When your dog goes in the sea do you wash the salt water out of their coats after ?
Yo ho?
- Thread starter SwampDonkey
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- Location
- Sydney, Australia
That's a good question, Maxx never goes in past his hips (yet) and goes for a paddle most days but no, we don't rinse him when we get home unless he then rolls in some dirt and then we will rinse his legs and undercarriage. Maybe we should because he has been a bit itchy lately.
Do you Swampy?
Do you Swampy?
- Location
- East Sussex
No, I never have. We live near the sea and it doesn't seem to cause any problems or make the coat dull. My last dog had some skin problems so one summer I did try not letting him in the sea but it didn't seem to make any difference so the next year he was back in it.
Ok that sounds like he will be for me to just dry and go.
He's never been in the sea Rachel just lots of rivers and ponds
He's never been in the sea Rachel just lots of rivers and ponds
Jacqui-S
Moderator
- Location
- Fife, Scotland
Nope.
No rinsing here either.
A good brush when dry to get rid of sandy deposits.
No rinsing here either.
A good brush when dry to get rid of sandy deposits.
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
No, we don't give Ella a bath either. Definitely a good run with the towel and usually a brush when's she's dry. The fine layer of sand throughout the house tends to blend in well with the hair 
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
*rub with the towel
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
Never did with Brogan. I'd just brush the sand and salt out after he dried.
- Location
- Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
No we have never done this. In the twenty + years we have labradors we let them swim regularly in the sea. Just dry them with a towel. After swimming we let them run through the dunes to dry the coats. They often roll in the loose sand to clean the fur. When we arrive at the car park we rub them dry.
- Location
- Wellington, NZ
No rinsing here either, and I find that the sand comes out really easily with a good towelling (but Xena doesn't have a very thick coat).
Boogie
Moderator
- Location
- Manchester UK
No, it never occurred to me to rinse them 
- Location
- Argyll & Bute, Scotland
No I never thought of rinsing them Just a good towelling, when they are dry it drops off Charlie and a brush for Hattie xx
Just a good towelling, when they are dry it drops off Charlie and a brush for Hattie xx
- Location
- Isle of Man
I used to hose Coco down after a swim in the sea, but I don't now, I don't think it's necessary. Unless we're having a game of Hoze anyway 
- Location
- Andorra and Spain
It depends. Friends of mine live right on the beach and their dog is in the sea at least once a day. Because of the salt and his very thick coat, he never really dries off all summer. In that situation, I’d definitely rinse every day because it can’t be good for the skin to stay wet for months.
