Who has a dog that is too big for the bathtub?
- Thread starter squirtsmom
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Well, Sam fits in the tub alright but she no longer fits under the faucet so rinsing and wetting her is an issue. Using a cup takes too dang long and I forgetting o buy a removable shower head. Plus I always smell like wet dog afer so we now shower together. She waits outside the tub while I shower and when I am done I put her in and bathe her. Then we get out and dry off together. This also solves the shaking off problem. I just throw a towel on her as soon as we get out so she shakes but it doesnt go anywhere.
LOL.... I was romping around in the backyard with the two foster pups and since it was so hot we were playing with the sprinkler. Both of them were wet, so I figured I'd just get some shampoo and bathe them while playing... sorta. I took a little while cause they thought we were playing and wouldn't really cooperate being puppies and all.... but I bathed them! And they had a good time! Ha Ha! And I got really, really soaked, too, much to the construction workers joy, who are re-doing our neighbor's house. *sigh* 
We wash our big dogs with the hose. We don't really bathe them with shampoo or anything, just a rinse if we were at the lake or somewhere where they get real muddy/dirty. It's more a game, Gunnar loves chasing the water and he'll stand there and let you squirt him. Daisy, we have to hold by the collar and spray her down. Bruzer is the only one who gets baths, maybe 2-3 a year. We do him in the kitchen sink.
What about going to Toys-R-Us or some other little toy store and getting one of those cheap plastic kiddie pools (BTW they are on sale right now ) and using that to bath her outside or in you garage. Then fill a bucket on the side with warm water to rinse her with. Put the bucket outside/garage fill it with the hose a little and then stir in boiling water till it gets to the right temp. A little warmer in the bucket than pool cause it will cool a little. I do that for Honey girl cause she hates to get chilled and I have to wipe my WHOLE bathroom (ceilings included) if I try to bath her in the tub. It's a pain but it works. But I would try the plain old hose first. That is a lot easier unless they don't like it.
) and using that to bath her outside or in you garage. Then fill a bucket on the side with warm water to rinse her with. Put the bucket outside/garage fill it with the hose a little and then stir in boiling water till it gets to the right temp. A little warmer in the bucket than pool cause it will cool a little. I do that for Honey girl cause she hates to get chilled and I have to wipe my WHOLE bathroom (ceilings included) if I try to bath her in the tub. It's a pain but it works. But I would try the plain old hose first. That is a lot easier unless they don't like it.