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They do have dirt-shedding coats. But before the hormones kick in, dogs (like people) don't get much odor when they get hot or damp--- expect paw-pad odor and the like to increase as pup hits maturity.
You should get your puppy accustomed to being bathed while he's little, though, so it's easier when he's a grownup. Mine get bathed every two months or so, give or take.
His coat looks so healthy and shiny!
SIdney is the same. He doesn't smell, I can take deep breaths nuzzling his fur and he just smells good. Like Jane said, the dirt just falls off. We were at the beach yesterday, he was frapping around on the sand and he was dirty. By the time we got home he was clean as can be. He only gets a bath 2-3 times a year; a bath is either prompted by him rolling in something that sticks, or else he needs to be especially clean for a therapy dog event. He doesn't shed much either. :)
My three don't get that 'doggy smell' either. I noticed it when I got Teri (my first) as a puppy and was delighted to find it never changed and was the same with the next two (Nimh and Annie). I do bathe them occassionally, maybe once every two months or immediately if they've rolled in something hideous. Nimh gets bathed a bit more often since he's a therapy dog and wiggles right into bed with some of his nursing home friends.
All three shed like there's no tomorrow, though! ::sigh::
Rowdy didn't smell or shed until about 6 months and then he definitely needed bathing and brushing. I start my dogs young on grooming so it isn't such a shock when they actually need it. I brush him when he needs it (should do it everyday) and a bath once a month. he goes to the groomer for baths, nails, anal gland and a couple times a year for a cut due to the shedding. He loves the attention. My other dogs get a bath more often and he gets very jealous when I bathe them and not him.
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