#Dogs : Psychology 101?
If there were such an animal, I’d take a course called Dog Psychology 101.
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I’d planned to spend the morning continuing to prepare for cooler weather by packing summer away and hanging winter in the closet.
This is what happened instead: After Hubby went to town on the motorcycle for a few groceries, I took the sheets off the bed, shared a little turkey bacon with doggies, and spent the next 2 hours looking for the Fat White Dog.

FWD under happier circumstances
I tripped through the sand and weeds, ruining my flip-flops on thorns, and walked through roads that aren’t as smooth as the one in this picture…

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…I feared the worst.
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I called her name until my throat was hoarse. Hubby arrived back and he called out for her, too, walking through woods and around the property — but to no avail. I went into the laundry room to cry until my eyes were raw.
Where was she?
Hubby found her, or I should say she allowed him to find her. She crawled out from under the car once I was in the house. This is very unusual behavior for FWD and we were concerned something was going wrong with her brain.
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Then I remembered last week.
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LAST WEEK: I took the sheets off the bed and vacuumed the floor, then I gave the dogs a treat and tried to lead the Fat White Dog to the bath tub. She growled and snapped at me. I gave the others a bath, and had to ask Hubby for help to get her into the tub.
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BATHING ROUTINE: I sing to the doggies, make sure the water is warm but not too hot, use a gentle, medicated shampoo, and tell them how much I love them. The other doggies stand in the tub as if it’s the worst humiliation EVER, but Fat White Dog looks as if it’s the worst form of torture imaginable.
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The aftermath of bathing FWD looks as if half the sand in the yard had been on her, but that’s only visible once the black water drains from the tub.
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THIS WEEK: When I took the sheets off the bed this morning and started giving dogs a little of the turkey bacon from my lunch, she was outta there. She didn’t emerge from under the car until I was in the house, and only because Hubby called her.
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I know why she was hiding, so then…why do I want to take a Dog Psychology course? Why not astronomy?
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Most people want to know the secrets of the universe. I want to know why dogs hate baths so much.
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What can possibly be better than knowing how to make bath time fun for a dog?
funny!!
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I wish I knew the answer to that. My older dog gets so scared of the water that his legs won’t hold him up. Ever try to bath a dog while it’s cowering on it’s belly? Makes me feel like I’m the meanest Mommie ever.
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I know how you feel. One of my puppies who is no longer with us was like that.
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hello floridaborne its dennis the vizsla dog hay if i may mayk a sugjestchun try giving fwd a bath in chikkin soop!!! i bet then she wood not mind it so mutch!!! i no i woodnt!!! ok bye
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Thanks for the advice, but I think the soap might change the flavor of it. 🙂
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So glad right now we never bathed Jamima when she was a kitten. Thinking it would have set a standard. Cats can be bathed however not all particularly go for it. Hope FWD settles back into the regular routine. Looking forward to how you solve this one. Good luck. Cheers,H
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Thanks. 🙂
She was 1 1/2 years old when she was rescued. She had been neglected and was starving when she was found. We know there had to be abuse somewhere in her past because of the way she would yelp and run away like someone was hurting her. She’s at least 9 years old now, and it’s hard to know what effects aging might be having on her.
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