Charlie's First Bath

A few days ago, I woke up like any other morning and rolled over to an unpleasant sight… and smell.  My adorable little dog, Charlie, had decided to poop in his crate at some point in the night.  Not only did he relieve himself in multiple ways if you catch my drift, he then proceeded to roll around in the mess and get covered in it.  And believe me, I can only wish I was making this story up.

Once I got over the stench that now filled my previously clean room, I stooped down and attempted to clean up as much of the mess as I could without gagging or vomiting myself.  And let me tell you- I cannot even begin to describe how nauseating the sights and smells were.

After I had taken Charlie outside to do his morning business and fed him and had cleaned him up as best as I could manage with the little supplies I had available to me, it became clear that I would have to tackle another hurdle I had yet to face in pet ownership – the bath.  

One eventful trip to PetSmart later, I was ready for battle.  I have to admit, Charlie was so cute in the car and in the store that it was hard to be mad at him for making a disgusting mess at that point.  Anyway, I filled the bathtub with a couple of inches of warm water, placed him in the tub, and waited for him to try to escape.  Which, thankfully, didn’t happen. 

Thinking I got lucky, I began to take a large plastic cup and pour the warm water over his body, which he seemed to enjoy.  At first he, splashed around playfully.  Until I got to his head.  I tried my best not to pour the water into his eyes, but he was not happy about having water on his head.  And that’s when the escape attempt happened.  However, his break for freedom was shortlived, as he quickly slipped (not much, and he didn’t get hurt!) and realized there was no way he was going to be able to jump out of the tub.  For the rest of the bath he was calm, and relaxed a lot more when I began massaging him more with the doggie shampoo.

I think I enjoyed the bath experience a bit too much because I couldn’t stop taking pictures of him.  And I couldn’t help but notice how much more of a rat he looked like once he was all wet.  But I think he still looked adorable.  So now I (thankfully) have a nice clean and poop-free dog!