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#218132 - 11/13/12 09:08 AM
Re: Personal survey....
[Re: Marsha Roberts]
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Registered: 12/30/05
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My little dog was a cairn terrier so her body was near the ground...we had a sponge and basin and washed her "undercarriage" when she came home dirty..otherwise she was groomed with a brush..in summer she had a bath with doggie shampoo when she could dry off .how I miss the little lady
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#218134 - 11/13/12 06:37 PM
Re: Personal survey....
[Re: jabber]
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Registered: 03/12/10
Posts: 3212
Loc: Illinois
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We don't have a dog at the moment, but when we did, they were always large dogs -- golden retrievers, irish setters, labs.
Often, the places where we lived when we had these dogs didn't have leash laws, so while we'd walk the dogs, we also let them outside when they asked to go -- unless we knew there were gaggles of turkeys walking by, etc. In which case we didn't let the dogs out to chase the turkeys, as much as they would have loved it!
As a result of this habit, the dogs -- which were INDOOR dogs most of the time -- often came home really dirty, or having been sprayed by a skunk, or having rolled in deer "poop" they had delightedly found in the woods.
In those cases, of course, we HAD to wash them. We generally tried to do this outdoors with a large tub, a hose, shampoo and loads of towels. But now and then circumstances called for us to try washing the dog indoors in the tub, which was never very easy.
Other than that, we just brushed them regularly, wiped their paws clean when they came in from outdoors, and buffed them dry with a towel when they came in from being out in the snow. (And we also made sure to get the ice clots out of their paws.)
I never took any of my dogs to a groomer for trims or washes. But I did once have an advertising agency client who manufactured "dog shampoo." Never bought any of that. I think we probably used human shampoo.
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#218135 - 11/13/12 10:17 PM
Re: Personal survey....
[Re: Anne Holmes]
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Registered: 10/15/12
Posts: 43
Loc: Tennessee
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Mountain Ash, I had a beloved dachshund for over 17 years and I know all about "undercarriage" cleaning! And, yes, I also know about missing those sweet little dog souls who are no longer with us. Jabber, I hate to be ignorant, but what exactly is a "Goldendoodle"? Is it what it sounds like? A Golden Retriever and Poodle combo? What does she look like? And, Anne, I always love hearing your dog stories. You are such a dog-person, I'm surprised you don't have one now. As you know, we are down to one dog, Smokey McDoggerson by name! And he does answer to Mr. McDoggerson! Wanting to get a puppy as a companion for Smokey (and us!) but it just isn't the right time yet....
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#218137 - 11/14/12 12:53 AM
Re: Personal survey....
[Re: Marsha Roberts]
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Registered: 06/14/06
Posts: 2447
Loc: Arizona
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Spud, our miniature poodle, goes to the groomer every 5 weeks, and gets a bath at least once in between visits. Peanut, our Queensland Heeler, gets a bath every couple of months or so, depending on the weather. Since poodles have hair not fur, I've learned that it's okay, and probably preferable, to bathe them weekly.
Both dogs are rescues that came to us at almost a year old, so they have limitations on what they will let us do to them. Peanut has to go to the vet every 5 weeks for a nail trim, because no matter how much we have tried to desensitize her, she will not let us near her nails. She tolerates brushing for about 30 seconds, so we have to brush her in 30 second increments throughout the week. Spud is very passive at the groomer but won't let me near him with a brush. Ah, the things we do for our dogs!
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