I finally dragged the dog into the shower today...

We actually had one of our showers converted to accomodate the dogs, (Doberman's). We have a detachable nozzle and get in the warm shower with them. And lather them up with their pretty smelling shampoo.

I did this a few weeks ago with our dog and she needs another one again. I cheat though and use the hose. The spigot is right outside the window for the bathroom with the shower stall so I just run it through the window. It helps so I can get her soaked quickly and rinsed just as easily. Doesn't help with the washing part but with the rest it does. If I had the money I'd take her to a groomers. It's a lot easier and she does look better with them. When I had a shih-tzu I took him in and he loved it. He would come home looking great.

Hey, you know what, I have done both. With our Shih Tsu it was easier to take him to the groomers and he loved it. As soon as we said"Let's go to Sue's", he was at the door and waitng. Our collie is another story. We have taken her to the groomer's and she hated it. They shaved her backside! Now we bathe her at home and she is much happier. It's not easy but we manage. Bathing the cats is a whole other story. A few don't mind but we have have a couple that flood the bathroom reying to get away. Them, we don't even try any more.

In the summer months I use the hose to wash our dogs. Our dogs weigh a minimum of fifty pounds and when the decide that they aren't going to do what you want that becomes a whole lot of weight. In the winter I wash them in the bathtub. Once I have the dogs in the bath its not so bad because I hold on to them with their harnesses.

We wash the dog in a bath tub its hard to get her in there she won't go on her own so you get her in try to be as quick as possible and when its all done she jumps out and runs around the house.. after bathes she goes crazy.. normaly we bathe her after a muddy walk or something but take her to the groomers if it all gets too much.. like in the spring or something.

Woot dog that big is really hard to groom or shower specially if he is scared of the water.. What you can do is put him on a cage spray him with water in that way he cant escape and run away from you.But it would increase your water bills but at least its an option.

I take my papillion to the groomer. He is only 6 lbs and I started it when he was a puppy he loves going and seeing Cookie. (the groomer.) Now this weekend I babysat a pair of twin goats who was a week old. The had diarrhea. They kept getting poop all over themselves and my legs everytime they go near me. So I had what we affectly called "the butt washing station" in my yard. I had my hose, a chair, wash cloth and a towel. When they got to gross for me I picked them up and we would go to the "butt washing station". They could try to get away and they did not like being held by the back leg. But once I was finished with one the other one would come to be for his turn. The where funny. The funny part of the whole thing is I live in the city and was doing a woman a favor. Now they are back home with her. The goats where about the same size as my papillion. The goats and my dog played together and had a great time.