Homemade Dog Shampoo

So Pippa is now 8 months old and weighs 65 lbs. (this is an old shot of her).  Anyway pretty much weekly since she was tiny we give her a bath - actually it's more like a shower - actually it's more like we ALL get a shower :)   So I finally used up the dog shampoo I bought months ago and wanted to find a lower cost alternative since the 1/2 gallon of soap runs about $20.  I treat my dog's hair better than I do mine, but we just couldn't swing the big bucks this time.  So I found this on the Internet and tweaked it a bit.  To my surprise, it worked wonderfully well :)   But the site had no picture that I could 'pin' so I couldn't save the information.  So I'm putting it here.

 

I used a 1 gallon container - Milk Jug, whatever.  Rinse it thoroughly.

Into it put:

1 1/2 cups of Dawn dish washing detergent (no antibacterial stuff)

1/4 cup glycerin (you can get this at any pharmacy not too pricey)

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

1 cup of totally pulverized oatmeal (used the Vitamix)

additional options include:

Several drops of essential oils (I used lavender)

2 T vitamin E oil (again you can get this at any pharmacy - I didn't use it)

Then fill the jug to the top with Water.

Shake like crazy and your done.

Simple.

Don't use too much even though it seems watery - the soap takes forever to wash off if you do.

 

Enjoy!

Pippa

I have been super busy for the last couple of weeks. Not only is the local Garden Club coming to my house next week :( but we have a new puppy. A crazy, plant, bark chip, shoes, kleenex and rock eating puppy. My quiet life will never be the same. And no we didn't name her after any famous people - she actually picked her own name (since it was the only thing she would come to).

Showing total attitude in the back yard.  She is such a girl. 

Asleep with her cow.

With Mom at the office.  Look at those legs.

We know she is part Lab and we think she is part hound.  Only time will tell.  Enjoy!