<div><font><font face="verdana,sans-serif">I very rarely bathe the dogs unless I am showing.</font></font></div><div><font><font face="verdana,sans-serif">I don't have very good facilities in which to do it: it destroys my back to lean into the tub and my bad knee to kneel next to it. And I no longer have a power drier. When I was showing I had my friend and professional groomer Annette do them, and I will probably have her do Doc as well.</font></font></div>
<div><font><font face="verdana,sans-serif">I find most of the smell from the dogs is from ears, teeth, anals or skin infection rather than simple doggy smell. Hounds do have a more intense doggy odor but they have a lot of oil in their coats. A proper coat, according to the standard, is "hard"-- that is, not soft and fluffy. What we like and what they are required to have to protect them in the field are not necessarily the same thing.</font></font></div>
<div><font><font face="verdana,sans-serif">I do keep a half gallon of "rinseless shampoo" and will use that if someone gets into something or has an accident. I always carry it when I am showing or traveling, and I have it at home.</font></font></div>
<div><font><font face="verdana,sans-serif">When they really, truly have to have baths, I send them out. </font></font></div><div><font><font face="verdana,sans-serif">I am so bad.</font></font></div><div><font><font face="verdana,sans-serif"></font></font> </div>
<div><font><font face="verdana,sans-serif">MomPerson to Nigel, Llewis, Conley and Doc</font></font></div><font><font face="verdana,sans-serif"></font></font>