that way, first thing in the morning  !!  I think a lot of  you may be 
causing allergies w/ some of the shampoos out there.
 
Bassets did NOT have skin allergies 40 years ago when we got our first  
Basset. I would never give steroids to a dog unless it was death  dealing.  I 
know what prednizone does to me--not pretty or healthy.---Just  my 
opinion--Mother of a Lady Vet who grew up w/  Bassets
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