and I was just starting to build up a really great fishy smell.
In late December I finally figured out how to get warm water outside. I found a fitting that will connect to any kitchen faucet, whether male or female threads. Since then, it's been a bath every couple of weeks for Bubba.
When we had our first Newf, Attila, I had a wonderful little room in the basement of our house in south Minneapolis. It was about 4 feet by 6 feet, pine paneled, with a floor drain. A hose, which could be connected to the laundry tub, came through the wall. I would don my foul weather bibs, get the water temp just right, and in that little room Attila could shake of suds to his heart's content.
Here in Beaufort, summer bathing is no problem. I put on shorts, and we hose down in the yard. But winter is another matter. Mind you, it's not Minnesota or Wisconsin, but I still find weather in the 50s a little cold for hose bathing out of doors. It makes all the difference to have slightly warm water coming out of that hose.
It's nice to be able to keep the dead hair in Bubba's coat to a minimum. With enough regular and thorough blowing, I find very little brushing is required. He likes to play with the blower when I first start it up, trying to chomp on the air blast.
When I bathed Bub at Becky's before driving him to North Carolina, he was VERY difficult, running away from the blower. His uncle Uno LOVED his blower, so I was surprised that I had to chase Bubba around, stand on the leash, and so on. I actually began to wonder if it was really hurting him in some way, so I was hesitating to get way into his coat with the concentrator, and then Becky was really put out with me for not getting right into the coat.
When I was able to start bathing him regularly here, I began using the SATS intermediate bridge to get him to settle down for blowing out, and targeting him to a piece of plywood so that I don't have to string him up or chase him around. He stands quite patiently now, and is actually learning to like the blower; maybe someday he will love the blower as much as Uno did.
Kathy, Bubba's 2llgd mom
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Hi Kathy & Bubba~
Minneapolis to Wisconsin to NC - what difference in climate change for you guys!
We have often wondered how we would go about bathing Chumley here in the northeast once she gets full grown as well. Right now the she's still manageable in the people tub but that will be over with very soon.. A lot of people send their dogs to the groomers but I haven't had very good experience with that. I just started learning how to scissor Chums a bit, mostly her feet/slippers.
Bubs looks very handsome standing for his bath!
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