My wonderful Jack Russell, Skippy, has typically been very gaseous. Now, I'm not sure if this is a result of her being elderly or simply a matter of her uncouth social graces. But, for whatever reason, my dog smells. At first we thought it was the food, and this certainly was a factor. We switched to a prescription high-fibre diet and things improved, but instead of needing to go out every five to six hours she needs to go out every three.
She has had her glands cleaned out, which is an incredibly disgusting process, for those of you fortunate enough never to have witnessed this procedure. This has also been a contributing factor in the reduction of smell.
Although these changes have lessened the frequency of bad smells, they haven't gotten rid of her pungent odour completely; I guess that would be too much to expect. For now we'll simply have to put up with a Jack Russell who causes us to ask, "Did the dog just crap in our bed?"
She has had her glands cleaned out, which is an incredibly disgusting process, for those of you fortunate enough never to have witnessed this procedure. This has also been a contributing factor in the reduction of smell.
Although these changes have lessened the frequency of bad smells, they haven't gotten rid of her pungent odour completely; I guess that would be too much to expect. For now we'll simply have to put up with a Jack Russell who causes us to ask, "Did the dog just crap in our bed?"
We have the same issue with our Jack, people often think that he has pooped in the house. He does it mostly when he is excited, and sometimes I can even hear it!
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