I know I "should" be bathing my husky less, but it's the best way I have to help with his shedding.
I have nowhere around here that would be an easy way for him to get wet (which I know would help, and help keep him clean) and even if I did, he's a big sissy when it comes to water and wouldn't voluntarily go swimming.
I happen to be a dog groomer, so it's really easy for me to take him to work and bathe him there, and then blow him out with the high velocity dryer which pushes out the undercoat that's shedding. I also use a very mild shampoo, that doesn't dry out skin or fur at all, and actually helps replace the oils that he's loosing by his bath. Also, he is neutered, but he wasn't neutered until late (I think he was about 3). Seeing other neutered huskies, though, I know it's just that he doesn't have the coat he should have. Obviously, there is a huge problem in the US with people breeding dogs they shouldn't, and our husky does not at all fit with the breed standard, and his coat is part of that. However, we just rescued him as a family pet, not as a breeding dog, so we don't care at all
Thanks for all the tips on the CsV coat, everyone! Hopefully by the time I'm in a position to get a CsV, I'll have an easy way to get my dogs wet without actually using shampoo, that would be my goal. It does seem like an easier coat to keep than my husky's, too, which is nice. It's great that their coats have been kept so natural!