My dogs never liked bathing at first. (Most hated the blow drier too, double whammie for grooming day!!!) What I did was have an extra person available to hold the pup gently, both talking very calmly to him or her. Make it quick as possible!! (Why the extra person is nice, you aren't fighting a very slipper squirming 3 pound worm, while trying to bathe, rince and repeat.) After the bathing, brushing and blow drying, offer a couple of nice treats, that he or she ONLY gets after the bath.
Eventually they do calm down, may never really love it, but will tolerate it!! Mine get bathed, blow dried and brushed every 10 days, so they learn to put up with it. One fo mine actually likes it! Miracles do happen! |