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Tigerlilyselene · 07-15-2008, 11:47 AM

Okay so my fiancé, Mike wants me to make a poll on here to see how everyone bathes their yorkie.

So here's the question:

How do you bathe your yorkie?

marcerella02 · 07-15-2008, 11:50 AM

fun poll! we bathe in the sink because it is SO hard on the back to do it in the tub!

Bizzymammabee · 07-15-2008, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by marcerella02

fun poll! we bathe in the sink because it is SO hard on the back to do it in the tub!

That is exactly why I do it....plus it gives her less room to run around. Zoey so doesnt' like baths.

daisy mae06 · 07-15-2008, 11:54 AM

I have done all of the above...
yesterday it was the bath tub with all 3 and Bre

Lisa and Pic · 07-15-2008, 03:36 PM

Piccolo does better in the tub, but it is tough on my "creaky" old knees and back!

pookiebear · 07-15-2008, 03:37 PM

Mine get bathed in the kitchen sink...it's too hard to keep up with them in the bathtub...too much room to get away from me....and tooooo hard on the back.

LittleMansMomma · 07-15-2008, 03:51 PM

Little Man and Odie gets their baths in the tub, because they are to big to put in the kitchen sink! Tawny gets her in the kitchen sink.

my2boyz · 07-15-2008, 03:55 PM

Mine get their baths in the kitchen sink. We installed a new sink a couple of months ago...the big single tub, extra deep, white porcelain kind...plenty of room and easy on the back and knees. I just clean it out with Clorox kitchen cleaner with bleach when I'm done.

C101Yorkie · 07-15-2008, 03:56 PM

The tub. Sapphire is too big for the sink.

bettyeanne · 07-15-2008, 04:00 PM

Kitchen sink here!!

I have had three back surgeries and am not even supposed to lean over to wash out a tub nor mop, etc. I figure it's not nearly as "germy" as raw chicken! Wellll ... I don't really cook either ... OK, Toto just likes to be in the kitchen sink! Anybody got a problem with that?!?

Seriously, I sterilize my sink and counters both before and after Toto gets her bath. I am really more "anal" about germs and Toto than I am germs and us! I figure she has to be protected because she can't protect herself. We are, supposedly, intelligent so we can look out for ourselves!

vegasrush · 07-15-2008, 04:30 PM

We use the tub. Both of them are very good and stand still until I am ready to dry them off. I only do one at a time though.

pea496 · 07-15-2008, 05:58 PM

Kitchen sink because of back problems. Also, Conner does not like baths and would not stay still in the tub.

jencar98 · 07-15-2008, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by my2boyz

Mine get their baths in the kitchen sink. We installed a new sink a couple of months ago...the big single tub, extra deep, white porcelain kind...plenty of room and easy on the back and knees. I just clean it out with Clorox kitchen cleaner with bleach when I'm done.

Oh - lucky you! I want a single tub sink like that! Ours is the divided kind and although big enough, I would like it a little bigger and the deeper part too!

LOL....Bettyanne....I never even thought about the germs (I do use comet before and after,though)...I guess with giving them kisses, I don't worry about the germs too much

Sloan · 07-15-2008, 06:15 PM

Big, deep laundry room sink....so the lil guy can't jump out.

3CrazyYorkies · 07-15-2008, 06:20 PM

I use a laundry tub which is in the basement -- in a little grooming area I set up for myself. I bought one of the spray attachments that I found at Walmart in the pet department that hooks onto the faucet -- has multi spray options -- you can even put shampoo into it -- works great and the laundry tub is high enough that I don't get a back ache after bathing 3 yorkies.

View Poll Results: How do you bathe your yorkie?
Bathe in sink	56	53.33%
Bathe in tub	34	32.38%
In the shower right after you	7	6.67%
Other	8	7.62%
Voters: 105. You may not vote on this poll

07-15-2008, 11:47 AM	#1
Tigerlilyselene YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 263	How do you...? Okay so my fiancé, Mike wants me to make a poll on here to see how everyone bathes their yorkie. So here's the question: How do you bathe your yorkie? __________________ Legacy Impreza

07-15-2008, 11:50 AM	#2
marcerella02 Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 11,257	fun poll! we bathe in the sink because it is SO hard on the back to do it in the tub! __________________ http://misscanam.blogspot.com/ Layla 's Simon

07-15-2008, 11:54 AM	#4
daisy mae06 Kodi & Pixie 2 Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: NEBRASKA Posts: 14,766	I have done all of the above... yesterday it was the bath tub with all 3 and Bre __________________ OK Yorkie Rescue - http://okyorkierescue.org LorisCritterSitter.com

07-15-2008, 03:36 PM	#5
Lisa and Pic ♥ Piccolo & Vivi ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 14,311	Piccolo does better in the tub, but it is tough on my "creaky" old knees and back! __________________ Lisa, Dixie, and Jazzy (RIP Piccolo and Vivi)

07-15-2008, 03:37 PM	#6
pookiebear Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Brunswick, Georgia. On the beach! Posts: 1,016	Mine get bathed in the kitchen sink...it's too hard to keep up with them in the bathtub...too much room to get away from me....and tooooo hard on the back. __________________ Bernie, Baxter, Bella and Blazer

07-15-2008, 03:51 PM	#7
LittleMansMomma Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Greenfield, TN Posts: 743	Little Man and Odie gets their baths in the tub, because they are to big to put in the kitchen sink! Tawny gets her in the kitchen sink. __________________ Larissa mommy to Little Man Tawny Odie Proud Member of: SRC LGC

07-15-2008, 03:55 PM	#8
my2boyz Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my house :) Posts: 5,219	Mine get their baths in the kitchen sink. We installed a new sink a couple of months ago...the big single tub, extra deep, white porcelain kind...plenty of room and easy on the back and knees. I just clean it out with Clorox kitchen cleaner with bleach when I'm done.

07-15-2008, 03:56 PM	#9
C101Yorkie ♥Sapphire♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: PA, USA Posts: 4,069	The tub. Sapphire is too big for the sink. __________________ Courtney Sapphire

07-15-2008, 04:00 PM	#10
bettyeanne Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama, etc. Posts: 9,031	Kitchen sink here!! I have had three back surgeries and am not even supposed to lean over to wash out a tub nor mop, etc. I figure it's not nearly as "germy" as raw chicken! Wellll ... I don't really cook either ... OK, Toto just likes to be in the kitchen sink! Anybody got a problem with that?!? Seriously, I sterilize my sink and counters both before and after Toto gets her bath. I am really more "anal" about germs and Toto than I am germs and us! I figure she has to be protected because she can't protect herself. We are, supposedly, intelligent so we can look out for ourselves! __________________ Toto's Mom - http://www.dogster.com/?206581 Yorkie Rescue Colorado - http://www.yorkierescuecolorado.com/ "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has limits." -- Albert Einstein

07-15-2008, 04:30 PM	#11
vegasrush Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2008 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 130	We use the tub. Both of them are very good and stand still until I am ready to dry them off. I only do one at a time though. __________________ Linda & Taz

07-15-2008, 05:58 PM	#12
pea496 Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,511	Kitchen sink because of back problems. Also, Conner does not like baths and would not stay still in the tub. __________________ Conner - my best buddy

07-15-2008, 06:15 PM	#14
Sloan Luv Love LOVE My Boys! Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Posts: 2,220	Big, deep laundry room sink....so the lil guy can't jump out. __________________ Derby , Jockey & Baci's Mom

07-15-2008, 06:20 PM	#15
3CrazyYorkies YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Alberta ... Canada Posts: 583	I use a laundry tub which is in the basement -- in a little grooming area I set up for myself. I bought one of the spray attachments that I found at Walmart in the pet department that hooks onto the faucet -- has multi spray options -- you can even put shampoo into it -- works great and the laundry tub is high enough that I don't get a back ache after bathing 3 yorkies.