He was overdo, really. He had peed in his crate a few times and I held off because he didn’t smell too bad. He got a little muddy outside, but I was able to let it dry and brush it out of his fur. But when he pooped in the crate overnight and then walked in it causing a liberal amount of poop to stick to his feet and legs… well, it was time for a bath.
To his credit, he didn’t try to get away. He just shook. A lot. And it’s amazing how much he resembles a chihuahua when he’s sopping wet. And how do you keep the pup from drinking the bath water?
What with the intake of bath water and the nervousness of the dog, I thought after the bath it would probably be wise to take the pup outside. Problem: I had dried him with a towel, but his fur is so thick that it didn’t dry very well. I was afraid if I took him out that wet he would catch a cold or some such thing. So I decided the only thing to do was to – yes, you guessed it – blow dry him.
I know I’ve heard about people blow drying dogs, but I don’t recall ever hearing about the first few times that they did it. And I thought he was shaking a lot when he was in the bath tub. Poor thing. He did try to get away, but I held him fast and he finally submitted to being held and dried. But the whole time I was drying him he was shaking so hard it almost seemed like he was in convulsions.
And then Joel has to come in and comment that it’s in the 60’s outside and I really didn’t need to worry about him being outside while still rather damp.
Oh well.
2 responses so far ↓
1 joel // Mar 26, 2008 at 10:19 am
You know me — just trying to be helpful. 😉
2 auschick // Mar 26, 2008 at 11:27 am
Our dog hated the bath too, and yes, we did blow dry him 🙂 . I never actually did it, but usually it was a two person job between my sisters.