“Anyone who doesn’t know what soap tastes like has never bathed a dog!” So the saying goes. And anyone who has ever had a hound dog knows what a nasty dog smells like. Especially if that hound dog is a scent hound….one that follows his knows to every disgusting smell in the world.
I have two such scent hounds, Truman and Jed. And when we go to the cabin they find every pile of cow, deer, bear, rabbit and duck poop they can possibly smell out and roll in it. The whole rolling in poop thing is primal, to cover their own scent so they can sneak up on their prey. Like a box of Milk Bones is going to run when they go for their snack. But anyway, they love to roll in poop. And often that means several bathes in a weekend of rolling fun.
At my age, bending over a tub with a dog loaded with suds is tough on my back. As luck would have it, on the drive home in little Wardensville, WV, right by the road we take home, is a Car Wash and they have added this wonderful Dog Wash.
It has an elevated bath tub with a ramp that the dogs can walk right up. Well, more like drag right up because after stopping just one time and bathing them there they have figured out the routine and they don’t want to go up the ramp any more. It is so nice to be able to stand and wash the stink off of them without breaking my back bending over a tub.
And check out the “services” available. You can choose shampoo, conditioner, rinse, oatmeal shampoo, flea bath, blow dry or super blow dry. And all of this for only $5.00 for 10 minutes. WOW! What a deal. I can actually bathe both Truman and Jed in 10 minutes. Although we don’t blow dry in that time. They hate the sound of the loud blow dryer so we just shake dry and use our own towels.
While this is the look of two not so happy and wet dogs, I wish you could see the smile on my face after the event has ended. 🙂
Whoever thought of adding the Dog Wash to the little Car Wash that we pass each time on our way home was brilliant!
The Studio 
