In the case of "swimming daily"...my guess would be that the coat is never dried...as opposed to say we who show our dogs and bathe them frequently...they are always blown dry....so with my dogs, there has never been a smell issue...I personally believe that it has to do with the coat remaining damp on a regular basis and mix damp hair with oils...yucky...it would be unusual not to have a smelly coat..in MHO...Pauline Pauline Moon - _www.ropajagsd.com_ (http://www.ropajagsd.com/) A friend of mine takes her dog swimming almost daily. No matter how much she bathes the dog, she says she smells. Her vet told her to put cider vinegar mixed with water as a rinse on the dog after bathing. Has anyone ever heard of this or know of anything else? CandyZ my old vet said that dogs that swim daily, or get bathed frequently tend to produce more oil in their skin, and they smelled more (and worse) than dogs that get bathed once or twice a year. Ileana ____________________________________ A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. _See yours in just 2 easy steps!_ (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221823310x1201398722/aol?redir=http:/ / www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=JulystepsfooterNO62) **************What's for dinner tonight? Find quick and easy dinner ideas for any occasion. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?ncid=emlcntusfood00000009) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================