Canine Hypothyroidism is responsible for many conditions that effect a dog’s smell. Bacterial infections of the skin, dry skin, thickening of the skin, and chronic ear infections all add up and cause the overall odor of your dog to be unpleasant. The smell dog research staff understands the health of a dogs thyroid directly impacts their overall health and the indirectly produces the undesirable smell of many dogs. The hormone thyroxine is not produced by the thyroid in adequate levels, therefore owners mainly rely on medications containing the substance T-4 hormone, the medication does not cure the disorder, and while the drugs are effective they usually lead to a shut down of the thyroid requiring the dog take the drug for their entire life. Naturopathic remedies are effective, dogs with hypothyroidism can benefit from kelp kelp because of its rich iodine content and high levels of other nutrient minerals and vitamins. It is an herb of choice for regulating and balancing glandular systems such as the thyroids.