Shampoo and Gifts

 

Dorothy needs a shower today.
I’m gearing myself for it, because it ain’t going to be pretty.
Unlike the Welsh who adore a hot shower, the very mention of one will send Dorothy into a state of High dudgeon.
She will put on, what I can only describe as her I am just about to a terribly abused face and will make a run for the garden, where after a brief struggle she will go limp and will reluctantly be half dragged half carried to the bathroom
I’ve treated myself to a MacDonald’s coffee and hash brown  this morning in anticipation
The last time she was showered she had a dirty protest under the shower head and pooed on my IKEA stone effect shower mat.
I think she has already sussed the situation, for I’ve put her  baby shampoo on the table .
She is hiding in the front room under my desk.

The war will begin very soon.
Oh and I was given a delightful gift today. Margaret from London Road made me this beautiful felt seascape after I fell in love with the one she entered into the Flower Show arts class
I was rather moved by it


Ps……post shower
The bathroom looks as though a buffalo had been massacred in it 
Dorothy is presently sulking but smelling lovely.
She is lying on the couch with her head under the cushions
I am going to have a lie down in a darkened bedroom

66 comments:

  1. What is about some dogs hating to be bathed? I had one that would push me out of the way and just climb out of the bathtub,
    hopefully you'll at least get the job done-Mary

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  2. That's a lovely seascape -- I can see why you admire it! Good luck with the Shower War.

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  3. Anonymous1:18 pm

    Thank goodness I take my pooch to the groomer, once a month, and she loves to go. I could bathe her but the comb out would kill me. Good luck with Dot, just think how sweet she will smell for about a half hour after the bath until she can get out and roll in something! Gigi

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    1. I could send Dorothy but I feel for her it’s marginally easier if I do it

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  4. Nice piece of art.

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  5. I do like your seascape. Dorothy's dirty protest not so much, although have dealt with many. One of my dogs feigned a limp and a 'oh woe is me' look last time he did it. I could never tell them off. Usually my fault for feeding them the wrong food...

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    1. Dorothy poos in excitement , she has a lax bowel

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  6. Barbara Anne1:48 pm

    Wish you victory in the shower conflict with Dorothy!

    The seascape Margret made for you is lovely. Lucky you!

    Hugs!

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    1. I took her some flowers this afternoon

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  7. Good Luck Man. Good Luck Dog.

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  8. A few dogs I've had have been challenges to give a bath, but buster he'll let you do anything to him. I imagine a bulldog would be a chore to give a bath to?

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    1. With their folds of skin , they almost become a liquid

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  9. I used to have a similar battle with one of my cats when it was time for flea treatment. He could sense what I was going to do even before the capsule was opened. Good luck! Love the seascape. It makes me want to stroll along that shoreline. xx

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    1. It’s quite adorable, I’ve hung it next to my fire , where I can see it everyday

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  10. Poor (but CLEAN) Dot!

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    1. She’s fine now Raymondo, she’s got her face up my t shirt and we are lying on the couch , she’s asleep and swelling like a bunch of freesias

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    2. Sounds like you're forgiven - at least for now.

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  11. When I had dogs I was constantly amazed at how heavy a dog could make itself when it was time to get bathed. It's like the weight doubled!

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    1. Yes,, they can relax every muscle and turn themselves into wet cement

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  12. Haha! Comedy on a plate - or shower mat.

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    1. Yes, I see it as such , strange some don’t

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  13. That whole process sounds miserable for all involved.

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    1. But necessary I’m afraid , Dorothy’s Fanny can get somewhat whiffy

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  14. Anonymous2:58 pm

    The 'dirty protest' would be from fear, anxiety or fear loosens bowels. Perhaps she's had an awful experience with previous owners. There's no way a dog would poo to get back at you. You're humanising an animal by thinking that. That poor dog feels fear.

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    1. I think it’s terribly sad that your obsession with me has to be fed by commenting on subjects you know absolutely nothing about
      Many dogs hate bathing.
      They put up with it occasionally and are fine. Dorothy being a bulldog will sulk..but she sulks if I’m half an hour late from work.

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    2. I'm loosening my bowels right now Anoymous Twat.

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  15. The seascape is very lovely and a great gift. My Caesar fights the bath too. I use a kiddie plastic swim pool; fill it up on the patio in the sunshine, let it warm and Caesar has his bath outdoors. On a hot sunny day, I finish by hosing him thoroughly to remove soap. He is quite insulted but smells and feels very good.

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    1. Funny how some dogs just hate a bath…even though through experience they know it’s only a brief indignity

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  16. I'd like the sound effects from the shower caper. I keep forgetting Dorothy's a dog, and was wondering who you were showering!

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  17. I love that seascape and I don't usually even like seascapes. Poor Dorothy. She text me about the abuse. Although, she described it as waterboarding.

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    1. She’d use any excuse, but no longer has a smelly fanny thank the lord

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  18. Funny how some dogs dislike baths . Mine could sense it even though I acted as if nothing was about to happen. Acted like a big baby about the whole thing,lol. God how I miss him.

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    1. Yes, afterwards when she was sulking, I did notice the occasional eye peeping out from under the cushions just in case she missed something . She’s presently asleep with her head up the inside of my t shirt

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  19. Anonymous4:29 pm

    My man...your last sentence, made me grin to the rafters.

    Not sure who here is the bigger diva.
    Superb gift, talent.

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    1. Of course I’m a diva ( on occasion) some people don’t understand that with going gently
      I’m a dramatist

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  20. weaver4:39 pm

    That seascape is exquisite. Have you decided where your goat is going to stand?

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  21. Libby6:23 pm

    I have a dog, Lucas, that would and almost does, swim in a pond every day. But a bath, oh my. You would think I was beating him. One of my other dogs will not go near water but loves a bath. Go figure.

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  22. Yes both Roger and Mary love a hot shower.
    Winnie hated a shower but loved a bath
    She once swam the river Elwy in st Asaph like a baby hippo
    Dorothy hates rain , rivers and puddles.

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  23. "BY A TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT AND NOW THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF NORTH WALES... THE WINNER IS JOHNNY "BULLDOG BUSTER" GRAY!"

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  24. Anonymous7:41 pm

    Write a book, write a book, you have a brilliant turn of phrase and I feel like I’m recovering with you after that battle in the shower, noreen

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  25. I want to see the a video.

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  26. Hahahaha
    Oh, yes. The dreaded bath. Doggies do NOT like baths. I'm amazed that some people actually do that for a living.
    And McDonald's there does seem to be there the same as here....

    XOXO

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  27. Anonymous10:04 pm

    This really made me laugh 😂 poor thing x,lovely picture though 👍

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  28. I saw a meme today that reminds me of your post: A picture of a dog. Above that picture, it reads, "Love to swim". Beneath the picture it read "Is 99% sure a bath will kill."

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  29. I have never bathed any of my dogs. If they've rubbed themselves in something nasty they have been washed, but otherwise I leave them alone. None of them has smelled!

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  30. Sounds like you have to be pretty strong to bathe Dorothy! Not for the faint hearted.

    I have a painting of surfers at Polzeath beach, and the memory of the place, but mostly the light in the sky and on the waves, make me feel so happy. Your seascape is so lovely too.

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  31. Anonymous6:56 am

    You have my sympathies John it’s like that here when I bath my dog, she’s only small (Chinese crested powder puff but she’s a right Diva). Heather

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  32. We had a dog who hated baths but show him a river and he leapt in with pure joy!

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  33. Lizzie9:24 am

    My Labrador cries to come IN the shower with me. How lucky am I?

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  34. She will forgive you.

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  35. My oldest dog is red listed from the groomers after he attacked the groomer last time. No harm done he has no teeth left now.
    Too k the ginger tom to the vets last night. I had to chase him twice round the garden and half way up the stairs to catch him. Then we had him practising his soprano scales all the way to the vets, all the time in the surgery (even more loudly) and all the way home. People thing it;s really funny, I find it embarrassing. The little ginger swine, it's a good job I like him

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  36. This post made me laugh out loud. Thanks for the day brightener.

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  37. Thanks for making me laugh:)

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