Personally, I prefer dog wipes, which are made for this purpose and ph balanced for a dog, but for the most part, a dogs skin is no more sensitive than an infant.....if it will not irritate an infant, it likely wont a chi. BUT either way, it is still less irritating than bathing that regularly. The only oils in a chis skin is mostly from the hair itself. Every bath strips away those needed oils. For some breeds, it isn't a big deal, but a chi usually has naturally dry skin anyhow, so to take away those oils can make the skin too dry. Wipes take the surface dirt off, but leave behind the needed oils.
I am sure there probably are doggy perfumes on the market, but I wouldn't want to use them. No sense chancing an irritant just because we like the scent, lol. Marsha Do not tell God how big your storm is. Tell the storm how big your God is. ----- Original Message ----- From: Teacher Bunny To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 9:19 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Bathing But aren't baby wipes alcohol based which makes their skin every drier? Maxx likes it when he smells fresh from a bath -- the smell of shampoo seems so much better than cologne! I like the soapy smell -- are their colognes like that? I also change his clothes daily and bec they've been washed with fabric softener, he smells really good. On Oct 7, 2007, at 8:26 AM, marsha wrote: For day to day cleaning, baby wipes or dog wipes should be used to surface clean the hair.
