And by grooming, I include bath, brushing, nails, ears, and drying off afterwards.
I just gave the dogs a bath outside with the hose. Abrams saw me grabbing all of the supplies and he got SO EXCITED. Because bath time = HOSE PLAY TIME. He went bounding outside, grabbed his toy, and was so excited. After I trimmed his nails and cleaned his ears we did a little preemptive bath time hose play, then we got down to business, then we played again afterwards. I've never had a dog get this excited about the bathing process before. LOL
As for the actual "grooming", he tolerates his nails being done. He hates it with a passion and will lip lick and squirm the entire time, but I can do it by myself with him between my legs. (Heaven forbid I ever quick him, then I think it will be all over.) He's about as enthused for his ears being cleaned as he is his nails being trimmed. For the bath itself, he holds perfectly still. I didn't even have to restrain him with a leash today, he just stood there while I did my thing. Rinsing him off and giving him a pat on the butt was his cue to act a fool again. He's good for being blowdried, too, and will just stand there, although he has to bite at it and flail when it's first turned on.
Cynder hates the entire process and acts like I'm about ready to beat her with a baseball bat. She holds still for it all, but makes sure you know she is full of woe. She can be dramatic with her nails and sometimes like to scream/flinch, although that is typically when she has an audience (aka, I'm at work with her). She's good for her ears being cleaned out and holds still for her bath, but I have to keep her on a lead or she'll dart away. She HATES being blowdried, but she's gotten so much better about it. I used to not be able to dry her face at all, but now as long as I'm not blowing square at her face she holds still.
She is a brat, though, and if she is still wet from her bath if I turn her loose outside the first thing she does is roll in the dirt. Not the grass, the dirt. She finds the dirtiest spot possible and just rolls.
Both of them get fooled with pretty routinely. They get a bath about every four weeks, give or take, and I'll trim their nails up every 2-4 depending on how ambitious I am/how long the nails are. One of the first thing I did with Abrams was get him used to the grooming process, but poor Cynder got indoctrinated when I started dating Michael. LOL He would dremmel her nails, brush her (with a hairbrush ) and give her a bath in the tub (using a cup to wash her down with), but she now knows what a thorough groom job is.
Cynder LOVES being brushed, Abrams not so much. Getting him to hold still and not chew on the handle is a challenge.
I just gave the dogs a bath outside with the hose. Abrams saw me grabbing all of the supplies and he got SO EXCITED. Because bath time = HOSE PLAY TIME. He went bounding outside, grabbed his toy, and was so excited. After I trimmed his nails and cleaned his ears we did a little preemptive bath time hose play, then we got down to business, then we played again afterwards. I've never had a dog get this excited about the bathing process before. LOL
As for the actual "grooming", he tolerates his nails being done. He hates it with a passion and will lip lick and squirm the entire time, but I can do it by myself with him between my legs. (Heaven forbid I ever quick him, then I think it will be all over.) He's about as enthused for his ears being cleaned as he is his nails being trimmed. For the bath itself, he holds perfectly still. I didn't even have to restrain him with a leash today, he just stood there while I did my thing. Rinsing him off and giving him a pat on the butt was his cue to act a fool again. He's good for being blowdried, too, and will just stand there, although he has to bite at it and flail when it's first turned on.
Cynder hates the entire process and acts like I'm about ready to beat her with a baseball bat. She holds still for it all, but makes sure you know she is full of woe. She can be dramatic with her nails and sometimes like to scream/flinch, although that is typically when she has an audience (aka, I'm at work with her). She's good for her ears being cleaned out and holds still for her bath, but I have to keep her on a lead or she'll dart away. She HATES being blowdried, but she's gotten so much better about it. I used to not be able to dry her face at all, but now as long as I'm not blowing square at her face she holds still.
She is a brat, though, and if she is still wet from her bath if I turn her loose outside the first thing she does is roll in the dirt. Not the grass, the dirt. She finds the dirtiest spot possible and just rolls.
Both of them get fooled with pretty routinely. They get a bath about every four weeks, give or take, and I'll trim their nails up every 2-4 depending on how ambitious I am/how long the nails are. One of the first thing I did with Abrams was get him used to the grooming process, but poor Cynder got indoctrinated when I started dating Michael. LOL He would dremmel her nails, brush her (with a hairbrush ) and give her a bath in the tub (using a cup to wash her down with), but she now knows what a thorough groom job is.
Cynder LOVES being brushed, Abrams not so much. Getting him to hold still and not chew on the handle is a challenge.