how do you bathe your dog and him not take off your arm in the proccess?

Question

my cocker spanial hates the water, funny huh he is bred to be a water working dog.lol he trys to bite me when i come at him with the leash to bathe him.He can get pretty aggravated.

I am not able to put him in the bath tub he is a little larger than your average cocker, he eats very well.

Answer 1

treat him when behaving well, small bite size moist treats. talk to him in a calm voice, and gently pet him.

all of my pets love bathes including the cats, it just takes a bit of patience sometimes.

Answer 2

My dog doesn't like the water either so I just give him a sponge bath once a week (warm, wet washcloth with a little soap) and then twice a year I take him to Petco for a real bath. He seems to have gotten used to the sponge bath and actually waits for me to dry him off because I make a game of it and then let him run around all over the apartment like crazy, but he won't come near the bathtub if there's water in it. Hope this helps :-)
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Answer 3

get a SHORT leash, 1 foot long or so hold him firmly, let the water (outside from garden hose) run on him while calmly reassuring him "good boy, it's allright" Keep doing this until he calms down, even if you don't bathe him just get him wet over and over again. Hopefully, you live where it's warm. Once he's no longer spooked, bathe him. He will like the lather being massage it his fur, make sure you use dog soap or baby shampoo so it doesn't burn his eyes.

Answer 4

You and the dog need more leash time walks with training included. The dog needs to be reminded daily of its place
in the household and give you additional respect. Training needs choke chain use. Make sure that chain sags open
when about neck as reverse is not humane. Jerk chain to
start animal moving as per command both oral and with hand signal. Focus on 'heel' (where dog stops beside your right leg). 'Sit' (best done initially after 'heel'). 'Down' (gets it into
prone position). Use a different full palm single motion signal
with each oral command. You should be able to march your
dog around like a soldier using hand signals only by day.
Ever wonder why soldiers are sometimes called dogfaces?

Answer 5

Seriously, I bet Poopsie will roll in a filthy mud puddle or some other nasty water - but when it comes to bathing - that's a whole nother story.

It's a matter of conditioning. Start by getting him used to his bath tub (dry for now). Make that bath tub the best place in the world to be. Praise him. Offer treats. Give him all kinds of lovies - whatever it takes - make that bath tub the most desirable place in the world to be.

Once he's used to his tub - pour about an inch of warm water in it - and let him stand there. Again, offer treats and praise to make the water just wonderful!

Then you can start to pour a little bit of warm water on him - again the praise and treats.

keep going until he's completely oblivious to his bath.

Using warm water is important - you don't like getting splashed with cold water in your street clothes, do you?

This will take time and a lot of patience, but eventually he'll get so he can't wait to get a bath.

Answer 6

Take your pup for a really loooooong walk before bathing. At least then he will be tired out. Also, try either putting cotton balls in his ears or avoiding putting water on his head. One of the things that a lot of dogs hate about bath-time is getting water in their ears. If nothing else, he will give a lot fewer big messy shakes.

If you can get someone to help out for a couple of baths, my fool-proof trick for getting any of my seven dogs to do stuff they don't like is to hold a chunk of lunch meat tight in my fist with little bits poking out. Then, for the duration of the bath the pup is way too busy trying to eat what's in your hand. (You can see why you would need another person with one hand busy.) I don't open my hand and "give up" the treat until we are done. Of course, if your big boy is a chomper when he gets treats or food, this may be kind of tough.

Biggest tip to try: bathe your dog outside with warm soapy water in a bucket. Use a large sponge or rag to transfer the water and soap. Then use a dipper (small sauce pan works) to transfer clear warm water from buckets for rinsing. I bathe all of my dogs like this because I hate having to clean my bathroom walls and ceiling so much. With some of my dogs, the bathroom door is enough to trigger their fear and removing that trigger seems to help.

Answer 7

Muzzle him. Trim his toenails so he can't scratch you. Get a small pool from Wal-Mart, about 9.00 and put him out there after you have let the sun warm the water. If you have to choke chain to your leg as you bath do mildly unless too much resistence. or tie him with a harness to a stake or fence post or something solid and squeeze the water on him with a sponge from the warm water in the pool and do it in slow patient movements and take your time. Maybe after the 10th bath he will decide you have the upper hand.

Answer 8

Unfortunately sometimes animals just don't like the water. If your animal is water aggressive, consider buying a muzzle. If the task is too difficult, unfortunately you might just have to send the dog off to the groomers. I know, spending money for something you can do on your own sucks, but groomers to trained to deal with this type of thing.

Also, consider training. It is possible to the animal to change it's feelings about water.

If you have any additional question or would like some help, feel free to conact me. I have a lot of experience in this area.
Good luck!

Answer 9

Get a small kiddie pool fill it up, and put on his leesh like your taking him for a walk, now this sounds cruel but just toss him in! When he comes out have the shampoo rubed in you r hands. Act like your petting him and rub it all over , then toss him back in. If he is still reistant to this rub him over with a baby wipe. Make sure you use a brand that has no scent or oily resadue.
Good Luck! :)

Answer 10

first spaniels of any type are known to try to be the alpha. You need to establish yourself as in charge with your dog.

This is what I do with my springer.

Put him on a leash. Make sure the leash is tied up high and tight but not pulling him..

wash her and praise her as she sits.

If this still doesn't work - i would take her to petsmart or a professional groomer.

My springer did this to me too and I started taking him to a professional and they said he was totally good for them. After about 6 x at a professional i took the job on myself.

good luck

Answer 11

I too have a dog who hates water my Alaskan malamute sees water and thats it he runs under the table just use a calm voice and pat and give some little treats also show them that your the boss so be tough but show love. my dog grew out of the hate bath time and its a hell lot easier i don't think i can take my dog in the shower with me there would be no room lol.