Need grooming help!!!!

I agree with Barb seems like maybe you need to work a little on calming him down so he isn't too nervous. But on the other, baby wipes work great. The poop shoot cut is also good. I did it on two of my dogs one female one male and two of my dogs did ok without it. GOOD LUCK
 
Can you use a bath or trough to wash him rather than a hose? I usually try to snip or wipe as much as poss if my dogs have diarrhea and then bathe only if it is really bad (or I cant stand the smell). Then I carry them in to the bathroom and they have their own non-slip mat for the bathtub. My dogs are big on eating wildlife poo so my male in particular often has accidents from upset belly.

With the fear induced upset tummy - I had a similar problem at easter while at my parents. Last time the dogs stayed there I went away for 2 weeks and my male was devastated. This visit he kept panicking I would leave him and if I went out even for a short while he got diarrhea or ate grass and vomited. By the end of the week he had settled down so I guess they eventually get over it.

To get my dogs used to the bath I smeared peanut butter all round the rim. I also use a shower hose attachment on the tap rather than filling the bath with water, then I can wave it around their bottoms.
 
Can you use a bath or trough to wash him rather than a hose?

The hose was a last resort because he panicked so much when we tried to put him in the tub. Normally I bathe my dogs in the tub with a non-slip mat and use the shower hose, but he was so afraid of it that he started pooping in the tub. We brushed and used a waterless shampoo so for now he is okay. I'm hoping to work in his insecurity before I fully bathe him again. Thanks for the peanut butter idea, I will try it.
 
Can you use a bath or trough to wash him rather than a hose? I usually try to snip or wipe as much as poss if my dogs have diarrhea and then bathe only if it is really bad (or I cant stand the smell). Then I carry them in to the bathroom and they have their own non-slip mat for the bathtub. My dogs are big on eating wildlife poo so my male in particular often has accidents from upset belly.

With the fear induced upset tummy - I had a similar problem at easter while at my parents. Last time the dogs stayed there I went away for 2 weeks and my male was devastated. This visit he kept panicking I would leave him and if I went out even for a short while he got diarrhea or ate grass and vomited. By the end of the week he had settled down so I guess they eventually get over it.

To get my dogs used to the bath I smeared peanut butter all round the rim. I also use a shower hose attachment on the tap rather than filling the bath with water, then I can wave it around their bottoms.

Ok - peanut butter in the bathtub is a first for me! Interesting technique.

Another technique that was mentioned in this forum, and I still get the giggles visualizing it, is climbing into the bathtub with your pup while you bath him. I think its a fantastic idea for a nervous pup. When my human kinds where babies, I often bathed with them to get them used to this big white trough I was throwing them into.

(The giggles come from whether or not bathing suits were worn or not!)
 
I used to wash my shelties 1 at a time in the bathtub, with me in the tub (I smelled like dog from it whether I was in or out). It is easier on my back to be in the tub, than outside and trying to get them to stay still and shampoo them at the same time. The shelties I had back then weren't crazy about baths, but they did okay. Now I bath the Bichon and the sheltie puppy in the tub with me, but they really freak out. The first time I bathed these newer dogs, they gave me bruises and scratches all up and down my body. Last time I bathed them, I put on a heavy outfit before I got in the tub, and I wasn't torn up so badly. I guess they have to get used to it. Either way, when you finish bathing the dogs, you need a good soapy bath or shower to get the dog smell off of you. Although my husband told me how good the coconut scent was before I told him it was dog shampoo!! :p I have found that if the dogs can stand on your body while you shampoo them, they are less fearful, because they aren't so deep in the water the whole time.
 
My daughter did get into the tub to bathe him the last time he had a full bath and he pooped on her and all over the tub! It was an awful mess and smelled to high heaven!!! But we can try it again I suppose.:lol:
 
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