Pet wash soap.

[Pop-Pop_C]

Is dawn dish washing soap acceptable for washing a dog?
Our "Annie" is experiencing more scratching than usual. All we
Have available at this time. THANKYOU.

[Tyler0215]

If your dog is scratching you probably don't want to wash with Dawn. It will only dry his skin out more. Get some dog shampoo.
Or maybe some baby shampoo.

[AZPops]

Do you have a Petco, Petsmart, Pet Store (even a small store), or as mentioned a grocery store? They should carry basic (low cost) dog shampoo and conditioners.

I'm sure DOC will chime in, but I wouldn't recommend using human hair shampoo on a dog.

Here is a google search using "is human shampoo good for dogs"; this is what the search showed;

https://www.google.com/search?q=is+human+shampoo+good+for+dogs&oq=is+human+sham&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0...

Here is a link to the AKC's answer to; Can You Use Human Shampoo on Dogs?

http://www.akc.org/content/dog-care/articles/human-shampoo-on-dogs/


Pops

[GordonThree]

Wash your own hair with it for a few weeks, and then decide if you want to use it on your dog.

What do you mean it's all you have available? Are there no grocery stores in your area? They even sell dog shampoo at the gas station in my town.

[colliehauler]

They use it all the time on animals. I use Main & Tail and body shampoo which also works well for human hair as well. I would think Dawn would dry out the coat and skin and make the hair brittle if used very much. They use it to strip oil from rescued animals.

[Adam_H]

Yes, perfectly acceptable. The animal rehabilitation people use Dawn to clean distressed animals. I have used it before on my dogs with excellent results.

Adam