My puppy really needs a bath, but I can't make it to the pet store for dog shampoo! Alternatives?

My pup may have fleas and I want to take care of it immediately. I can't get him dog shampoo because the pet store's too far, and our vet is closed. What's soemthing I can get at our local Walgreens that's gentle and kills fleas? I heard that Dawn works but it doesn't sound to convincing.My puppy really needs a bath, but I can't make it to the pet store for dog shampoo! Alternatives?
...My puppy really needs a bath, but I can't make it to the pet store for dog shampoo! Alternatives?
Dawn -- original Dawn -- is what is often used on animals and birds that have been caught in oil spills. It breaks down oil; I don't know about flea-killing.





I've had good luck with Murphy's Original Oil Soap: it's vegetable-based and is more gentle than one would think. Again, the dog looks and smells great, but I'm not sure it kills fleas.





Fleas are not hard to identify: you can see them walking on the dog's skin between the hairs, usually on the belly and the inside of the thighs. If you catch one, drop it into a dish of soapy water and when you're done, flush the water away.





If you don't see any fleas, rub some water on the ';dirt'; you see on the puppy's belly; if it turns the water reddish, it's flea feces. The red is digested blood.





You may as well wait for a trip to a pet shop: if the puppy has fleas, there are fleas in your house, too, and washing the dog won't stop the problem: you have to treat the entire house, the dog and the yard, and a good pet shop will have separate products for each job.





Good luck.
Dawn does work but if you use too much it can be somewhat harsh on a puppy's skin...head and shoulders shampoo seems to work well, it has zinc in it that can do a number on the fleas just let it soak for five to ten minutes then rinse thoroughly
Dawn does work. It's made to be gentle on the ocean animals, so it's fine for dogs. We've given our dogs baths in it a bunch of times and it's great.
baby shampoo. Don't use your shampoo or if you have kids their. It needs to be baby shampoo. Your shampoo will make him itchy. and sometimes kill them.
If the pup may have fleas, regular shampoo isn't going to do the trick. The dog needs a flea bath. See if Walgreen's has flea bath dip shampoo.
Children's or baby shampoo works but if it isn't tearless shampoo keep it out of his eyes. Johnson's baby shampoo works the best.
dish soap laundry detergent human shampoo Just don't let him lick it
Won't do much good anyway - you need monthly applications of Frontline or Advantage to keep fleas off your dog.
Johnsons Original baby smapoo. Gentle on eyes as water.
PUT YOUR SAMPOO ON YOUR PUP
Walgreen's sells pet shampoo.
walgreens has a pet section where they sell pet dog shampoo for fleas and ticks.
Rinse well and keep it out of his eyes.
Use your shampoo