[rocky raccoon]

Rocky was not a big fan of the bath either. I now make it a soothing quiet time. I fill both sides of the kitchen sink with 4" of warm water and a towel at the bottom. I no longer use the sprayer at all. A plastic cup is used to calmly wet him down, then we shampoo lightly with a low suds shampoo and I use a wash cloth on his face. Rinsing in the second sink and then to a warm towel. I do this all slow, and give him nice rub down in the process. I treat him like he is in a Zen spa. I know it sounds a little crazy, but it makes all the difference in the world. He actually seems to like it now.

BUT after the bath, and groom, when I clip his nails, he is sure something bad is going to happen. And he gives me the cold shoulder for an hour after the nail clipping. I read a thing about doing one nail per day, to get them used to it. I'm going to give that a try.