Dull coat

tk123

My retrievers coat is pretty dull but he swims in the river almost every day. I've started giving him salmon oil in the last week more so for his joint problem but it's meant to give a shiny coat too. Am I wasting my time trying to get his coat to be shiny if he's diving in for a swim every day? :pac:

lrushe

My Rottie swims almost everyday and her coat has a mirror shine, of course it is easier to see a shiny coat on a darker coloured dog.
Is your pup up to date with his worming? my dogs coats sometimes get a bit dull when they are due a worming.
My dogs get fish oils everyday on their food and mackerel once a week, keeps their coats nice and shiny.

pokertalk

tk123 wrote: »

My retrievers coat is pretty dull but he swims in the river almost every day. I've started giving him salmon oil in the last week more so for his joint problem but it's meant to give a shiny coat too. Am I wasting my time trying to get his coat to be shiny if he's diving in for a swim every day? :pac:

how aften do you groom the dog??

Sigma Force

Seven seas/Vitapet do a coat conditioner oil I found it works even better than feeding fish. There's a shampoo called Bow Wow Bouquet and it's pricey and you prob. don't need to wash your dog much but it's great for leaving a sheen on their coat even if their coat gets wet. Will only last so long I guess but just say if you're taking him somewhere and you want him to be looking his best it's a lovely shampoo. Website heart on paw sell it.

It will take a few weeks for the salmon oil to show any benifit to his coat so see how he goes on it over the next few weeks perhaps.

tk123

Thanks guys I'll wait a few more weeks and see how he gets on with the salmon oil. Pokertalk - I brush him nearly every day but wouldn't actually give him a bath with shampoo etc unless he gets really smelly/rolls in something gross - no more than once a month - usually if he rolls in something i'll let him have a swim and if it doesn't wash off i'd just wash the area with a face cloth.