What are the effects of using a human shampoo on a male shi-tzu?

ok so i have to do this science fair and my project is to see what shampoo will make my male short haired shi-tzu's coat whiter ,brighter, cleaner , and shineer. so what i want to know is if i use a normal human shampoo on them like ,amarican crew citrus mint,matrix biolage, and pantene pro-v.will it effect there skin.and im going to use a normal dog shampoo as a control and dependint variableWhat are the effects of using a human shampoo on a male shi-tzu?
I used human shampoo on my dog and nothing happend so Im pretty sure its okayWhat are the effects of using a human shampoo on a male shi-tzu?
You may be sorry if you use your dog for a science project. And, human shampoo is to harsh for most dogs.





Think about how often you wash your own hair versus how often a dog needs bathing and that should give you an indication.





Using lots of different human shampoos on your dog, could cause any number of hair and skin problems. You really should reconsider and come up with some other kind of scicene project.
Never use human shampoo, the PH is not suitable as dog shampoos and can dry the coat out and irritate it.


Many human shampoos have paraffin in them which as a quick fix will make the hair shiny but also causes build up. Just like it does in our hair





add all dogs have hair and not fur, but they have different hair than we do.
I think washing your dog so many times in such a short time period will be harmful, won't he lose the oils in his skin? I don't like the idea of animal testing on your own pet. Can you choose another topic?
Human shampoo won't hurt but it can dry out the dog's hair.
it can make there skin really sore and itchy! dont do it
Well, to start with, you'd need two dogs to do this experiment, since you need to have both the control dog and the dog you're experimenting on. But it isn't the shampoo that makes a dog's coat shiny. It's the dog's diet. If you're feeding him a meat-based diet with few, if any, grains in it, his coat will be brighter and shinier than if you feed him a grain based diet with little or no meat (just meat meal or by products - not really meat). It will take several months to see the difference. His coat won't get whiter with human shampoos any more than human shampoos make a human's hair get blonder or browner or redder.





As for whether it will affect his skin, yes it will. It will dry out his skin and make it flaky (like dandruff), and his coat will lose its natural protective oils. That means he won't be ';waterproof'; any more. Right now, when it rains, there is a period of time when the rain just sits on the top of the dog's coat and doesn't penetrate to the skin unless it's really raining hard and the dog is outside in the rain for awhile. The oils will come back, of course, but the skin may never be the same, and your dog will be very uncomfortable with the itching and scratching that comes with dry skin.





It's not good for dogs to be bathed more often than once a week, and it's better that they get bathed once or twice a year rather than every month. However, if a person has a show dog, that dog gets bathed before every dog show.





There ARE shampoos that will make your dog's coat whiter and brighter - http://www.completecanine.com.au/pages/p鈥?/a> is one of them. If you google ';canine coat whitener'; you'll find more.





But... the object of your discussion is your science project, isn't it? I don't know when the science fair will be held, but if you have a couple of months, you might change the focus of your project. For example, you might start by taking a picture of your dog now, then feed it a meat-based kibble for two months, then take another picture. You should be able to see the difference. Your dog will also have more energy and a better disposition. His stools will be smaller and less stinky. To find a good meat-based canine diet, google ';meat based dog food.';





Good luck!





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