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How To Give Your Dog A Bath

Today is the day you are going to give youryour dog hasn't left any stone unturned in
dog a bath. You imagine yourself in one ofthe "spread the smelly love" department, you
those commercials. You know the one, the bigtake a break and start a pot of coffee. Why
fluffy dog in a big tub of water, kidsnot,  the  morning  is  shot  anyway.
running around, beautiful summer day,
everyone laughing. It is the perfect KodakPhase 2. Start the bath. Get dog and put
moment.him in the bathtub. No problem, your dog
does not associate the bathroom with anything
Today is not like that. First off, it isyet, so he's game. He gets a little nervous
supposed to be summer outside, but it's 55Fin the tub. You talk to him soothingly and
degrees and raining. You let your dog out inlet him hang out for a minute. You pet him
the yard while you hang out by the doorwith one hand and grab the sprayer with the
encouraging him to hurry up. He does, butother. You had the foresight to buy one of
the moment he gets within 5 feet of you, youthose doggy shower adapters just for this
gasp. Your dog has just rolled in thepurpose. Your  dog  looks  a little worried.
nastiest thing you have ever smelled. You
cannot even imagine where he found whateverYou know your shower is quirky, but you have
it was he rolled in. You swear you weregot it under control. As long as no one
watching  him  the  whole  time!flushes a toilet the water pressure and
temperature stay the same. Just get the dog
Not only that, but he slips by you and getswet, shampoo, rinse and dry. No problem.
inside. This is where he shakes. Shakes.You  start  to  spray  your  dog.
Shakes. Shakes. Adding that putrid smell to
everything within 10 feet of the door. YouYOUR DOG FREAKS OUT. Your dog knew he had a
take your canine friend straight to thereason to be worried. Mistake number
garage. All this, and you haven't even hadone...you sprayed his head first. Mistake
your  morning  coffee!number two...your dog has never been in the
bathroom. Mistake number three...You left
Your dog has never had a bath before. Youthe bathroom door open and now it's a mad
get this bright idea that today is the daychase of stinky wet dog through the house.
you are going to give him a bath. He weighsMistake number four...your dog now KNOWS the
35 pounds, what could possibly be the bigbathroom is evil and he is not going back in
deal. After all, the dog in that commercialthere,  no  matter  what!
was at least 90 pounds and 8 year old kids
handled  him  just  fine.The moral of this story is when giving your
dog a bath, prepare them for the experience.
You sift through all your bathroom goods andIntroduce the bathroom to them in a positive
find a baby shampoo. This is a good start.way before they have rolled in something
You grab a bunch of towels, move thingsstinky. Start the water spray slowly at
around a bit in the bathroom so there is roomtheir feet. Don't spray their head, gently
for  two. Great.use a sponge for that. Use a comfortable
temperature for the water, not sauna hot or
You go get your dog, who is busy rubbing hisfreezer cold. Get a friend (or two) to help.
new found smell onto everything in theOffer treats. Take your time. Don't scare
garage. Coffee would make this entire momentyour dog. Have your coffee first.
just a little brighter you mutter. Since



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