Washing the dog

Merry_Wanderer

Sponge baths outdoors here too, or a wet flannel in the kitchen if she's a bit muddy but doesn't need a full wash.

Johnny_Dangerously

I think we even use the same bucket. B&Q orange deal, nice.

Your dog actually looks quite smug in that picture. I think they like the warm water. Saying that, they quite like the hose on a fine spray in summer as well.

lisa110rry

They both look like really happy dogs!

Merry_Wanderer

Yep, she loves any kind of attention, even being washed.

We had an old male dog and he used to try and run away when having a wash, but when the sponge got around his private parts he would stand still and enjoy it lol

good_deed

What I will suggest is use treats to follow you in the bathroom and and at the beginning use only a wet flannel and see how he reacts, I had a Dalmatian and he heated water I had to do the same think convincing him with treats and also make sure that no water goes into his ears. Now I have a Douge de Bordeaux I put her in the bath with some toys and she loves it.

SensibleSarah

I always bathed previous dogs outside with a couple of buckets of warm water and a plastic jug and had lots of towels ready for a quick dry if it was cold. Happily my current dog is not a fan of mud or rolling in nasty things - she'd rather eat them and she's not at all smelly, so in 3.5 years she's not needed bathing once yet.

OP is doing a great job on building positive associations with the bathroom and if it were me, I'd definitely not try and bath the dog in there - as that could easily mean you take a big backwards step in that regard. I'd opt for either getting her done by a pro, or if you don't think she'd cope (my mixed up rescue certainly wouldn't cope with being left with a stranger) then try outside and warm water.

rustyboy21

We used to wash Rusty at one of these, we have 3 in our vicinity and we live in Lancs. Was great, as he was a beach bum who loved to be in mud too !!


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Hedgehog99

I used to use the wheelbarrow outside. Filled with warm water, and with a spare watering can of warm water for the final rinse. Height of wheelbarrow deters dog from escaping (once he's used to it and you can bathe him solo rather than needing a second person to hold him) and means you don't have to bend as much.

In our dog's more senior years, I did bath him in the walk-in shower - it had a ceramic tray, so his claws wouldn't have been a problem (or use one of those suction mats). I used to get in with him. Afterwards, I'd get out and wait for him to shake in the cubicle, but no, he's only shake when I let him out into the bathroom - all over me!

JP08

Our (now sadly ex) retriever was simply dealt with. Hose pipe on the mixer tap and outside the kitchen door. Then a good game of towel. He always had his own towels (being almost white meant he was being wiped down on a regular basis). Generally took three towels - one in his mouth, one on the floor where he'd dropped it getting the first out of our hands, and one him trying to grab whilst we were drying him. Then a run round the garden chasing towel until fluffy.

gettingready

I gave up - took Zara to groomers... With a lot of struggle I can give her a bath at home but brushing that double coat well.. no way

I guess, smaller/short haired dogs are much easier but with a 44kg of fluffy hair , second coat, undercoat, fluffy feet that need trimming etc etc

The £35.00 for a professional wash/groom is not much really every couple of months - and no cleaning the bathroom/whole flat after that or dealing with soggy towels

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