I have only bathed my lil one twice in the kitchen sink as my vet says she is still too young to go to the groomer...she is a bit hesitant, but I have purchased a small pool so that during the summer I'm hoping she will get used to being in the water so that bathing isn't so tramatic for her....I also have a blow dryer in my downstairs bathroom which I turn on to cool everynight and blow dry her for about a minute or two just to get her used to it....she is getting much better with the blow dryer now...I really don't want to use a groomer if I don't have to..... too many bad experiences with different groomers nipping/cutting my Sweet Sheltie "Fussie" when she was alive (She is now in Dog Heaven) she would come back with cuts on her tummy...broke my heart