Make peace in your own head with the concept of a bath. A dog that’s clean and odor-free is a joy to be around. There’s nothing pleasant about being able to smell your dog when you walk in your front door. Regular bathing and brushing keeps shedding to a minimum as well. The ritual of bathing your dog also gives you the opportunity to feel any unnatural lumps or bumps on his skin that might need to be seen by your veterinarian. So a bath is a good thing!
In its extreme form, a human having a bad attitude about any activity done with their dog can have detrimental effects on him. I once had a client whose dog began to have a seizure every time he took him to the grooming salon. He was convinced it was connected to the grooming experience itself. But I had my suspicions. “Ranger” accompanied his owner in the car to run errands on a daily basis, and never knew where he was going until he got there. But when Ranger began to seize in the car only when my client’s intention was to go to the groomer, he finally saw the light.
After a heart-to-heart talk, my client admitted that he had a desperate fear of water and hated getting baths himself as a child. Somehow, this anxiety was communicated to Ranger and the seizures were the direct result. It took awhile, but my client finally learned to change his attitude and energy, and he and Ranger are doing just fine now.
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