Bathtime

Question: How do you bathe a Monster pup?

Answer: Take him to the groomer of course!

Since we are going to see my family this weekend, I thought I would be polite and try to remove some of the stench coming for our dog before we invade my mother's house for the weekend. One thing you learn when raising a dog this large, is that it only takes one time to decide you will NEVER attempt to bathe him again.

The first and only time I tried to bathe Bukowski was this past summer. I thought I would surprise Dan when he returned home from his trip with a very clean puppy. However, what I almost got that weekend was way beyond that...

Just imagine having a 200lb mini buffalo staked out in the front yard, not knowing what was about to hit him. As I gently sprayed him with the hose, he did fine for about the first 2 minutes. I was able to get soap on him and as I reached for the hose (while holding his collar in the other hand) I feel my body being dragged down the driveway. The next thing I know, he starts bucking out of his collar like a bronco at a rodeo. How he managed to get that tiny collar off his basketball sized head, I will never know. All I remember, is looking down to see I was holding just his collar and the beast was somehow not attached.

When I realized he was gone, I looked up and saw him running down the driveway towards the busy street in front of our house. However, me being in panic mode,it just looked like soapy dollar signs running down the road, as I could only imagine how I was going to explain this to Dan...

So lesson learned...off to the groomer he goes.

I am reminded of a candid conversation I had with my sister-in-law, while we were vacationing in Indy over Christmas. Dan and I were lucky enough to board the babies at the local pet spa, and yes I did say SPA, while we enjoyed our blissful sleep in Indiana. When leaving the pet spa the lady asked if I would like for Bukowski to have a bath, well my first question was.... how much is this going to cost? She replied, $24...... $24 I thought.....what a deal!!! So sheepishly grinning I replied YES!

I was explaining this to my sister-in-law (who by the way, has the smallest, cutest Boston Terrier you have ever seen) telling her what a deal this was... not knowing that the boarding facility she was keeping her dog at offered to bathe Bwindi for the same exact price! How can it be that it is the same price to bathe a 15lb dog as it is to bathe Bukowski??

When we returned home from Indy, I was excited about the fact that not only the house would be clean, but so would the Monster Pup!!!! Yeah!!!

However, it was not long before I was told, "Um Mrs. Schultz, we tried to give Bukowski a bath but, he wouldn't fit into the shower and he is really afraid of the water"..... so what I returned home too was a "wet, soapy.... i have been boarded for almost a week smelling dog.."

Needless to say, he hasn't had a bath since then, so you can just imagine how sweet he smells.
Too bad this blog isn't scratch & sniff!



Here is a picture I found of a lady trying to bathe her mastiff puppy.... all I have to say is just wait until he gets older!! She won't be able to use that tub for much longer..