A nice calm thread-I think.

[Germanshepherdlova]

Here is a nice, calm thread topic-I think. Do you bathe your dog yourself? If so, where at?

If it is a very hot day then I bath my dogs in my backyard, but if it is anything less than 90 degrees, (which is most of the time) I take my dogs to a self-serve dog wash and bathe them there. My sister has a dog bathing service come to her home (in a van) and the dog groomer takes my sisters doberman's and bathes them in the van, and then sends them back in all squeaky clean with bows on their necks. They look a bit silly with those bows I must say. This is not actually her dog-but a pic I found on the internet, and he looks exactly like her dog.

[Emoore]

Yup. I also go to a self-service dog wash called--get this-- The Mutt Puddle.

[Germanshepherdlova]

The Mutt Puddle-great name for a dog wash! The one I take my dogs to is called-Gone to the Dogs. And they have a sign hanging on the window that says No Cats Allowed!!!

[Castlemaid]

I bathe the dogs myself in my tub - I have a hand-held shower head with an extra-long hose. Though I'm thinking of finding a remote spot by the river and using bio-degradable shampoo and lots of fetch sticks next time.

[TMarie]

I do them all myself in the bath tub, and also at the self dog wash.

[onyx'girl]

I don't bathe my dogs very often, but do it in the tub at home. My dogs love baths! If they are overly dusty or muddy is the only time I really need to bathe them. I have a handheld shower attachment and massage them with it, they really enjoy it.
Kacie takes forever to dry, otherwise I would probably give her baths more often...I should invest in a nice blowdryer for her long coat. I can clean my bathroom just as easily as it would be to load them up and travel 20 miles to the nearest dog wash...so I just do it at home.

[Germanshepherdlova]

When I first got Brutus I tried to bathe him at home. It worked great when he was just a puppy and didn't shed much but once that shedding started, my bath tub would keep clogging up and then to clean it out afterwards was awful! Thats why I started taking him to the dog wash. I could bathe my lab at home because he sheds MUCH less but since I am already going to the self-service wash, I just take them both. Hubby bathes one while I do the other, they have great blow dryers there too.

[e.rigby]

During the summer I just take them outside on the brick patio and use the hose works very well. I let Virgil air dry, but I have to force dry the Aussies because their coats are thicker. In the winter I'll have to use the tub, the Aussies are simple... but I don't look forward to bathing Virgil in there!

[TMarie]

I should add, I only take my Border Collie to the self dog wash, before her, I never used one. We started going there just to socialize her as a 10 week old pup, and just became friends with everyone there, so we go there monthly.

Jarie and my aussies all get bathed in the tub at home. They all love baths.

[Jack's Dad]

I only have one dog (Jack) right now so he goes to the groomers. I don't really like doing his nails. I do not like bows or little cowboy hankies they sometimes put on him.

We are looking for a sister for him right now. Then with 2 I may take them to the do it yourself wash Too bad they don't have something like car washes where you stick them in a crate and run them through.