How often should a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel be bathed?

im not exactly sure but my nan bath's her king charles cav, every 2-3 months.

If you use a mild dog shampoo, then as often as you like! Weekly if you feel its appropriate.......just make sure you are using a really mild shampoo, not a medicated/flea etc one.

And rinse, and rinse, and rinse!!

I only normally only bath the dogs 3-4 times a year,unless they find something really stinky to roll in but Westies are prone to more skin problems than many other breeds. But I certainly wouldn't do it weekly as a matter of course. I would have thought that weekly bathing would not be desirable as it constantly robs the skin of natural oils and oil production would be steeply stepped up i would imagine. I always bath with just water first, no shampoo, to see if that will get them clean enough, it often does and I just have to use a little puppy shampoo on the really dirty bits. Johnsons Dry Foam shampoo is excellent for small bits of grub. No offence intended sam JMO.

The Flower gets bathed most weeks between October and February, chucked in the stream after the shoot finishes! :D

I hardly ever bathe cleo as she is so short haired, but sometimes they just force you into it don't they (ie, when she gleefully rolled around on a dead and decaying rat - nice doggy!) ? When i do wash her though, i then towel dry her, rub baby oil between my hands and run my hands all over her coat - she then goes and hogs the fire, but what can i say! Leaves them soft, shiny, and replaces some of the oils they have lost through the bathing

Mine like a bath about every five weeks. Seriously, they hate water, but if it's been awhile & I ask "Do you want a bath?," They get excited, race up to the tub, and wait for me to put them in. After they're out, the next hour full of racing around like ijiots.

While I was laid up and couldn't get around, my "girls" were really starting to look run down. For some strange reason, my husband could/would not take a half hour and bathe them. He'd do everything else. Just not bathe them. They were very depressed... honestly, I'm not kidding. About a month ago, I managed to be able to give them one. So life is happy again in the wonderful world of dogdom. I have two wacked out dogs, that's for sure.

Toodles

Hi again. I have already written this in a separate post, but it seems appropriate to put here. I gave my Cav King Charles a bath on Friday but by the same time the next day he was smelly again. Not just a normal doggy smell but this awful smell of stale urine. I think when he urinates he get's it all on the fur on his belly and it dries there and causes a stink. Should he be washing this off himself or is there some way I can clean him without giving him a bath? I've heard too many baths can be damaging or irritating to the skin & fur of a dog. Can anybody advise me please?

Hi again,

Have you tried trimming his "private region" with small scissors so that the hair isn't in the way? I have to do this on a regular basis with my 'girls.' I've always had to trim my dogs in their anal & genital regions regardless of breed & their regular coat length (Beagle all the way to Yorkie). They get used to it quickly. I've yet to do any major damage :D

Oh, with my Yorkie, I'd trim her belly area, but leave the sides long like a curtain. Easier to clean, but no one knew :D

Um, the idea of his self cleaning this area and then licking your hand a little later on, is a little off-putting :P I understand the concept of saliva & the 20 minute changeover, but still.... ick.

Hope this helps.
toodles