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MikeySligo · 09-20-2007, 07:20 AM

We have washed Belle 2/3 times now since we got her 3 weeks ago.
She doesn't really like it though (tries to get out).
Should I just persist, and will she start to enjoy it, or what do I do?
Do any of you use a hair-dryer or would that scare the life out of her?

CollegeCutieUSF · 09-20-2007, 07:25 AM

you just have to keep with it. My yorkie is 2 now and he still doesn't like bath time... he just stands there and puts up with it. lol. Oh, and I don't blowdry him.. I tried once and I was scared of it being too hot on him, eventhough I did it on the cold setting. lol

MikeySligo · 09-20-2007, 07:30 AM

Okay great.
I don't want to make her miserable, but at the same time, I want to keep her nice.

MorkieAZ · 09-20-2007, 07:30 AM

Only one of mine likes a bath...she thinks it's spa day!

Bath day around here is nuts but I just get it done. I do blow dry mine.

chachi · 09-20-2007, 07:31 AM

Mine get bathed once a week. Nether one of them like it. I let them air dry

MikeySligo · 09-20-2007, 07:33 AM

Thanks a mil.
I was afraid to persist, in case I scarred her for life.
"Its bath-time tonight so Belle!!!!"

MIZBROWN · 09-20-2007, 07:35 AM

Meka gets a bath about once a week or so... She doesnt like it either... And I towel dry her and then let her do the rest... She hates the blow dryer.

Bizzymammabee · 09-20-2007, 07:37 AM

Lulu is 11 months and still hates bath time. I have to hold her with one hand and wash with the other..oy vey. You would think it was something new to her. I have only had her since she was 8 weeks old and bathing her weekly. I do let her air dry but now that it's getting colder I will have to wip out the dryer on her. I had a male that loved loved the attention. He so loved his spa day. If I would bathe Lulu first he would be right there at my foot banging into me like me me me.

ace611 · 09-20-2007, 07:39 AM

Bella hated baths when i first got her! She squirmed and wiggled and whined, but now she just puts up with me giving her a bath once a week. I do use the blow dryer on her. I started the first time i bathed her and and almost everytime since then....I tried letting her air dry, but she just gets too cold and shivers! I usually use the warm setting and hold it about 12 inches from her so i dont burn her. Now she loves the blow dryer! she lays out on the floor and just lets me dry her! its hilarious!

MikeySligo · 09-20-2007, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ace611

Now she loves the blow dryer! she lays out on the floor and just lets me dry her! its hilarious!

Here's hoping Belle will have the same attitude!!!

littleladyaimee · 09-20-2007, 08:04 AM

harley is 8 months and hates bath time! i dont think hell ever like it. but i do blow his hair dry, which he loves. use a low setting and low heat. even when im blow drying my hair he sits underneath me.

kristykins · 09-20-2007, 08:11 AM

Yeah my Winston doesn't particularly like baths but he tolerates them. Sometimes he tries to climb out but I just hold him in there. He seems to do best though when I'm either in the bathtub with him or if I put my feet in with him.

sassytooyou · 09-20-2007, 08:18 AM

Tede climbs up my chest ,claws all the way out

He just cant stand any thing on his paws like a comb, but i do it any way. I found to dry him in the cold weather I have one of those oscillating heaters Hes use to that. I put him in his cage and let that go for a while. He likes the warm. This is after he runs all over the house and tries to dry himself on all the furniture

blondflava · 09-20-2007, 08:25 AM

Some of them just don't like baths... Pepper is 16 months and for the past 13 months or so I gave him a bath every week. You'd think he'd learn to enjoy it by now, I always give him treats, a lot of kisses and gentle treatment. No

. if I don't catch him before I start running the water, he hides under the bed where I can't reach him and will stay there for hours. He hates the blowdryer too, but would get too tangled trying to dry himself on the carpet.

Winstin07 · 09-20-2007, 08:52 AM

Those of you who are bathing weekly, what are you doing to keep the skin from getting dried out? I have been bathing Winstin every two weeks with a nice shampoo that I got at one of our vets. He is itching and it seems to me that his skin and hair is a bit dry in those areas. He mainly does it to his back legs. I have noticed that after a week he looks like he needs a bath and it makes me nuts. Should I try one of the shampoos that are for allergy type dogs? I know the vet carries some.
I don't know, maybe its just the puppy itch.

09-20-2007, 07:20 AM	#1
MikeySligo Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 18	Bath-Time We have washed Belle 2/3 times now since we got her 3 weeks ago. She doesn't really like it though (tries to get out). Should I just persist, and will she start to enjoy it, or what do I do? Do any of you use a hair-dryer or would that scare the life out of her?

09-20-2007, 07:25 AM	#2
CollegeCutieUSF Mom to Biggie & Capone Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,662	you just have to keep with it. My yorkie is 2 now and he still doesn't like bath time... he just stands there and puts up with it. lol. Oh, and I don't blowdry him.. I tried once and I was scared of it being too hot on him, eventhough I did it on the cold setting. lol __________________ I Mr. Biggs & Capone COMING SOON: peacelovedogs

09-20-2007, 07:31 AM	#5
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	Mine get bathed once a week. Nether one of them like it. I let them air dry __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

09-20-2007, 07:35 AM	#7
MIZBROWN Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Posts: 2,293	Meka gets a bath about once a week or so... She doesnt like it either... And I towel dry her and then let her do the rest... She hates the blow dryer. __________________ Mommy to Meka "MeMe" Brown aka Meka the Diva Member of the Spoiled Rotten Club & CA Yorkies www.dogster.com/dogs/567943

09-20-2007, 07:37 AM	#8
Bizzymammabee Luvs Lulu Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 6,931 Blog Entries: 1	Lulu is 11 months and still hates bath time. I have to hold her with one hand and wash with the other..oy vey. You would think it was something new to her. I have only had her since she was 8 weeks old and bathing her weekly. I do let her air dry but now that it's getting colder I will have to wip out the dryer on her. I had a male that loved loved the attention. He so loved his spa day. If I would bathe Lulu first he would be right there at my foot banging into me like me me me. __________________ Lulu will always be in my heart

09-20-2007, 07:30 AM	#3
MikeySligo Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 18	Okay great. I don't want to make her miserable, but at the same time, I want to keep her nice.

09-20-2007, 07:30 AM	#4
MorkieAZ Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,276	Only one of mine likes a bath...she thinks it's spa day! Bath day around here is nuts but I just get it done. I do blow dry mine.

09-20-2007, 07:33 AM	#6
MikeySligo Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 18	Thanks a mil. I was afraid to persist, in case I scarred her for life. "Its bath-time tonight so Belle!!!!"

09-20-2007, 07:39 AM	#9
ace611 YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: So. IL Posts: 496	Bella hated baths when i first got her! She squirmed and wiggled and whined, but now she just puts up with me giving her a bath once a week. I do use the blow dryer on her. I started the first time i bathed her and and almost everytime since then....I tried letting her air dry, but she just gets too cold and shivers! I usually use the warm setting and hold it about 12 inches from her so i dont burn her. Now she loves the blow dryer! she lays out on the floor and just lets me dry her! its hilarious! __________________ Bella-Boo member of the Pink Club-Spoiled Rotten Club-Lil Heartbreaker Club TEAM EMMA

09-20-2007, 08:04 AM	#11
littleladyaimee Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: delmar, ny Posts: 19	harley is 8 months and hates bath time! i dont think hell ever like it. but i do blow his hair dry, which he loves. use a low setting and low heat. even when im blow drying my hair he sits underneath me. __________________ aimee and harley

09-20-2007, 08:11 AM	#12
kristykins Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 235	Yeah my Winston doesn't particularly like baths but he tolerates them. Sometimes he tries to climb out but I just hold him in there. He seems to do best though when I'm either in the bathtub with him or if I put my feet in with him.

09-20-2007, 08:18 AM	#13
sassytooyou YT Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: santa rosa Posts: 365	I think they all hate it Tede climbs up my chest ,claws all the way out He just cant stand any thing on his paws like a comb, but i do it any way. I found to dry him in the cold weather I have one of those oscillating heaters Hes use to that. I put him in his cage and let that go for a while. He likes the warm. This is after he runs all over the house and tries to dry himself on all the furniture __________________ J.G. & T.B

09-20-2007, 08:25 AM	#14
blondflava Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kearny, NJ Posts: 1,183	Some of them just don't like baths... Pepper is 16 months and for the past 13 months or so I gave him a bath every week. You'd think he'd learn to enjoy it by now, I always give him treats, a lot of kisses and gentle treatment. No . if I don't catch him before I start running the water, he hides under the bed where I can't reach him and will stay there for hours. He hates the blowdryer too, but would get too tangled trying to dry himself on the carpet. __________________ Izabela ... and Pepper Rest in peace, Kora, you're always in my

09-20-2007, 08:52 AM	#15
Winstin07 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Findlay, Ohio Posts: 513	Those of you who are bathing weekly, what are you doing to keep the skin from getting dried out? I have been bathing Winstin every two weeks with a nice shampoo that I got at one of our vets. He is itching and it seems to me that his skin and hair is a bit dry in those areas. He mainly does it to his back legs. I have noticed that after a week he looks like he needs a bath and it makes me nuts. Should I try one of the shampoos that are for allergy type dogs? I know the vet carries some. I don't know, maybe its just the puppy itch. __________________ With God ALL Things are Possible!! I can never again imagine my life without my little Yorkie friend.