The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Pets & Working Animals => Dogs => Topic started by: sabrina on March 16, 2012, 02:53:30 pm
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Rascal was running about while I fed the ponies this morning. He rolled in something very bad and the smell was horrible. I took him into the house were we are lucky enough to have a large walk in shower. (OH did up the bathroom a year ago ) I stipped off and puppy and I into the shower we went. All went well until i let him out, he ran about the place like a mad thing. Took me ages to dry everything off but boy does he smell better. How long before does it again ;D
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Now he has been shampooed??
Within about .03 of a second after you next let him out I reckon ;D
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Probably fox or deer poo - it really does pong. Put tomato ketchup on it and rub in before showering him next time, smell really does go after that - you might find he still pongs a bit even afer your joint shower - perhaps you don't notice as you will have taken some of the smell on yourself. bet OH notices! ;D
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A paste of bi-carb and tomato juice is even better :)
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Will keep your ideas in mind if he does it again. As for Gordon he is that used to me smelling of stables, ponies, pigs etc that if he came home and I smelt all nice he would think I was after something and if I was all dressed up he would be realy worried. I do shower before bed so he does not think we are sleeping in the muck heap ;D
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Our German Shepherd rolls in anything that has been released from a bottom.
As a kid I had a Red Setter, we lived on the sea-front and her favourite pass-time was rolling
over dead sea-gulls.....I can still smell it now!!!! uhhhh
My folks just bought Doggie shampoo in bulk...I did the washing etc.
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So glad I'm not the only one to shower with my dog!! Sasha GSD is too heavy for me to lift into the bath and with a bit on moaning will sit in the shower while I do what is nessesary once in a blue moon!! and yes the soak up of water after is the biggest job - problem here is badger/fox poo - you certainly know when they've been about :) :)
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Our German Shepherd rolls in anything that has been released from a bottom.
HAW HAW HAW HAW!
We had a tramp in the woods near our old house, guess what the Springer used to adore rolling in and I loathed having to clean off her.....?!!! ;D
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Dizzycow - Noooooooooooooo..................still no..............
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I had some wonderful soap from plumbs and its so nice I keep it for me, sod the dog as I smell worse! No its actualy wonderful, I will ask for some more as I can put any stinky dog or pup in the shower and rub the soap on.......they love stinky stuff the more stinky the better!!
Ben, our Male Lab loves fishermens "droppings" they smell horrid but the next day when the dog goes to the toilet they smell even worse, enough to make you heave!!
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All went well until i let him out, he ran about the place like a mad thing. Took me ages to dry everything off but boy does he smell better.
just a suggestion, blow behind your dogs ears after the shower and before you release him out of the cubicle, it will get him to shake off most of the water so less drying time around the house.
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I taught my dogs, "Have a shake" (by telling them what they were doing after they'd had a swim), then after a bath I'd hold a towel around them and run out the house with them; as we got outside, release the towel and tell them to "Have a shake". They soon got the hang of it.
But yes, after the shake, the mad run around the garden and the next shake, then it'd be about 0.3 seconds to find something to roll in to reinstate their own choice of perfume... ::)
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You are all making me feel much better. I thought I was the only one getting in the shower with the dog and was too embarassed to say.
I was getting so wet when washing him that I thought if you can't beat him then join him.
He gets the hair dryer first though. ;D
Sally
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I would shower ours more often but as we are a B&B I have to keep the place clean and with 4 dogs in the shower its hairs everywhere and muddy paws!!!!!! We did have a tin bath and as we have hot water in our garage that was my plan but never did it!!
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If you put a towel round the dog's head after a bath/shower it is less likely to shake - then you can get it outside first. Mine are taught to shake on command too. Need that when they are retrieving from water so they don't drop the bird. They come back with the retrieve first, put it in my hand then are given the shake as a release. Mind you, not all of them retrieving from water as yet. ::) ::) :'( >:(
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It was funny, I saw a ball in the water, I asked each dog to get it for me, they all went and took a look but only Rhum gave it too me in my hand......and I never ever understand why, no matter where I stand, they all shake next to me when they have been in the water!!
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It was funny, I saw a ball in the water, I asked each dog to get it for me, they all went and took a look but only Rhum gave it too me in my hand......and I never ever understand why, no matter where I stand, they all shake next to me when they have been in the water!!
Told you before - I could see it in her eyes, Rhum is the natural worker of the four.
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Well can't see Rascal making a sheep dog, he took one look at the 2 bottled fed lambs this morning and ran away ;D ;D ;D
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Bless, he will get more confident, honest!!
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One of my girls did that with the lamb was looking after last year, but my boys both wanted to play with it. Just keep persevering - he'll come round. ;D
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Well can't see Rascal making a sheep dog, he took one look at the 2 bottled fed lambs this morning and ran away ;D ;D ;D
I have a collie like that too, but bless he is a good companion (most of the time)
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He is a very loving dog, loves to be sitting next to us with his head on a lap. He is just not brave but will bark his head off if a strange car comes up our road. Enough to put anyone with bad intent off. ;D
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He is a very loving dog, loves to be sitting next to us with his head on a lap. He is just not brave but will bark his head off if a strange car comes up our road. Enough to put anyone with bad intent off. ;D
Same here I was told that we had let him spend to much time with us to be an effective working dog, but I don't know how much that is true as my grandads dogs went everywhere with him and then curled in front of the fire in the evening.
I think as you say you get some that just aren't brave enough to work sheep.
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Dogs and i went to the beach today. I parked the car at Gardenstown harbour and walked along past the sea front houses to get to the beach. Tide was on the way in but we had plenty of time for the dogs to have fun. It was lovely and warm, I saw a family having a picnic. hard to believe its March. neighbours had a Barbecue this evening. Could this be our summer ????