Muddy paws

olias

I have a lab who LOVES water and mud. He'll find the muddiest stickiest puddle and lie down to writhe in it. There is no way any sort of mat would help. It's usually jam him between my legs and spend 5 minutes (and hours of back ache!!!) towelling him clean. I can can rub his paws 20 times and they still seem as muddy as the first rub! I have once washed him down at my horse yard and put him on a towel in his cage in the car, and he was clean and almost dry when we got home. I am going to make sure my next house has an outside tap to wash him down - it seems to be the only easy way.

I felt quite cruel the one time I hosed him down with ice cold water in the middle of winter, but then I figured, he voluntarily jumps in puudles, animal troughs, ponds, rivers you name it, even in the depths of winter, so I'm sure he can take it!

Olias

murphydog999

Could this be what you are after? We've not long moved, as this was in the particulars of a lovely house, what a brilliant set-up.

meritaten

olias wrote: »

I have a lab who LOVES water and mud. He'll find the muddiest stickiest puddle and lie down to writhe in it. There is no way any sort of mat would help. It's usually jam him between my legs and spend 5 minutes (and hours of back ache!!!) towelling him clean. I can can rub his paws 20 times and they still seem as muddy as the first rub! I have once washed him down at my horse yard and put him on a towel in his cage in the car, and he was clean and almost dry when we got home. I am going to make sure my next house has an outside tap to wash him down - it seems to be the only easy way.

I felt quite cruel the one time I hosed him down with ice cold water in the middle of winter, but then I figured, he voluntarily jumps in puudles, animal troughs, ponds, rivers you name it, even in the depths of winter, so I'm sure he can take it!

Olias

I cant help thinking of my first dog - a staffy, she loved horse poo, cow poo, any sort of poo! to her it was Channel No5! I often wished for an outside tap - cos taking this stinky dog up to bathroom without her escaping and running 'amuck' through the house was a challenge!:rotfl:

murphydog999

olias wrote: »

I have a lab who LOVES water and mud. He'll find the muddiest stickiest puddle and lie down to writhe in it. There is no way any sort of mat would help. It's usually jam him between my legs and spend 5 minutes (and hours of back ache!!!) towelling him clean. I can can rub his paws 20 times and they still seem as muddy as the first rub! I have once washed him down at my horse yard and put him on a towel in his cage in the car, and he was clean and almost dry when we got home. I am going to make sure my next house has an outside tap to wash him down - it seems to be the only easy way.

I felt quite cruel the one time I hosed him down with ice cold water in the middle of winter, but then I figured, he voluntarily jumps in puudles, animal troughs, ponds, rivers you name it, even in the depths of winter, so I'm sure he can take it!

Oh that takes me back. Murph was exactly the same, except you would know when he spotted a muddy patch, as he would stop and look at it, look at us/me, we/me would say NOOOOOO, he'd get 'that' look in his eye and he'd gallop off to enjoy himself. Nothing you could do or say. We'd just get the hose on him when we got back, which always used to send him banzai for some reason. Happy Days.

Owain_Moneysaver

murphydog999 wrote: »

Could this be what you are after? We've not long moved, as this was in the particulars of a lovely house, what a brilliant set-up.

That would have to be a pretty strong pulley to take the weight of a Lab.

krlyr

You can also get the "Paw Plunger" gadgets, they're little pots with a special lid that has bristles on it. You fill with water/a dilute shampoo-ey solution and then dip the dog's paws in it. The bristles take the dirt off as you remove the paw. A friend had one but found it was more faff than it was worth, but her dog is short coated so it might be worth it for a dog with particularly hairy feet.

aliasojo

murphydog999 wrote: »

Could this be what you are after? We've not long moved, as this was in the particulars of a lovely house, what a brilliant set-up.

Oh I'm so having one of them if I ever get my own house to live in again.

I'd like a built in ramp on it as well though, just so I don't have to pick the muddy beast up to get him in there.

lostinrates

I love the dog wash...but is that a lovely utility or a kitchen. I wouldn't want it in a kitchen!


Turtle mats here, and a mop at the ready.

It's been an awful year because it's been going all summer long, the mud.

Worse still is trying to keep the dressing dry of a dog in a cast splint! Nightmare!

krlyr

Also, providing she's an adult dog with no medical issues, perhaps consider a few less trips outside to save yourself the hassle? Mine often get let out pretty often in the summer, or I'll even leave the door open if I'm about to supervise but I don't feel guilty at all about offering mine less pee breaks in the winter. They get cold and muddy, the garden gets wrecked, they don't bother playing because they're getting wet (they'll tolerate rain, but it does dampen their desire to stay outside too long) and generally they'll end up sulking by the door to come back in without even going for a pee anyway. They're old enough to hold their bladders, they linger by the door if they're desperate anyway, so it works for me and for them to let them out less frequently.

niandsa

I have a big pile of value flannels from Tesco. A damp one to clean and another to dry. It seems to work quite well. I also sometimes put Poppy in her crate to dry off and then brush her about an hour later. It's amazing how much mud comes out of her coat and then I brush it up off the floor.

I couldn't leave her dirty. We have a relatively new carpet in our lounge and she has to be clean before she can go in there!