From:	Simon and Fiona sfuller@******.com.au
Subject:	Now THAT'S a good question...
Date:	Tue, 6 Jun 2000 11:27:01 +1000

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From: Mike & Linda Frankl <mlfrankl@***.com>
To: shadowrn@*********.com <shadowrn@*********.com>
Date: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 10:44 AM
Subject: RE: Now THAT'S a good question...


>Well then cats should smell too, but they don't. Assumedly from their
>constant grooming and saliva. Plus washing the dog would remove said oils,
>which is the basic concept of soap. Now I'm not a vet, but I rarely pet
dogs
>due to the fact that they usually smell funny. I'll pick up 90% of any cats
>and I don't get the same odor or a similar odor (unless they've gotten into
>it with something). My relatively uninformed conclusion is that it is the
>cleaning process that makes the difference. I also understand that most
>strong body odors come from bacteria growing in our sweat and oils. Washing
>this off removes the smell so I think it would work for the Night Ones.
Plus
>most dogs smell good for a day or so after a bath. If you kept this up,
like
>daily human bathing, it should be no different.
>
The problem here is, I'm talking about the smell of wet dogs, while you are
talking about the smell of dogs in general. It is possible to get rid of all
the oils and everything, but it isn't good for a dog's coat. (or a human's
hair for that matter). I don't know why cats don't smell, even when wet,
except maybe because their coats aren't waterproof like dogs, and dogs like
to smell for social reasons.