Sadie may look content in this photo, but that’s because the water isn’t on yet. Bath time is not a happy time for Sadie. She hates being wet, she hates being dried off. But she also hates being dirty. Unfortunately for Sadie, bath time is one of those unavoidable parts of life that you have to just put on a brave face and get through it. At least she’s stopped trying to jump out of the tub. I think Sadie finally gets the concept that if she stays still it will be over much quicker.

This post is part of the Pet Photo Challenge hosted by Six Legs Are Better Than Two.

This weekend Sadie had her first outdoor bath! Normally Sadie uses the bathtub, just like the rest of the family, but this time I decided to take advantage of the last official weekend of Summer and the really warm weather to try something new. Her dog house pool seemed like the perfect place for outdoor bathing. I filled the pool from the hose and mixed in some warm water that I brought out from the house in a bucket. Sadie’s big dog was very helpful in holding all her bath supplies. I let Sadie splash around in the pool for a bit before we got down to business. The bath went very well. Sadie smiled the whole time, which rarely happens in the bathtub indoors. I feel like I got more soaked than usual, but it was hot so I didn’t really care. After everyone dried off we deflated the pool and put it away until next Summer. It’s sad to see the Summer end, but now I know that bath time can be more fun for Sadie next Summer in the dog house pool.

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Here’s my soggy Sadie drying off after the bath she had last night. See her happy smile? That beautiful smile was really a cunning distraction, giving Sadie time to plot her revenge. About two minutes after this picture was taken, while I was distracted with the camera, Sadie suddenly leaped off the bed and peed on the floor. Next time Sadie gets a bath, we will stay in the bathroom until she’s nice and dry. Plus it’s much easier to clean revenge off of a tile floor.

This post is part of Ruckus the Eskie‘s Sepia Saturday blog hop.

Yesterday was bath day for my Sadie. Usually while I’m getting everything ready for her bath, like bringing her towels into the bathroom, Sadie realizes what I’m planning to do and tries to run and hide to avoid the bath. This time she was outside while I got her bath all ready, so I thought it would be easy to just bring her in and go straight to the bath. I did not count on the shampoo smell. Apparently even handling her shampoo bottle transfers the smell onto my hands. One whiff of that scent and Sadie refused to come back in the house. She barricaded herself under a deck chair and would not move. I had to pick up the chair to get her out. After that the bath went fine; no more escape attempts. And then we got to use Sadie’s new ladybug hooded towel, which is absolutely adorable! Sadie didn’t even mind the hood, as it was keeping her wet ears nice and warm. After I was finished taking pictures, she just snuggled up on the couch in her towel and fell asleep.

This post is part of 2 blog hops today. I couldn’t decide which to join, so I joined both

Thursday Barks and Bytes blog hop hosted by 2 Brown Dawgs and Heart Like a Dog

Thoughtless Thursday blog hop hosted by Ruckus the Eskie and Love is Being Owned by a Husky.