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Originally Posted by concretegurl  Luck and patience and praise...lots of treats.
Elvis will hide under the queen bed as soon as he hears water running-it's hilarious sometimes I start the washing machine and off he runs to the under my or my daughter's bed (he knows if the gets against the wall or in the middle he can't be reached there).
Once he's wet he's given up and tolerates it.
Scoobers is terrified of water!
I had to change the showers at the house to those attachments that have a standard shower head and an attachment one that is hand held we do doggy showers.
Princess and Elvis will take a bath is they have to, Scoobers will flip if there is any standing water at all.
Lots of praise and practice and I don't know if it helps but I've already owned up to it-my dogs shower with me!
Yes, I take a shower and one dog will come in and they usually sit in the back of the shower and glare.
After I put the (I only use wen so it has to stay in at shampoo time as long as conditioner time) cleansing conditioner in my hair I flip the shower switch to the hand held and then spray off which ever dog and then put their wen in. Lot's of soft mom talk , "oh you are doing so good etc, they kind of get a massage while I'm working the wen in so I think it relaxes them like that.
Elvis was only in the sink because that was April 1, 2010 when Princess pushed him off the stump into a pile...yeah that kind of pile.
Although Elvis and Princess do get their feet rinsed off in the sink if they got a lil muddy they don't really mind that. |
Too funny!!! I thought about putting him in the shower with me. I did splash a little water in his face while he has his little paws on the edge of the tub and he didn't object too much. maybe I will try it one day when I am not in a hurry to be somewhere lol!! I do give him treats and praise every time I bathe him. He tolerates it and tries to escape but we get it done. Then he goes crazy trying to dry himself off.