Missy Gets A Bath

Missy has been in the house with us all winter because of the excess amounts of snow and the fact that it has been so cold this winter. Well, she hasn't had a bath since early fall so yesterday morning Matt decided it was high time she had one. I figured the tub was due for a cleaning anyway so we might as well do it before we cleaned.

Matt got her on her leash and led her to the tub. She was none too pleased at the prospect of getting in - even though he didn't even have water in it yet! Anyway, she finally got in and he started adding water. He was pouring it over her with a big cup. He wanted her to sit down but she looked at him like "You want me to put my butt in the water? No!" She finally did sit down about half way. It was hilarious! It reminded me of being out camping and having to squat in the woods!

We were out of dog shampoo so Matt used my shampoo instead. At least she smells really good now! We encouraged her to cooperate through the ordeal by giving her pretzels which she really likes. Afterwards Matt hurried her outside so she could shake really well. Then the darn dog went and rolled around in the snow! For about ten minutes she would run around and then roll around giving herself a snow bath! I'm really sorry I didn't get pictures to share but I'm sure you can imagine how funny it was.

All of us keep commenting on how nice and soft she is and how good she smells. I guess she'll have more frequent baths in her future!