Warmer Weather: Backyard Dog Baths

Following up on our blog of a couple days ago, the warmer weather not only has caused our roses to bloom, but has also provided the opportunity for Tucker and Tanner to get bathed under our tree in the backyard instead of in the basement utility sink.

This past weekend worked out well to blend warmer weather with soapy water and smelly dogs. Cocker Spaniels have notoriously heavy, furry ears--kind of like thick carpet. The ears are the last part of a Cocker to naturally dry. After his bath the past weekend, Tanner developed a new "ear drying" technique modeled below. Tanner sat there for nearly twenty minutes with this towel wrapped around his ears. He just watched the neighborhood go by and relaxed. We were dying we were laughing so hard. He took the whole thing with quite a level of seriousness...

After The Bath

Left View

Right View

My Ears Are Drying Quite Nicely, Thank you!