OES smell
We bathe him at least once a week, sometimes more. He stays inside other than spending some time outside playing and walking. We don't have carpet and he is completely house trained. Still....he stinks and it is driving me crazy!!!! I can not live with a stinky house....any suggestions??? |
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| I don't think that they are generally stinky dogs. I know ours is not. Not to be gross but can you sniff around and find out where the stink is coming from? I have heard that the ears get stinky if there is an ear infection. Not sure about other areas... |
| Hmm...normally his smell doesn't bother me much if he is beside me but it seems like our living room (where he is mostly) has a dog smell. |
| What does it smell like? Urine? Make sure he isn't peeing on his legs. Poop? Make sure you trim the poop chute. Anything else? These are not normally stinky dogs, so there must be something. Ears can smell, but enough to stink up a house...? KB |
I think trimming them down is the only thing you can do. Assuming there isn't an ear infection, etc... I totally know what you're talking about. My dog didn't stink until she got older (like when she turned 6), so I have to bathe her every 10 days, but my male stunk more (even if he wasn't peeing on himself)  Sorry there isn't a better answer, but shaving them really does help. ...which makes bath time not so bad!!! |
| Being a male and only 5 months old is he peeing without hitting his legs or belly coat? The boys can be a bit messy there while young & pong big time. As Mady said too, sniff the ear area and see no smell coming from there also how do I put this delicately, I'll just say it, smell the rear too any odour from there could be coming from the "Anal Glands" too. Now being only a baby still and you dont detect any problems, "Baby Corn Starch Powder", Johnsons have a good brand, a sprinkle of that outside and a quick flick with the brush on the undercarriage, rear or even around the beard will freshen him up. It's a dry cleaning method to make your baby smell great. Another is go to a pet store there is plenty of lovely smelling dog deodoriser sprays you can just squirt on him to have him smelling better. Bathing all over is not good for him, when he needs it just the feet, face, rear and undercarriage only bathe all over depending on what they get up too only a few times a year, you are taking the Oils from his coat and also when you hit that transitional period with a maturing coat it will make the matt fairies breed BIG TIME as his coat will be dry and brittle from all the bathing. Even when fully mature not so much all over bathing just those areas I mentioned above to keep him clean & fresh. On a side note, he is not scratching? Skin under the coat looks normal and pink? What are you feeding him? Sometimes that can permiate through too and make them smell or if allergies are involved also. |
| It doesn't seem like an isolated problem, like his ears or behind. It seems more like an overall musty dog smell. Like, have u ever walked into someone's house that has several dogs and just get hit in the face with the smell? It's kind of like that but not that extreme. He is eating only Iams for puppies and his skin looks healthy. |
| If it were greasy smell I'd think seborrhea, but then you'd see a hair problem and greasy skin. That has many causes ranging from poor diet to hypothyroidism or hormonal...males producing too much female hormone. |
| Usually if it's a "dog smell" when I walk into someone's house or it's a "kennel smell" when I bring my dogs home from a boarding kennel it is urine. If it is in your floorboards, under the carpet you need to have an odor eliminator shot into the caprting that will penetrate the wood floor underneath. |
OlliesMom wrote: I have a 5 month old oes who is just as sweet as can be, but there is just 1 problem.....he is stinking up my house!!! We bathe him at least once a week, sometimes more. He stays inside other than spending some time outside playing and walking. We don't have carpet and he is completely house trained. Still....he stinks and it is driving me crazy!!!! I can not live with a stinky house....any suggestions??? Okay, SInce you have also said there does not appear to be a specific area that smells I am suspecting this is related to him not being completely dried after his baths. Damp dogs, no matter how much we love them, have a pretty offensive smell. If Ollie's coat is not completely dried down to the skin it will have that damp dog smell which while some people can "stomach" many cannot. And dependant on how damp a dog remains after bathing there can be other problems that result. Damp dog plus outside means that he will get very dirty very quickly and reflect outdoor odours as well. In extreme cases dogs that are not properly dried and go long durations between baths (not the case for Ollie) can even begin to mould!  Before bathing Ollie do you make sure he is properly groomed out without any knots or matts remaining? Knots and matts generally hold dirt and it's associated odours and on the whole they do not dry very well. Not ensuring that he is brushed and matt free will very much negate your efforts in bathing and drying him. So after you bathe Ollie do you towel dry or blow dry him? Towels are good to get the "bulk water" out of the coat but they really don't dry him. He really needs to be blow dried to ensure he is properly and thoroughly dried. When you blow dry him you also need to brush at the same time to separate his hairs and facilitate quicker and more complete drying of the coat. You can tell any given area is properly dry by it readily parting all the way down to the skin and forming sort of a "flattened cone" of hair. The hair will be basically straight as this happens. It is also a good idea to use a bit of conditioner which will help keep the coat clean and fresh after his bath/blow drying. If you are properly blow drying him and there are no ear conditions or urine/feces residue and he remains odourous this may be the sign of a skin or glandular condition and he should be checked by a vet. Hope this helps, let us know how Ollie is progressing and maybe we can offer more guidance.  Thanks and Cheers Carl |
Quote: Hmm...normally his smell doesn't bother me much if he is beside me but it seems like our living room (where he is mostly) has a dog smell... It doesn't seem like an isolated problem, like his ears or behind. It seems more like an overall musty dog smell. Like, have u ever walked into someone's house that has several dogs and just get hit in the face with the smell? As Marilyn mentions above. Is the room carpeted? I wonder if he might have left a smell IN the living room. Pee, anal glands, bile-vomit maybe? If you aren't smelling it when he's next to you, I'm wondering if it's a smell that's been left on carpeting, fabric or a dog bed... maybe an liquid accident that hasn't yet been found or was absorbed into the carpet pad? |
| Maybe by over bathing he is secreting more oils into his coat? I don't regularly bath Archie - and he doesn't smell, he is the most unsmelly dog I have ever met. You need to identify what the smell is - then you can take action to rectify. |
| OES are usually not a smelly breed. If your dog is exhibiting a smell, I would make a Vet appointment. Dog ordor like you are describing can be a symptom of a number of things...Skin allergies, dermatitis mange, ear infection, yeasty feet, lots of things. But a normal, healthy OES should not have the smell you are talking about...There is a problem that needs to be addressed. |
We have carpets in the lounge... NEVER again. Rufus goes outside to pee or goes for a walk and comes in again and goes straight into the lounge to lie down, and of course, the carpet gets smelly after a day or two. I try to combat this by giving his tummy a quick wipe or squirting his undercarriage with a hose before he comes inside. Of course with a busy lifestyle and more than one person taking care of Ru, it's impossible to keep him constantly clean- although I think if it was just me looking after him, I would have more control  I shampoo Ru's beard twice a week as he's a MAJOR drooler, and so his food stains and there is always that foody beard smell ugh! I shampoo his tummy, butt and feet twice a week too (he almost always puts a paw in his pee when he goes to walk away) I use a mild dog shampoo and dry him with a doggy hairdryer after each time. I can't tell you how much of a difference DRYING makes  I shampoo the carpet once a month. I also notice if he is left in the kitchen lying on the lino he smells really horrible! I think it's the combination of drooling/ lino but it's a totally different smell and it's horrid  Despite all this, the house really does smell all the time, I make sure I open all windows for 20 minutes a day no matter how cold it is, and I use Yankee Candle Wax Melts to hide the smell  (never leave a candle unattended blah blah blah) but I don't think there is any more I can do. |
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