Dog odor is not sweat odor

The body odor of ordinary people is mainly the sweat odor produced by sweat secretion. Dogs don’t have sweat glands, so this smell is not sweat odor.

The sweat glands of dogs are mainly located on their paws. You can smell the paws and you will know that they smell different from the body.

The main cause of dog odor is oil secretion

Yes, it is the kind of oil (sebum) secreted on your face and hair. Oil is very important for the skin and plays an important role in protecting the skin.

When there is less oil secretion on the skin, the skin will be particularly dry. For dogs, if they bathe too much and clean the oil too much, they will be prone to skin diseases.

But excessive oil secretion is not good, as it can easily cause odor. Dogs with wrinkled skin and strong oil secretion, such as bulldogs, are prone to stink. In severe cases, seborrheic dermatitis may occur.

So, with the natural secretion of oil after bathing, dogs will produce those "dog smells".

PS: Some types of flea drops require bathing for one day before use. This is because the principle is that the liquid stores the sebaceous glands and achieves systemic protection through sebum circulation. If you use it immediately after taking a bath, it will be difficult for the medicine to be effective because the sebum has just been washed away.

Dogs may also smell saliva

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It is common for dogs to have a wet neck full of saliva. If the saliva is not wiped away and cleaned in time, it will become smelly after being stained with dirt or air-drying.

There are also those drooling dogs with their own saliva dripping on their bodies.

Some odors in adult dogs should be checked to see if they come from the mouth

If the source of the odor comes from the mouth, it may be caused by dental calculus, periodontal disease or other oral diseases, because Dogs over 1 year old are likely to have some dental calculus due to natural reasons such as diet!

Maintaining oral health is fundamental.

For the source of head odor, you should also check your ears:

The source of the odor coming from near the dog’s head may be in the ears! Long-eared dogs and lop-eared dogs need special attention.

If you don’t have the habit of cleaning your dog’s ears, your dog’s ears will accumulate alarming amounts of earwax! In the long term, it can cause inflammation and other ear diseases, and the smell will be stronger.

The smell of excrement

Some dogs have poor posture, and some dogs have too long hair on their buttocks, which causes their urine and urine to stick to their hair.

Sometimes dogs will accidentally step on dog poop.

These situations require help from the owner to clean up.

Odor caused by skin diseases

When dogs have dermatitis or mite infection, they can also cause a strong odor.

But in this case, the odor is not the focus. How to heal the skin disease is more important. When the skin heals, the body odor will disappear naturally.

It is normal for dogs to have a "dog smell". If you are too sensitive to this, you should pay attention when choosing a breed.

If your dog has body odor, first find out the source of the odor, and solve the problem of the ears, paws, and mouth. If you have a problem with body odor, you should pay attention to choosing a gentle bath wave and bathing healthily. Don't just because the dog smells bad. Frequent bathing can easily cause skin diseases.