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Permalink Reply by Lou Ann Lemaster on December 5, 2008 at 8:08am

Where does the smell seem to be coming from? He may have an ear infection. Have the vet check his ears.

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Permalink Reply by Cindi on December 5, 2008 at 9:13am

Could be an ear infection. Could be the food you feed. Could be the bath stuff you use. Lots of things.

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Permalink Reply by D46 on December 5, 2008 at 2:52pm

Could it be that several days after a bath he's finding something in the yard to roll in? They like to roll in the smelliest stuff they can find.

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Permalink Reply by Ju Lo on December 5, 2008 at 3:35pm

Are you making sure to watch the shampoo completely out of his fur? Dirt actually sticks to soap, so if there's a residue that might explain it. I agree, smell in his ears and make sure that's not it. If it's just the fur, Remy is probably rolling around in something. Theo hates smelling clean and always does his darndest to roll in something disgusting to smell more to his liking. Also, try brushing his fur at night. That should help get some of the loose dirt off between bathings.

What are you feeding him? You could try switching foods to see if that's the problem if nothing else seems to work. Good luck!

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Permalink Reply by Christine on December 5, 2008 at 4:00pm

Did you check his teeth?? Boomer, our last corgi, smelled really bad and it turned out that her gum was inflammed.. which means gingavitis!! so we brushed her teeth every other day and it got better. We also thought she smelled bad because of the food we fed her. She had Science Diet.. which we learned later that it's not a good brand. So now we feed Bandit the Kahoots brand, which is locally made with better ingredients and he doesnt smell AT ALL.

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Permalink Reply by Remy on December 5, 2008 at 4:42pm

Thanks so much everyone!

I am going to schedule a vet appt. since one of his ears does seem to smell more than anything. It's hard to get really close to him because he wants to jump all over you so it was hard to tell exactly where the smell was coming from. We are working on training him but being that close up is too much for him to resist. Something else to work on! ;)

We are using the Furminator shampoo on him. Has anyone had problems with that one or do you have one that you like better?

His teeth look really good from what I can tell. I'm thinking this may be an ear infection though.

Thanks again everyone!

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Permalink Reply by Amanda on December 5, 2008 at 8:40pm

I was going to mention the furminator shampoo once you rule out anything medical. I bought the furminator a while back and it came with the waterless shampoo which I discovered a couple days ago that it makes Dax smell GREAT. I would like to find some actual shampoo that keeps them smelling good though, everything always wears off so quickly and he just smells like dog again. Heh.

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Permalink Reply by Remy on December 5, 2008 at 9:31pm

LOL, I agree the shampoo seems to wear off quickly. I ran across a bottle of the waterless shampoo too, and will try it on Remy.

Thanks Amanda!

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Permalink Reply by Sarah C. on December 6, 2008 at 1:01am

My aunt had a problem with her dog smelling really bad and it ended up being a stopped up and infected anal sac. You might want to have a look... or have a groom/vet have a look.

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Permalink Reply by CaptainCorgi on December 6, 2008 at 10:58am

Did he chew on something recently? Because my corgi found one of my grandmother's purses and chewed the wooden handle and a piece of wood got stuck in her back teeth and I couldn't find it for about 3 days and it literally made her mouth smell like something died.

Or it could be his ears? Or does he keep rolling in something outside? Or maybe he eats something bad from outside?

Hope you find out soon!

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Permalink Reply by Tekozi on December 29, 2008 at 11:46am

Fresh N' Clean dog cologne, long lasting, nice smell. If he is outside all day and he is otherwise a healthy pup, it could just be that outside smell they get, try the cologne, it is what we used at the grooming salon i worked at. And yes, daily brushing helps a lot.

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Permalink Reply by Remy on December 29, 2008 at 10:44pm

Thank you so much! I will look for that cologne. We had taken Remy to the vet just to check his ears and make sure everthing was okay. He is fine but the vet thought that the odor could have been due to him loosing his baby teeth. Thank you for all your support and suggestions!

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