Bathtub bath - NOT a good time! Tricks, hints, advice, please?

[KZoppa]

if i absolutely have to, they get bathed in the tub. Riley just stands there like a dud and its like pose-a-dog because he just shuts down and gets this pathetic "why do you hate me?" look on his face.

with Shasta, i have to physically be in the tub with her getting totally soaked which means sports bra, t-shirt and shorts, probably wearing tennis shoes to protect my toes from crazy claws when she moves around. if i try to be outside the tub and bath her, my entire bathroom gets trashed and the bath just ends up being a huge ordeal.

Summer time, they get tethered to the post holding up our awning on our patio and hosed down, scrubbed and hosed down again. Much easier. However, since my favorite pet store upgraded to a bigger store and added a do-it-yourself dog wash, i'll be using that in the winter time.

[Wolfiesmom]

Originally Posted by Emoore

That's brilliant! Doesn't help with the wet hair that gobs onto the sides of the tub though. . . I'm too lazy for all that.

Yeah, those get wiped out with paper towels before I clean the tub. It takes forever.

[chelle]

Originally Posted by KZoppa

if i absolutely have to, they get bathed in the tub. Riley just stands there like a dud and its like pose-a-dog because he just shuts down and gets this pathetic "why do you hate me?" look on his face.

with Shasta, i have to physically be in the tub with her getting totally soaked which means sports bra, t-shirt and shorts, probably wearing tennis shoes to protect my toes from crazy claws when she moves around. if i try to be outside the tub and bath her, my entire bathroom gets trashed and the bath just ends up being a huge ordeal.

Summer time, they get tethered to the post holding up our awning on our patio and hosed down, scrubbed and hosed down again. Much easier. However, since my favorite pet store upgraded to a bigger store and added a do-it-yourself dog wash, i'll be using that in the winter time.

Wow, thanks for the great replies. Peanut butter on the sides of the tub? That could work.

I certainly got the "why do you hate me" look tonight. Geesh I felt rotten BUT looking at the nastiness I got out of him, now coated on the bottom of my tub, it needed to be done.

I am so about the idea of a do-it-yourself dog wash. I have to find such a thing. At least for the cold months.

[Scarlettsmom]

Originally Posted by KZoppa

if i absolutely have to, they get bathed in the tub. Riley just stands there like a dud and its like pose-a-dog because he just shuts down and gets this pathetic "why do you hate me?" look on his face.

LOL...They all perfect that look, don't they?!

I really miss the Wag-N-Wash in Colorado Springs. All the mess, funk and wet towels stayed THERE. When our house was for sale, our poor dog had to be bathed more frequently so we didn't have "dog smell". There was NO way I could do it at home. The Wag-N-Wash was a godsend! I think there was a place like it here in Va Beach....

[doggiedad]

in the winter time if my dog needs a bath
i put a wet towel in the tub and then
tell him "get in". the shower hose is
almost long enough to reach under him.
in the summer i lather him up and rinse
him with the garden hose and he stands there
and waits for me to say "shake" before
shaking. a trainer told me to feed my pup
in the bath tub and run the water (not
wetting his body). the trainer told me this will help
him get use to the tub when it's bath time. i thought
this was a wacko idea but i did it anyway. well it wasn't
so wacko after all because now he steps into the tub
on command.

[boiseno]

Originally Posted by doggiedad

in the winter time if my dog needs a bath
i put a wet towel in the tub and then
tell him "get in". the shower hose is
almost long enough to reach under him.
in the summer i lather him up and rinse
him with the garden hose and he stands there
and waits for me to say "shake" before
shaking. a trainer told me to feed my pup
in the bath tub and run the water (not
wetting his body). the trainer told me this will help
him get use to the tub when it's bath time. i thought
this was a wacko idea but i did it anyway. well it wasn't
so wacko after all because now he steps into the tub
on command.

Thats awesome!!!!

I'm trying that one.

[jocoyn]

I actually fed Beau in the tub while I was washing him

[Gmthrust]

LOL Scarlette's Mom for: When we remodel our bathroom, we will not have the tub, so I will have a shower sprayer installed and a way to lock the shower door so I don't have to chase Scarlett down. Yeah, I'll be taking a dog shower/bath too, but I can usually use one anyway.

Oh my gosh LOL That's soooo funny! We removed ours this past summer...so IF needed, our dogs get washed up in the master bath shower (for Keek who loves it), and the swimming pool area (Cris and Trin ---oh they dearly love it----will squeal with delight).

Our hall bathroom still has its tub and I still have them hop into that for fun games and feeding....just in case..... LOL