I have a great dane and a rottie mix who only get bathed in the summertime when I can do it outside. They aren't smelly. I do have waterless shampoo for those times when they do get an odor. Ever try to put a Dane in a bathtub? Or a Rottie for that matter? But Goldens as has been mentioned before are water dogs and can't stay clean for the life of them. It is just their nature and you have to learn to live with that fact. I have been neighbors to goldens (many of them) for 40 years, and granny to a chocolate lab who was the same way. Goldens need a lot of grooming to keep the smell away. That is why I have low maintenance dogs now. Goldens are nice dogs but too much work for me at my age.