Does the bad smell come from your dog's breath?
Did you changed your dog's diet recently?
Do you notice that your dog is having trouble while chewing food?
Was your dog wet when you noticed the smell?
Does your Golden Retriever scratches its paws or ears frequently?
Does your Golden Retriever itches frequently and may have thinning hair in places?
An issue with dogs diet might be the cause of the bad smell. A bad diet can cause it to have bad breath and to have increased flatulence. A bad diet would be more likely if it has started smelling bad since a change in its diet.
Bad breath can be caused by diseased teeth and gums. Diseased teeth and gums can also cause increased drooling which might get caught in dogs fur which can cause it to become even more smelly.
If your Golden Retriever has bad breath then it could be due to kidney failure or diabetes. It’s normal for a dog’s breath to be slightly smelly but if it’s very bad then it could be due to health reasons. Take your dog to the vet for a checkup.
If it’s been raining or if your Golden Retriever has been swimming in a lake or pool then it could be the cause of the bad smell. To get rid of the smell here you can clean it so that the dirty water doesn’t get a chance to dry on your Golden Retriever’s coat and you can avoid letting it inside until you have dried it off.
Yeast is a common issue for Golden Retrievers and other dogs and it will often come with a bad smell. Smelly paws or ears are usually a sign of yeast infections. If your Golden Retriever is scratching its paws or ears regularly then this could be the cause and you should take it to the vet.
The cause of a bad odor could be due to skin infections. If your Golden Retriever is regularly itching itself it has thinning hair or it has red and flaking skin then this could be the cause. You should take it to the vet.
Some dogs, Golden retrievers included, are known to roll in smelly things. If your dog has been rolling around in grass or dirt a lot, it could be what has been causing it to smell bad. If your Golden Retriever does have a habit of rolling around in the grass and it smells then you might want to take measures to reduce that kind of behavior.
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Hi! I’m Sreten Filipović. I graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Belgrade, with a master's degree in Environmental Protection in Agricultural Systems. I’ve worked as a researcher at Finland's Natural Resources Institute (LUKE) on a project aimed at adapting south-western Finland to drought episodes. I founded a consulting agency in the field of environment and agriculture to help farmers who want to implement the principles of sustainability on their farms. I’m also a founding member of the nonprofit organization Ecogenesis from Belgrade whose main goal is non-formal education on the environment and ecology. In my spare time, I like to write blog posts about sustainability, the environment, animal farming, horticulture, and plant protection. I’ve also published several science-fiction short stories.
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