I take a few minutes before I even "tell" Princess & run her water, open bottles, get towels, get out scissors, tear stain remover, etc.
I bring her in, brush her, clean her ears, tears, do a hygiene trim & trim any strays in about 10 minutes.
Then I bathe her: in, wet, shampoo & conditioner together, lather, rinse & towel dry-five minutes! She hates it & I really hate stressing her out, I swear she has a panic attack so I combine everything I can to be done a.s.a.p. I don't blow dry her because she is afraid of the dryer, just like every motorized thing in this house.
Lately she's so angry she actually barks & growls as she runs around like a looney! Oh, her hair is short, and I still don't know if it's cottony or silky!