Poodle Bathing question

[Mayasmydobe]

Ok, since Fancy has the runs, she needs a bath becuase, well, her back end is a little gross right now.
I have the Vetrinary Formula Whitening shampoo that im going to dilute 5 parts water to 1 part shampoo (as per Sizzle's advice)

But I have NEVER bathed a poodle before. How do I get her coat not to be all weird afterwards? should I towel dry her and then let her air dry before brushing her or towel dry and then brush...? she is terrified of the blow-dryer and since I dont have a grooming table I doubt I would be able to blow dry her.

[PoodleMommy]

If you dont blow her dry she will be curlier... by blowing her dry you will straigten the coat out some... no matter what you do the important thing is to make sure you brush her mulitple times as she dries in order to prevent knots and matting... usually when I have to bathe my girls because they are sick I towel dry them, then I brush them, then I let them air dry a little, then brush again, then put the blow dryer on them for about 5-8 minutes, then brush again and then let them finish air drying and brush them a few hours later.

Good Luck.

Elissa

[Mayasmydobe]

well, I will try and see what i can do about the hair-dryer. I dont want to scare her even more by restraining her to blow dry her, but I will see if she will tolerate it .

Thank you