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What causes my clean dog's strong body odor, even after a bath?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Redbone Coonhound | Male | neutered | 3 years old | 75 lbs

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on December 27th, 2018

Body odor is a normal thing that most dogs have, it's usually stronger as the dog is larger. bathing the dog usually only makes the odor worse on the long run, high quality food can often reduce some of the unpleasant smell.

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