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: Winter time and bathes
: Butts Mom December 23, 2007, 06:01:20 AM
Is there a "too cold" temp to give the boys a bath??
: Re: Winter time and bathes
: angelsmama December 23, 2007, 06:12:49 AM
well i'd say if the bath is inside and its pretty warm indoors then theres no problems..
: Re: Winter time and bathes
: Butts Mom December 23, 2007, 06:19:07 AM
The bath is inside and what do you call "pretty warm indoors"? The main house I keep at 55 most of the time,but the birds house were we spend most of our time I keep at 70.
: Re: Winter time and bathes
: angelsmama December 23, 2007, 06:19:50 AM
i think they'd be ok but thats just me :P
: Re: Winter time and bathes
: sarnewfie December 23, 2007, 08:29:40 AM
heck if he is a nard heck no!
i blow mine off in the snowy weather outside, when they have icicles in their fur from the water! LOL
they love it!
i dont do it daily but i do bathe them every six to eight weeks and i would rather when i blow them off the hair stays outside! :D
: Re: Winter time and bathes
: Lyn December 23, 2007, 12:38:04 PM
Bubba and Lola both want outside after a bath. They zoom around the yard and roll around in the snow. I'm freezing just watching them. LOL Once they are fully caked in snow they come in and thaw all over my carpet. :D
: Re: Winter time and bathes
: shine December 23, 2007, 01:19:02 PM
In some ways I prefer winter baths to summer baths.  In the summer, the dogs always beg and beg to go outside....and if I am stupid enough to fall for it, they run out to the yard and roll in the dirt!  Thirty minutes of back breaking labor undone in 30 seconds!! (I have 3 herniated discs in my back....so dog bathing is h*ll on Earth) 

In the winter they are much more amenable to staying inside.  My biggest problem is keeping them off the furniture while they are wet, lol.  They all hate the blow dryer, so I don't have much choice!
: Re: Winter time and bathes
: Butts Mom December 23, 2007, 04:10:37 PM
Thanks everyone.The boys won't appreciate it,but the Mama who sleeps with big smelly dogs really does ;)