Sqwidge Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 AWWWWW!!!!!!!!!! How cute!!!! Why didn't you get drenched???????? lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val (Zebedee) Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Aw. Eika seems so well behaved in the shower! Myshka hates it and walks round, sliding everywhere, shaking the water off, drowning us - she's a nightmare!! Lucky you!!!! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex T Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 great pics - yeah how come you didnt get wet - I get drowned when ours have a wash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Bet she had a good shake once out of the bath, i too usualy get drenched when bathing a dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqwidge Posted August 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 she did jump out mid shampoo and she did get my legs drenched...and the bathroom look like a fur factory exploded once she had gotten out and ran around the bathroom with me chasing her with a towel!!! But she generally just stands there, and turns around when i need her to!! oh and for shaking incidents, i can tell when she's about to...and i pull the curtain along! but when she's out...there's nothing you can do about the shaking and the bathroom is a death trap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex T Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Right - I need to install a shower curtain then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siberian_wolf Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Great photos Eika doesnt look too impressed lol at least dhe only jumped out once or was it the fact she jumped out once and then you couldnt catch her again lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferP Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 I'm curious how often you all bathe your dogs. We've read they may only need to be bathed twice a year. When do you know it is time for a bath? Our girls are almost 8 months and really have no need just yet as far as I can tell. After the upcoming winter I expect they might as we have a lot of dirt and sand that they pick up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrod Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 I bath Princess about twice a month. She is a therapy dog and must be clean. She gets those waterless bathes inbetween regular washes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidjk Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 I'm curious how often you all bathe your dogs. We've read they may only need to be bathed twice a year. When do you know it is time for a bath? Our girls are almost 8 months and really have no need just yet as far as I can tell. After the upcoming winter I expect they might as we have a lot of dirt and sand that they pick up. we only wash micha when she is smelly, not when she is dirty, as the dirt never seems to stay long. whats a waterless bath? would be interested in hearing about that. your dogs a therapy dog. well done you. i am working to have saskia as a therapy dog, but we need her for 6 months before she can be tested for suitability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqwidge Posted August 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 she has been bathed about 3 times in her 8 months...first one she slipped and rolled in her pee when she was about 10 weeks old and wasn't fully house trained (so gross!) 2nd one she was really dirty and smelly and this time she had been playing with my sister in laws German Shepherd last week and she had slobbered all over her and i just couldn't take the smell! You're right tho, unless they really need it, you don't need to bath them, i just like to make sure i give her one every now and then so she's used to it, so if she did get really stinky then she would hold still... Oh i would love to have Eika as a therapy dog, she is so loving, but waaaay to hyper, maybe when she is a bit older she may calm down slightly (yeah right!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brincatmark Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 Thank God she doesn't hate washing. In her last shower Maya ran away soaked in water, jumped into the soil came back in and ran onto the sofa. :S:S:S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 Aww, cant believe what a little star she is! Mine woul have been straight out the bath lol She's getting really big....and oh so pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqwidge Posted August 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 Mark...you need to close the door!! if i hadn't then she would have been out the bathroom when she jumped out mid shampoo! Thank you Lucy, she is very pretty, and such a good girl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice and Cripton Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 awww she doesn't look too happy lol Shes very cute:rolleyes: I'm curious how often you all bathe your dogs. We've read they may only need to be bathed twice a year. When do you know it is time for a bath? Our girls are almost 8 months and really have no need just yet as far as I can tell. After the upcoming winter I expect they might as we have a lot of dirt and sand that they pick up. Well i would tend to wash them more in the summer >> when all the bugs and ants are around. I know in the winter they may get muddy and it may be annoying for you, the best thing is to just baby-wipe them down. In the summer things can bite them >> im not sure what it was but some fly or bug bit Alaska several times so i gave her a wash and some mosquito/bug repellent. Alaska has had about 7 washes this year >>a little overboard it may seem? BUT i can say that 5 of these times she has smeared herself in fox poo:confused: Other than the really nasty stuff, 2 times in the summer months and maybe once in the winter should be fine, they produce natural oils in their skin and coat which prevent them from getting dry skin, the more you wash the harder it is for the oil to regenerate >> and i find that either washing them in a shampoo specc for dogs or baby johnsons os best...anthing else gives them dry, itchy skin. We have these soapy pet wipes which you can use too, they are cleansing and act to clean and disenfect the area...... so theres tons of other things you can do to clean your dog other than bathing them all the time:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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