I'm sitting on back porch with friend of mine. As my dog Dunc the golden retriever is rolling in dirt.

[Duncanpup]

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And my friend is asking didn’t you just get Dunc bathed cleaned at groomers yesterday. I replied yep pig pen was bathed groomed cost me $125 with tip.

And golden boy was definitely clean for at least few hours.

I mentioned to my friend I’m thinking I should probably just take Dunc to an automated car wash price is $15.

And that’s with wax and undercoat.

[Jerry2144]

1. He might enjoy the brushes

Look for videos of dogs using car washes. They all seem to love the back scratches from the brushes

[malaise]

2. Or you could bathe him at home

the way I used to bathe and groom all the dogs I ever owned.
Of course there were no doggie salons back then 😀

[Duncanpup]

4. I've bathed our dogs at home.

Yet I’m off shoulder injury so I tried this 😁

[malaise]

5. Ahhhhh - hope your shoulder heals quickly

😀
Back in the day I’dfill up a kiddy pool with water and let the dogs enjoy themselves. Damn they made a mess but were they happy or what? Then I’d hose them down, mix flea and tick powder into the pool water, throw them back in and then let then dry off in the sun.😀

[Duncanpup]

6. Dogs are our family my friend

And I love them.

[malaise]

7. I look after feral cats now

After the last of my beloved dogs had to be put down (cancer), I wept for a month and said never again. Too much grief. We grew up with dogs and cats.

[Duncanpup]

8. Hugs

[Duncanpup]

11. Before I was hurt my shoulder I'd bathe our pups

Yet can’t do it now. And Dunc I just smile he loves rolling in dirt and I’m like uugh.

Yet I just smile Malaise he’s best furry boy.

[malaise]

12. I can just imagine

[AllaN01Bear]

13. when my mom and i moved to northern california from southern california , we looked at each other and said no more pets.

i live in a hud apartment complex and supposedly its a no pet place but that tends to change from nanager , to manager . i enjoy other peo9ples animals , wsp a little guy called henery, aka wiggle butt. his whole body wags , not just the tail.

[malaise]

20. Animals recognize those of us who

Love them .
Decades ago we had a neighbor who beat his dog. The dog was his father’s but he walked out on the family and migrated. The dog used to watch us walking ours and playing with them. He heard the happy barks. One day his dog walked over to our yard and never left. He never ever came for the dog. Years after he said the dog hated him and he was glad the dog left.

[SWBTATTReg]

31. Animals are smart, and know when they aren't wanted, and bless this dog, he was smart and left this POS. One thing

about animals hating humans. They see far more than we do, and when they see a human that they hate, there's a damn good reason for them to hate their human, leave and find a better home. There's enough of us out there to take these animals in, make them part of our families. The endless job one gets from having animals that truly love you is priceless. They say that people that don't care for animals are a special breed of humans that rankles the fur on all of us, and makes us wonder about such people who harbor such hate. I avoid people like this, the haters.

Life is already hard enough as it is, w/o these sorts of people / haters around.

Me, I would rather have 3 loving animals around me like I did, the joy was something else, and every time they saw us/me, they were so happy, full of joy, just wonderful. They always loved going on a trip, w/ us. Whether it was to the grocery store or somewhere else (short trips), they would all stand up and watch the sights, and it was so neat.

They are all gone now, being that they reached the old age of 16, 17, 18 years, and it's somewhat lonely, here in the house. One day, we'll open up our hearts again, and bring back/adopt some more pets that deserve good homes. Right now, we're mourning the loss of our 3 babies, but time will heal us and we adopt again. And you never know, we may run across a lost animal seeking a home, and perhaps we'll be so lucky/blessed again.

[malaise]

33. Beautiful post

THIS - they know
They see far more than we do, and when they see a human that they hate, there's a damn good reason for them to hate their human, leave and find a better home. There's enough of us out there to take these animals in, make them part of our families.

My beloved Roots was 12.

[Duncanpup]

25. Love Henry

Please give Henry hugs from us.

[AllaN01Bear]

30. i will give henery bonus ear scratches for y all

[DBoon]

3. Everytime I bath a dog, they immediately roll in dirt

They want to get that doggie aroma back.

Except one time a freshly washed dog rolled on our bed. She wanted to make sure we slept with the aroma of wet dog.

[MineralMan]

16. Yeah, dogs don't much want to be nice and clean.

They'd rather be dusty and stinky.

[Attilatheblond]

9. Have considered taking my St Bernard cross to the car wash a number of times.

Wouldn't actually do it, of course, but as I squeeze into my 39x39 shower stall with my big girl, it does cross my mind.

[Duncanpup]

10. Best pup

[Attilatheblond]

15. She's a sweetheart, and a good 'dog-mom' to the 3 legged, half wild podengo we adopted last year as pal for her

But, my 'best dog' of all that have shared a home with me, ah, a golden retriever cross with an IQ to respect. You know the feeling.

[Duncanpup]

26. There is a theory

That golden retrievers have no thoughts whatsoever behind their eyes 😁

And they may only possess one brain cell😉

[Attilatheblond]

37. My experience has been that describes Labs

Mine refused to retrieve, which was fine as I didn't shoot birds. He did, however, teach a toddler I took care of how to retrieve. I'd toss the ball, dog would go 6 feet then lay down, knowing he had trained the toddler well, and SHE would trot after the ball, bringing it back to him to give to me.

He also tried to figure out how to ride a bike when the toddler grew and I was working with her to ride a bike. Break time for cool juice and a short rest for her... then he really tried to work out how to hop on that bike. He had been paying attention, almost pulled it off.

[orangecrush]

14. ...

[AmericaUnderSiege]

17. Dogs are good people minus the bullshit. nt

[Duncanpup]

24. So true.

[Evolve Dammit]

18. Too funny 😂

[twodogsbarking]

19. At home we use oatmeal shampoo. Good for the skin. Goldens can have skin stuff.

[3catwoman3]

21. Here you go a dog at the car wash!

[Escape]

22. We just a got a new paint horse..

mostly WHITE. Damn, he's hard to keep clean.

I can't find a "cleaning directions" tab on him anywhere.

[Duncanpup]

23. 😁

[Bayard]

27. Our Pyr's love to roll in the mulch

Especially if it still has horse poop in it--an added bonus snack.

Gracie is a-okay with going to the groomer. I tried taking the Dukester one time. They said, don't ever bring him back......

[Duncanpup]

28. Poop rolling is the greatest thing ever i hear.

[Bayard]

29. Perfume that lasts and lasts.....

[Clouds Passing]

32. Our local dog food store has a dog washing station for $20

[Diamond_Dog]

34. Our Sophie gets bathed in the laundry tub down in the cellar

She hates it so much, we’re always asking, what kind of Lab are you? You’re supposed to love the water.

She says she hates smelling like shampoo. And yes she will also do like Dunc and go outside and roll in dirt.

[Tree Lady]

35. Lol I won't let my golden out without watching

him for a few days after, usually get him bathed before a car trip with hotel or a dog sitting experience which is rare as we barely leave him.

Robbie is 8 and owns our hearts. We did have a groomer who charged less then she moved and almost doubled the price. My hubby has been taking him to a self cleaning place that has everything ready, and only costs $22, easier there than at our house because at least he gets warm water. Not letting him my bath!

Trimming the nails and hair around them is more time consuming so we get groomer every once in awhile.

[Skittles]

36. too funny

hey did you see this:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dqXzX1uakp8

I love the chap saying WAIT UNTIL I SAY GO - hellooooo, the golden just heard GO!

[Omaha Steve]

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