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How does your golden react to baths?

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How does your golden react to a bath?

6K views 34 replies 32 participants last post by  kjohnstone82 
#1 ·
Some like it, some don't. How does your golden react to a bath?
 
#28 ·
how funny, I thought all Goldens loved the water. They fight over him at my groomers because he is apparently the easiest dog they ever get to groom. He knows exactly what is expected of him, and he goes in the tub, holds still for everything, holds his paws out on his own. An all around easy as pie dog.

I really thought all Goldens enjoy their baths, because my first one did too. Learn something new every day.
 
#30 ·
The only time Amber willingly got in to tub was when she had a minor incident with a skunk. Not bad enough to be debilitating but bad enough that she stank.

Maddie is still working this whole thing out. She wants in the shower with me and thinks my bathwater is worthy of dropping her balls in. I haven't given her a true bath in a bit. She really, really hates being hosed off with cold water after swimming in the ocean though.
 
#31 ·
Well this was the question I had and what got me to join the forum. Roran needed a good cleaning and in New England it gets pretty cold. I took the advice and opted to use the tub, get the water warm, a nice large cup to poor water all over him, and got my bathroom ready. Well to my surprise with a little coaxing he went right into the tub, didn't shake and even lifted each of his paws front and back to let me clean them. He was soooooo good and let me towel him down prior to him finally getting to shake. I put a couple towels on the floor and he proceeded to dry off with them (another tip I got from the forum). I got my dog at 11 months old, someone brought him to the shelter and said he had to much energy... I expect some other reason, well bottom line he was so good in the tub he must of been use to it.
 
#32 ·
Lush and Copley get bathed, conditioned and blow dried so much they know the routine. Copley likes it so much he will try to hop in tubs or on grooming tables that arent even his, and he thinks the vet's exam table is a grooming table. It cracks me up that they are so pampered. What Lush hates is when her skunk vendetta earns her hose baths with none of the amenities she is used to, lol. Meanwhile Finn is the opposite. Yes, he will tolerate a bath bc he is a great old dog, he gives a little stink eye to the blow drier and hates it. Tally is a big winnie the pooh, and will be happy with his bath, but does not like having his face dried or his ears cleaned.
 
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