10/05/2024
I've given baths to A LOT of dogs in my life. Dalmatians, Labs, MinPins, Boxers, Rotties, Danes and more. I've known some dogs who absolutely loved to swim in lakes and river and even pools but then HATED bath time. I've known other dogs who would willingly jump into the shower and play with the water but would fight and squirm to get out if you even hinted at reaching for the shampoo bottle. I've known dogs who would stand patiently and endure bath time without a fuss and didn't seem to much care one way or the other.
BUT I HAVE NEVER - until now - seen a dog LOUNGE on their side in the bath water and absolutely relish it the way Xena does. Just went to take a bath and she jumped in with me, laid down with her bum between my ankles and her chin on my leg and batted her little eyelashes up at me like 'Hey grannie, what a great idea! We should do this more often!'
I swear if she could she would have snapped her little paw pads at papaw and ordered him to bring us both some and cucumber slices. She's a total tom boy 24/7 until she hears that bath water running and suddenly she becomes a total 90210 QUEEN!