Make sure you test the water with you forearm not your hand. Hands as you probably know can take much hotter water than the rest of your body. Error on the side of coolness. I bath Joey in a plastic tub inside the sink, and while at first he protested bath time now he actually seems to enjoy it and will climb in his tub after we brush his teeth. I have a small baby washcloth that I use for cleaning his face and chin. I soap up his body and close his ears with one hand while rinsing with the other. I heat his towel in microwave and he lays in that for a few minutes before blow-drying with a quiet hair dryer. Joey's breeder told me to just act very matter of fact with the whole thing and they will soon relax. After it all, he gets a treat.
I just read this, oh, he's not spoiled is he? |