| I bath Lil Bit about every two weeks....would like to do it more often but I'm afraid "too often" would not be good for her....plus I believe she would die of a heart attack!!!!
I bath her in the sink.....she shivers the whole time......yes, I use warm water....she HATES anything on her face....so I use a few drops of Johnson's baby bath (tearless) and wash her fash and rinse it good using a cup. Rinsing her face with a cup takes forever because I am obsessive about geting all the soap out....the rest of her body I use the nozzle sprayer and that works well....
I had been using a puppy shampoo until last week....I bought some 'oatmeal shampoo with coat conditioner' at Pet Smart....it did just fine....
She also loves to run around after the bath rubbing against EVERYTHING.....my chi thinks it is great fun to run and play with her....after a few minutes of them playing and biting Lil Bit smells like she needs another bath!!!
I blow dry her on a very low, gentle setting...brushing as I go. She hates the blow dryer, too....I have to hold her 'up' (she want to lay down and curl up) while I blow dry....which means I really need 3 hands to do it all.
I cut Lil Bit and Apple's toenails....but I have been cutting nails for years and years so I have a good idea where to cut.....after I cut toenails I make sure I have time for a LONG WALK at the outlet mall or out on some concrete...to sort of "file" off some of the rought edges....the grandkids say the newly cut nails are sharper and more painful than the old long toenails.
GOOD LUCK!!! |