I've heard people say that American Bullies smell --- and not in a pleasant way. I found this to be true. My first bully, given by my bro for my daughter, does smell. He smells nice after a bath. But after a few minutes, he'll again smell like dog - a bit too musty with a lingering wet dog smell. The case, however, isn't the same with our new pup, Kit-Quat, which is also a bully. The difference is that we have a nightly ritual. After brushing his teeth (which I also do for his big bro), I give him a sponge bath of sorts. With the first sponge bath, I use a mixture of water and vinegar. (Experts recommend apple cider vinegar, but it's quite expensive here. I use a local brand which also does the same work. Plus it doesn't have a strong sour odor.) So, I wipe his entire body down with this. In the second sponge bath, I use water with a few drops of this dog soap (please see pic below). I also use another brand, Bayopet. It depends on what I'm able to buy. So, I put a few drops of the soap in the water, just enough to make bubbles. Then, I use this to wipe down my puppy. The entire ritual takes about 15 minutes (yup, my dog is very behaved when it's sponge bath time. I don't have to chase him around.) Recently, my other Ambull, Grimm, suffered from itchiness and dandruff. I gave him his usual Bravecto, but it didn't solve his skin problem. So, I thought I would try this sponge bath technique with him -- and it worked! I feel so happy now that Grimm's skin is slowly recovering from the itchiness, and he looks better than he did last week. Plus it really lessened his smelliness. Kit-Quat, on the other hand, has never been a smelly dog. I have to put my nose next to his fur to smell him, and all he has is this faint natural dog smell. Also, vinegar has natural antibacterial and antifungal properties. Plus, their fur looks more shiny too. 🐾🐕🐶