Comments on: Six Clean Dogs

By: Leigh

Leigh — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:12:40 +0000

We bath our dogs about every other week, which I know is a bit much, but because they like to be so close to us all the time (my jack russell is on my lap 99% of the time if I'm sitting down) that I can't stand stinky dogs. Leighs last blog post..She thinks she’s old… But I’m the one who can hardly keep up!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:28:30 +0000

I try to bath our dogs once a month. We use this Aloe and Oatmeal shampoo that has just the right smell. Not too much but just enough. Rodger hates bath. I have to line the tub with treats! Sarahs last blog post..Why is Professional Web Design so Important

By: Cathy

Cathy — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:11:32 +0000

My Two Smooths loves baths, I do give them baths once a month. Cool Collies you have.... Got to love em... Cathys last blog post..Once Upon a Time...

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 05:13:44 +0000

Yeah I bathe Ace myself. He has short hair so it’s pretty easy. And he tolerates it pretty well. He gets a bath about every other month. It hurts my back, but I’ve just never been able to let myself pay the $30 or whatever it costs to bathe a lab-type dog when I can do it myself in 25 minutes.

By: SheltieJim

SheltieJim — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:23:53 +0000

Much sympathy! We don’t bathe the Shelties very often for much the same reasons you mentioned. When we do, we have the best of intentions — “We’ll bathe three today, three more tomorrow, etc. By the end of the week, they’ll all be clean!” And, of course, we do two today, are too busy tomorrow, and then we forget all about about our resolution

My first Sheltie, Merlin (the OTCh), loved getting baths! I recall one day when we returned from an especially strenuous all-day hike up some local mountain. He and I were both filthy and sore, so I offered him a bath before I took one. I filled the tub up with nice warm water, and he hopped in, turned over on his back, and lay upside down in the water with nothing sticking out but his nose! Eyes wide open, just luxuriating in the warm bath!!

When one of our rescues needs a bath and is really scared, I’ll put on a pair of gym shorts and get in the tub with him or her so I can hold and comfort while bathing. They really seem to appreciate it. Plus, I don’t have to lean over the side of the tub and make my back sore!

By: Boomer

Boomer — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:37:05 +0000

We get baths every Wednesday usually. I get more than Rusty because I have a special shampoo for my bad skin. Rusty HATES baths and mommy has to carry him to the bathroom, but I hop in right after him always and never have to be tricked or carried. Boomers last blog post..Mailmen, and Other Evil Beings

By: Dennis the Vizsla

Dennis the Vizsla — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:24:03 +0000

Holy cow, six dog baths? Sounds like an all-day affair! We don't give the vizslas baths very often because, well, they're vizslas, although Dennis used to get baths more frequently in an effort to help with his fur growth. Long-haired Trixie gets baths more often and is in fact in need of one right now ... Dennis the Vizslas last blog post..Wordless Wednesday: “No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.”

By: Flo

Flo — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:56:09 +0000

Yea, you're back!!! I would bath my dogs about once every 6-8 weeks. Since they've both gotten to the point where they can't stand for more then a couple of minutes, it's about every 4-6 months now. Of course, since they can't walk well they don't go out much and get all that dirty. Flos last blog post..Camera Critters