why is my dog smelly??

[Hullygully]

She is a great big furry thing who gets covered in mud and/or fox/badger etc poo every day so needs showering off with or without (dog) shampoo depending if just mud or poo too.

Her anal glands are empty (vet checked). It isn't her breath or her ears. The smell isn't permanent but comes and goes and is really unpleasant.

Any ideas/ suggestions?

Lady bits? All the very necessary washing could be causing infections?

No, no infections (was at the vet yesterday re her fatty lumps and had all the obvious things checked out).

What smells? Her coat, her teeth or her bottom?

Wgat does she eat?

Ok. If she were a toddler I'd say she'd shoved something up her nose.

Nothing I can pin point, I have sniffed her entire body (like a loon)

She eats the best finest most expensive bloody organic kibble. And any other crap she can get her paws on of course.

Was she puzzled or pleased with the sniffing?

She didn't mind, she's a terribly stoical beast.

My dog had a strange aroma about him earlier this month and when I was trying to work out what was different the only thing was that he was having dog treats from his advent calendar (2 a day) , normally the only dog treats he eats are gravy bones . We got rid of the calendar and the smell has gone ,may be coincidence but who knows .

Whenever I try to check one dog the other one gets in the way helps.

If she's showing no signs of discomfort and there's no redness or outward sign I don't think there's much you can do.

How old is your dog? My oap dog started smelling recently, took us ages to figure out, he'd been peeing in his bed! Bought some puppy pads to put in his bed and increased his baths and he smells fine now..probably unlikely but worth a sniff of the bed!!

She's 9, but this smell has been going on for years...

Ears?

That was my only idea other than the ones already covered...good luck!

No, I'm back.. When you say it comes and goes how long does it last for?

Good question, it varies and sometimes longer than others and stronger than others.

What does it smell like? Fox poo/doughnuts/4 week old dead squirrel? Could she be rolling in something dead? Or otter spraints?

I don't know how to describe it, but it's not one of the poo roll smells. I used to think it was her fur not drying thoroughly but it isn't.

Is it a damp smell? The sour apple smell of damp clothes that have been left wet for too long?

Feet?

it's a bit like that hatethis, sort of sharper tho.

No, not feet.

Could it be the oil her skin produces to waterproof her fur?

Wet dog but sharper, comes and goes. That doesnt sound like anal glands, teeth, sebaceous cysts, yeast or licking.
I wonder if she has a bacteria load in her fur? Give her a proper bath with shampoo, dry her off and see what happens.

My furry dog gets smelly and I'm sure it's because she gets wet every day (rain, river swimming, rinsing mud off). It's a sort of cheesy smell. I think it's because, even though she does dry eventually, it takes a while and her coat must harbour some fungus/ bacteria or something that likes the damp environment. She has a dense, curly coat.

Only having her clipped solves the smell. A bath works for a day or two but the cheese returns. It can be quite vile! I'm contemplating buying one of those dog drying bags, but they're not cheap.

Yes clipping gets rid of it for a while. What do you mean by a proper bath?

You could try using medicated shampoo on her and try to avoid washing her every day? Mud should fall all over your floor brush out once she's dry.