Where do you bath your dog?

[Patchworkpony]

If you have a dog that doesn’t fit in the sink and you don’t want to flood your bathroom where d

 

[tda]

Ours go to the groomers for a bath now, but if stinky and desperate I will do them outside with the hosepipe!

 

[CorvusCorax]

Outside, hose.

If I do need to use hot water...
Fill plastic storage container with hot water in bath, take outside carefully, use jug to wet dog, apply shampoo with a sponge or shower puff, use jug to rinse. Use slip lead under foot or tie up to prevent escape.

 

[Goldenstar]

If it’s warm I bath them in the washing bay in the stables I tie a lead to the bars as Dram hates it . If not and its an urgent bath I have been known to get in shower in my bathroom with Dram .
I never bath the Lurcher she is too old .

 

[CorvusCorax]

My friend had a hot tap plumbed outside.
I did once try and get the black dog in the bath, that was not fun. He ended up sopping wet, standing at the bathroom door with his head pressed against it, pretending he wasn't there.

 

[some show]

Similar to CorvusCorax, I fill two watering cans up with warm water and then a jug or something with the soapy stuff. Can't lift 39kg of greyhound into the bath! I only do it if it's reasonably warm outside otherwise he gets really cold though.

 

[MotherOfChickens]

outside with a muddaddy.

 

[BallyJ]

Terrier goes in the utility sink, the lab is done outside - we had a hot tap installed out there.

 

[ihatework]

If it’s warm, outside under hosepipe.
If it’s not warm, upstairs in the bath using handheld shower

 

[SAujla]

Clover gets a shower at her swimming sessions at an indoor hydrotherapy centre, they do all the bathing. She doesn't have any medical issues but she won't swim in water that isn't warm and paid for ?

 

[Cortez]

I think I've washed a dog about twice in all the 50+ years I've had them. Is this a thing now? (I mean other than the obvious show dog primping. And poodles).

 

[ihatework]

I think I've washed a dog about twice in all the 50+ years I've had them. Is this a thing now? (I mean other than the obvious show dog primping. And poodles).

It is if they roll in fox shite and then wish to cuddle on the sofa with you ???

 

[Cortez]

It is if they roll in fox shite and then wish to cuddle on the sofa with you ???

Oh yeah, of course: I just chuck 'em off the sofa, throw them into the Muddy Dog Room, or spot wash. They looove their Eau de Poo.

 

[CanteringCarrot]

When my Lab is having a good blowout and she's shedding like mad, a bath can help along with brushing. She's also rinsed off after swimming. Or when OH deems her too "doggy" which is once in a great while.

We have a walk-in shower with a detachable shower head. Works out well and it's fine if she shakes in there since it won't be all over the bathroom. If it's hot outside, I'll just use the hose and bathe her out there.

 

[meleeka]

At the yard where I have a warm shower. I do have a dog friendly bathroom though. It’s tiled all over and doesn’t really matter if the dog floods it.

 

[MotherOfChickens]

I think I've washed a dog about twice in all the 50+ years I've had them. Is this a thing now? (I mean other than the obvious show dog primping. And poodles).

only if they get covered in mud or badger shite. the muddaddy is mainly for the pony!

 

[Cortez]

I have whippets, they are not acquainted with mud .

 

[fiwen30]

If we were at the beach or someplace muddy, he would’ve had his legs and undercarriage rinsed off outside with the hose. These days he’s more arthritic and creaky, so it’s jugs of warm water to do the same job, and then a towel dry.

We don’t do full body baths as he gets too cold, and he’s a very clean boy.

 

[Birker2020]

En suite shower and she doesn't come out until she's shaken twice. She knows the rules now! She has her own doggy towel and I dry her down with that first and then a quick blast with my Remington hair dryer, then put her in a 'dog robe' and bury her under a throw on the sofa till she sleeps it off!

 

[deb_l222]

Willow has a shampoo and set every time she goes swimming

I do however have outdoor hot and cold taps so they would always be bathed outside if needed.

 

[Pearlsasinger]

I don't think we've ever bathed any of the Rottweilers. Needless to say, we need to bath the Labs if they roll in something unpleasant, so bucket of tepid water, cloth/sponge and 'dog dissolver' aka washing-up liquid in the yard.

 

[CanteringCarrot]

En suite shower and she doesn't come out until she's shaken twice. She knows the rules now! She has her own doggy towel and I dry her down with that first and then a quick blast with my Remington hair dryer, then put her in a 'dog robe' and bury her under a throw on the sofa till she sleeps it off!

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This is what I do too...that and OH bought her a specific hair dryer for dogs ? he said I could use if for the horse as it also can blow dirt off (has many settings and is too fancy, quire frankly)...haven't tried yet.

 

[Esmae]

I have whippets, they are not acquainted with mud .

Same here.

 

[EventingMum]

We have an extra large Belfast sink in the boot room with a mixer tap and showerhead which works really well. Although we just have terriers, I did use it for my dad's obese collie with a portable ramp (the type you get for arthritic dogs getting into cars).

 

[Moobli]

I don’t bath my dogs regularly (and they swim a lot in summer) but if they do need one I get hubby to lift them into our bath and use the shower head to wash and rinse.

 

[Rokele55]

Mine gets rubbed with wet stones and thrown (okay, firm shove) in the river if rolled in smellies. Otherwise I leave her to self bathe on watery walks. Getting her out of peat bogs where she goes surfing can be difficult... A walk through the long undergrowth to clean of the mud then a mad run round the car or furniture to dry off. Bless

 

[Nicnac]

Spot wash fox shite off with hose but don't bathe dogs. Brush them occasionally.

 

[Patchworkpony]

Great answers thank you all so much.

 

[Spanny]

Walk in shower with handheld shower head here. Then towelled off and into his towelling drying robe. It's burgundy with a big collar, so the poor little guy tends to be know as 'Hef' when he's wearing it...

 

[IrishMilo]

I find it's always the people who insist their dogs don't smell who have the smelliest ones! Mine are done probably weekly with shampoo.