Bath Day!

Haddie has outgrown our little utility sink in our laundry room. I know that we have a bathtub option just upstairs, but when there is a perfect dog-bath set-up at my parent's house ... why would I choose my own bathtub?!! My parents house = social time!!

My parents are the best! They truly make me feel like their home is my home, even though they purchased the home as I was headed to college, and I only lived there for a short while during the summer months. But it feels like my home because ... well, that's just my parent's way.

My parents have a Portuguese Water Dog who is beautiful! They take great care in making sure he is groomed in a timely manner by a professional, and all those times he ventures to their fenced acre backyard and returns mud-dy, he gets a spa from my dad. The dog has it made, and their house stays human-like with a clean dog.

Haddie and I spent the morning at their Doggie Spa, and then time with my mom inside catching up while Haddie practiced Hanging Out. It was fun! We've been invited back, so I am sure this will become a monthly routine.

Haddie did great, despite her being a little nervous. Her nervous is actually very manageable in that she doesn't freak - she just stays put and in this case was a little shaky. Nothing outrageous, but it was there. As a result of her good cooperation, we were able to get through the bath time in no time. It was easy, and she didn't shake the water off at all. Yea! I consider that great success.

Then for fun - which turned out helpful - we put her on their dog table and dried her with their dog's hair dryer. I was pleasantly surprised that Haddie did not mind the noise nor the warm air. She was a trooper. We got her "dry enough" for her to enter the house to complete the drying process while we chatted and she was on a leash beside me.

My parent's dog and Haddie did not meet, however. Another day in the future, but baby steps for both. Now we have a shiny yellow dog that smells sooooooo good!! Just in time for the 4H Halloween Party tonight.

Thanks, Mom, for a fun morning, for the spa, and for taking pictures!!