Hello
Ella loves this cold wet muddy weather and spends every second she can lying full length in stagnant water.  I try to avoid this as much as possible but this morning she found a lovely puddle and before I could stop her she'd rolled in it, dropped her ball and stuck her head right in to get it back.  I have hosed her down but she still stinks (currently known as Pondweed) :)  I bathed her properly last weekend and wasn't aiming to do this again for some time as I don't want to damage her coat.  Has anyone got any suggestions? Would you wait until she's completely dry and give her a good brush or bath her again completely, I really can't make up my mind.  We've got a show tomorrow if that makes any difference and although I'm pretty awful and we only do it for fun, I do like her to at least look and smell clean!!
Thanks and best wishes
Alex

i would bath her again,especially as youve a show!!!!

Hi youre not alone! Morse just loves mud, poo, jumping in puddles and came home this morning totally black with black spots. So off to Uncle Bath again. I could bath that dog every day, but I usually use a bucket and a rag to spot clean as often as possible, brush off legs when dry and change his bed twice a day. Hes worse than the bairns. :)

I could bath my shih-tzu's daily aswell,everyday we go for our walks down to the river,everyday they come home with black,muddy legs and a funny brown colour! I bath them once, sometimes twice per week.One of them has grass allergies so i have no choice but to bath frequently :( I dont have the heart to keep them on lead or "try" and keep them away from the water,they love it so much,you can tell they have alot of fun ;) I wish they would understand that if they want to roll in mud and poo then they will have to have a bath,that might put em' off,as they both hate baths.

Christine