2007-08-06 07:28:41 · 9 answers · asked by Elaine B 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Kids play in hose water all the time and they don't get chilled and die. Dogs swim in river water and such and they don't get chilled and die. Goodness gracious.
Yes it is fine. You will encounter several potential problems with this though.
1.) unless your dog is the perfect dog, there is going to be lots of wriggling around which does/can make it more difficult to bathe than if you bathed the dog in the tub. Your dog will most likely need to be held in location by some means (a helper - plan on getting soaked during shaking), a leash or tied to something.
2.) don't do the bathing in your actual yard (no grass), the water will soak the yard and get alll muddy at their feet and that kinda defeats the purpose of the bathe eh?
3.) wasting water. Make sure you have a nozzle on the hose so that when not in use, it isn't simply leaking water everywhere.
4.) some dogs do not like outside bathes which can make them more apprehensive about bath time.
We bathe all three of ours in the tub. The shower curtain closes and that seems to make them think that they are confined in there. The water temperature can be controlled, but all baths are done with cooler water temps (hot water makes them start to pant). Also shower nozzles are great and can give you that shower spray which helps with removing soap. Make sure - regardless of location - that you completely rinse the dog - leftover soap is a common cause of skin irritations and the itchies!
2007-08-06 08:08:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do it ALL the time with my dogs. You just cant have the hose to powerful and it needs to be warm or hot outside. It keeps your bathe room cleaner. You can also get a little cheap plastic baby pool or go to like www.petsmart.com or www.petsolutions.com and get a portable bathe tub that is made to bathe dogs outside. I am not sure how much they cost.
2007-08-06 08:03:38 · answer #2 · answered by I love my Doggie! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on how powerful the hose is, how cold the water is and how cold the temperature outside is!
Don't forget to dry the dog properly too!
2007-08-06 07:32:25 · answer #3 · answered by Joyful97 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Using cold water to bath your dog won't get it as clean as using warm water. Try washing your hair with cold water and see how clean it gets.
I always use warm water to bath my dog outside. At first she hated it, but now she's getting used to it and doesn't try to run away from me.
2007-08-06 09:06:19 · answer #4 · answered by noonecanne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose you can, but your dog will hate having a bath. He'll be so terribly chilled by the time you get all the shampoo out, he'll be shaking himself to pieces. If you intend doing that, then the least you can do is take him in the house and dry him - thoroughly - with a blow dryer.
2007-08-06 07:36:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
He won't chill to death or anything like that. Just don't leave him or her outside soaked to the skin. At least dry him off with a towel when you get down. He should be fine.
2007-08-06 07:53:51 · answer #6 · answered by CoolHand 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no he will chill to death unless it is over 90 buy him a plastic pool from like wal mart and take a bucket a go inside and get medium temp water and bathe him in that
2007-08-06 07:46:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i do it all the time and my dog doesn't seem to mind. he also goes into 32 degree water to retrieve ducks.
2007-08-06 08:11:20 · answer #8 · answered by paul67337 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's the best way!
:)
2007-08-06 07:36:54 · answer #9 · answered by ♫christy♫ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋