Bath time
 

It doesn't matter how I do bath time with Yoda... bathing him is like bathing a cat. He fights, he cries, he digs his nails into me. It's a nightmare. I have tried treats, I have tried making it fun, but it simply does NOT work, he hates it. He hates every second of it
does anyone have suggestions? :idontknow

do you go in the bathtub with your puppy?
it sounds kind of funny, but when I give Woody a bath I put on my bathing suit and go in the bathtub with him. that way he is not so scared. lots of treats, and then a nice warm blow dry, and then a very soft and pretty puppy!!!

:thumbup::thumbup:That's a very good idea! The first few times Chase was very scared too. I think it was because I was letting off, "Am I doing this right?//so worried" vibes. Once I calmed myself down, he settled down. Also, I give him treats in the kitchen and continue to give them to him until he is in the tub. While I carry him into the bathroom I sing, "Splishy , splashy...Chase is taking a bathy" song. You can laugh...(my husband did) but it calmed us both down. I sit him on my lap on the side of the tub and let him listen to the water run. I think he was scared of the sound of the water. I make sure the water is very warm-obviously not hot. Our faucet doesn't have a way to hook up a sprayer so I use a small tupperware container to pour water on him. He likes to stay FAR away from the faucet so this works well. All I can say is that after about 4 or 5 baths he actually liked--or just accepted it. I use tear free shampoo to scrub his widdle face and other shampoo and conditioner on his body. Another thing I do is give him hiney baths every couple days (full bath once a week) and I think the hiney bath because it is so short made him feel more comfortable in the tub. Don't know if this will help you and Yoda but it has worked for us. Good luck!!

i have to do something because if not I am going to have to wear cut resistant gloves and long sleeves. It's unreal. I have never had this problem before, well at least not after the first 2 or 3 times

my husband did suggest something like this. even when it comes to spraying him (because he has dry skin) he takes off running from the bottle.

Maybe start by carrying him the bathroom while giving treats. Then begin to put him in the tub without water a few times and feed him treats in there. Hopefully he will begin to associate the tub as a way to get treats. Try just giving his feet a quick bath--like you would if he was in mud. I think this is a situation that you need to approach very slowly. Also, I would file his nails with an emory board so that he can't scratch you. Keep me posted.

Maybe its you? What I mean is you get scarred because you know he will react badly causing him to over react? Try a no noncense approach. Think about how you want him to behave. then just do it. Layla hates the blow dryer but I just do it and then its done. I do not react to her over reacting. Maybe try to sing a song you love. Keep yourself calm and think about the song.

Good luck. And try to remember how cute he is all dry and fluffy!

your absolutly right. it's really bad. I wanted him to start taking him to the groomers, maybe they have encounteres things like this. Last night while putting on his moisturizer, i had to spray it on his brush that is the only way I could get it on him. that went surprisingly well. so maybe taking baby steps are best. How do those bathing wipes work?

My Harley is not fond of the running water - so I use a container and run the water as little as possible. He's not thrilled with baths but he will now put up with them.

I starte Pixie by washing her in the sink. The first few times I just wet her paws and behind and that was it then eventually I gave her a full bath in the sink. Now we go in the tub, she still gets nervous but I calmly talk to her and tell her what a good girl she is! My fun begins when I go near her face she acts like I am gonna rip her teeth out. Washing the tear stains is not fun with Pixie! I guess they all have their kwirks and we have to learn to figure what works. good luck~

I have no experience with the bathing wipes. I think that I would try to get him a little more adjusted to the bath before taking him to the groomer but maybe you're right about taking him there. I never thought of putting on moisturizer. I use the Buddy Splash detangling/refreshing spray but I need to spray it on the brush because he hates getting sprayed. Last year I used fish oil from the vet bc his skin was dry. We drizzled it over his food. He was not a fan but he did eat his dinner and the oil made a huge difference. I am confident that this will become easier for you. Please keep me posted!! :)

pet gear pup tub
 

really helped me...

pet gear pup tub
 

The pet gear pup tub helped me.

Showering
 

Since Chewie likes to follow me around, i let him follow me into the bathroom and i close the door so he can't get into any trouble while I am showering.

Usually he just sits there and sniffs around outside the shower curtain but i noticed that he puts both paws up on the tub and keeps wanting to jump in.

So one day i decided just to grab him and toss him in with me... lol..

He likes the warm water and starts licking my toes and walks around the tub. I grabbed some head & shoulders and put some on him and scrubbed him. Now whenever I go in for a shower, he wants in. hahaha. As soon as he 's done he's invigorated and runs like a speed demon around the house for the next few minutes.

I towel-dry and then blow-dry his fur after.

I guess he thinks that if I am doing something, he must be able to do it too.

that is hilarious! my husband ran warm water in the sink, and he put Yoda in there, he did great for him...i never tried it that way I just ran the sink and put him under the running water

I physically can't wash Winston in the tub he hates water and gets sooo upset.

What he doesn't mind doing is taking a shower with me! (I have a removable shower head so rising is super simple.) He just chills out at the end of the tub or sits by my feet under the spray if I'm under it. (He hates hates hates water so him sitting under is a huge deal for us.)

He still freaks out if I get his face wet, but he chills for the rest of it. Like the other posters mention - I think being in there with him lowers the stress. I'm ok, therefore... he is.

Might be worth a shot.

one side of our sink is bigger and deeper than the other side. And, we have a sprayer faucet. Big help! I fill the sink with a couple of inches of water with tear free shampoo to let his feet soak and then I put him in it. I have two treats, a towel, a cup and the shampoo and conditioner open and ready to go. No stopping once you start! I get him wet,shampoo, rinse, let the water out of the sink. all the time talking to him and giving him a little bit of the training treats. Then do the conditioner, rinse etc. He doesn't like his face wet, but he is letting me get the sprayer closer to his snout to rinse. I wrap him up and carry him to the bathroom for the next adventure....blow drying! I used to have to sit on the floor & hold him and try to dry him. Now I throw the towel on the floor watch him go crazy, drying himself. quite funny! I fire up the blow dryer and he will stand still and let me use the brush and dry him...at a distance. He is getting closer to me. I tried to shower with him, but I thought I'd drop him, so not comfortable for me or him.
sorry so long...it does take time for trust and comfort of both you and your baby...much luck..:aimeeyork Donna

Zoey is the same exact way!!! When I am in the shower she wants in SOO bad... but when I put her in alone she freaks out!! :confused:

I think the problem is that Yorkie's think they are human!!:D

Excellent point - tho I am sure they would argue about it being a 'problem' ;)