Dogs Play. Dogs Get Dirty. Dogs Need Baths.
My wife Cara and I have 2 dogs. Their names are Sally and Harry. They are sweet floppy eared Vizslas. They love to run, splash in the creek, and explore. During their adventures they have little regard for the mud and ticks that latch on to them like little hitchhikers. This little problem leaves us at a bit of a dilemma. We want Sally and Harry to express all their dogness. They are at their happiest when they are running at top speed through the grass seeing and smelling all that the world has to offer. To keep them in a confined play area free from mud and ticks means that we would not allow them to do what they love most.
Cara and I have decided to take the more difficult path and let them enjoy life to the fullest. This choice means that we frequently have muddy tick ridden pups. When we get to door to go inside, I pick them up one at a time, trying to keep them from dripping all over the floor, and I race them to the bathroom. I then give them a bath and a thorough inspection and remove all the ticks with tweezers. During this process, they each will shake the water and any mud I have not yet washed off them all over everything. After I have given them each a bath, I then must wash the walls of the bathroom and clean up anything that dripped off them when I carried them into the bathroom.
I am sure that right now you are either picturing yourself and your dog/s doing a similar thing, or you are thinking, “why doesn’t he just take those sweet pups to Ani-Pals?” That is the right question to be asking. Don’t worry… I have learned from my mistakes. I no longer bother trying to bath Sally and Harry at home. Any time they get covered in mud or ticks or both I get them in the car, and I take them to Ani-Pals. The team at Ani-Pals is prepared with a large walk-in bathing area for big and little dogs alike. The shelves are stocked with shampoos to help with dry skin, remove fleas and ticks, and give your pup a silky-smooth coat. Just yesterday Sally and Harry got this luxury treatment, and they are still smelling great.
The moral of the story is that no one wants mud flung across their bathroom or ticks crawling everywhere. The solution is simple. Bring your pup to Ani-Pals. You won’t regret it.
