Try it with a cat :) you'll get a whole new sense of "riled up"!

I have a Flatcoated Retriever, he loves his bath. If he thinks it's time for one, he'll bring me the shampoo bottle!

Yes, I have washed a cat on more than one occasion, specifically a male Himalaya/Tora mix...he'd be extremely po'd, but the "OooooooooOOOOOoooooOOOOOOO~!' growling throughout his bath would have me in stitches.

My ex-hubby has custody of our two pooches, and the 5 lb pomeranian, Ewok, HATES grooming of any sort. Attacks and growls at brushes, gets nosebleeds when the clippers come near, it's very stressful.

On the other hand, my deceased labrador LOVED water. One year frankie became so caught up in swimming that the hubby and a fellow trail walker had to jump in to rescue him (he was a rescue dog, still severely overweight, and had tired out).

My dog loves it. The cat, not so much.

Both our dogs did not like bathtime. Wound up wrestling with them, to keep the anti-tick shampoo on long enough. Once I wound up chasing the still-soapy dog around the yard with the garden hose, to get the stuff off.

I thought it was because they were "outside" dogs. Wouldn't your dog already be used to being picked up, etc?

My Siberian husky loathes baths. He will growl and bite and struggles to get away. Slippery devil. Strange thing is when he gets out, he's the happiest dog ever, howling and running in circles. It's so damn funny to see.

Two dogs, littermates, both black Labs. One loves her bath as well as water in any form. The other refuses to be bathed and will fight to exhaustion to avoid a bath. Go figure!

I never tried to give my Dobie a bath, but once my friend took her into the lake for a swim, and she walked on water to get out of it.

I don't think she would have taken well to being bathed.

My jack russel's kind of a wimp about it actually. He just stands in the middle of the tub looking pathetic. When he's done though, he runs around the house as fast as he can for about 10 minutes like it's the best.day.eveh! It's pretty funny to watch the shift in his mood.
Most times though I take him to the groomer because it's just esier and she says he does the same thing there.

@Sabrina, that's what my family's dogs do too. During the bath, they stand there looking at you with that "Mommmmmm whyyyyyy?????!!!" look. And then, afterward, they're romping around like they're puppies again.

My chihuahua hates being bathed. I have to keep his collar on and hook a finger hooked on it so he won't run away. He stuggles the whole time, or scratches me, or cries and acts like I'm beating him.

My fat mutt also hates baths, and will run away/ jump out of the tub if I turn my back for more than a second.

The Great Dane, though, loved baths. For him, it was Petsy Time With Water. He'd stand on the back porch, no leash, and let me bathe him with a water hose. He also loved being toweled off, especially on his face.

I thought it was because they were "outside" dogs. Wouldn't your dog already be used to being picked up, etc?

My dog is picked up constantly. She's fine with it, as long as it doesn't involved having her head dunked under water, which I try to do as briefly as possible.

P.S. I use Dawn dishwashing liquid as an anti-flea bath, and then this wonderful Buddy Rinse Conditioner - Lavender & Mint Scented.

I use baby shampoo on their faces and regular flea/tick shampoo on their bodies- but my dogs are outside a lot.

*If you live around Austin, there's a typhus outbreak right now. It's spread by fleas on dogs/cats/possums/etc.- so keep up with your flea control.*

Perhaps the Goddess' dog has been looking at the I Has a Hotdog blog:
http://dogs.icanhascheezburger.com/2011/06/06/funny-dog-pictures-goggie-gif-y-u-torture-me/

You know the old saying about how the definition of insanity is attempting to do the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result? Well, that's not quite correct. The correct definition of insanity is "attempting to bathe a cat".

I have a Tibetan Spaniel. Their dislike for water is actually part of the breed description. He will walk around puddles, refuses to go into dew soaked grass, and will do his best to poop in the hyouse if it's raining outside. When we took him to PetCo to get him bathed we were told he wasn't welcome back because he *shrieked.* When we bathe him at home me moans and whimpers and looks at us like we're trying to kill him.

But throw him in a four foot snowbank and he's a happy guy.

"My dog is picked up constantly. She's fine with it, as long as it doesn't involved having her head dunked under water, which I try to do as briefly as possible."-Amy

Amy, are you actually dunking her head under the water?

I think any dog would freak out if you are doing that. It's not like you can tell them, "okay, hold your breath now."

Use a cup and dump water over her head, and she still probably won't like it, but I'm sure it'll be less traumatic!

I'm sorry if that was a joke, and I'm just slow.. which is why I'm asking!

My dogs don't like baths, but they will tolerate them as long as we have a good hold on them.

Haha, okay! I just had to make sure! I sort of doubted you were, but you just can't be sure unless you ask.

My Rottie loves to go in the water-- she especially likes to "go fishing", weaving back and forth across the creek and pouncing on anything that moves. Because we let her go in the creek, she also has to get hosed down after every walk. She'd rather not, but she stands patiently, turns around when asked and holds up her paws to get her feet rinsed. She even got in the habit of drinking from the hose before her bath.

Getting her to not shake off shampoo was a bit of a challenge, but once she figured out what we wanted her to do, she complied.

If she really doesn't want to do something, she freezes. Just try to make a stiff Rottweiler do anything. Fortunately, she's game for anything that doesn't involve a vacuum cleaner.

My dog does the same thing as Sabrina's, but I don't see it as being a "Happy" turboing, I see it as, "Get it off! Get it off! Get it off! GETITOFFGETITOFFGETITOFF!!!"

Oh, and she also curls up her front legs and pushes herself along the carpet, wiping her face back and forth to dry it.

My dog loves baths. Havanese in general love water so she likes pools, creeks, rivers, long walks in the rain (really--doesn't bother her a bit!) running through the snow in winter and through the sprinkler in summer. However, because the breed is double coated (wirey think undercoat with long straight overcoat) my sanity is worth the $25 a month to have Lisa-the-best-groomer-ever clip and bathe Sassy Pants.

My Jack Russel's act just like Sabrina's dog - poor pitiful little things think they're being punished at bath time, then do laps around the house in glee when it's over. But they do this other thing that is so funny...not sure if you'll get the visual but it's worth trying...

I get in the bathtub with them (I know, you non-dog folks will never understand, but it's the most efficient way I've found). I sit in the tub and they're both behind me. I ask "who's first?" and sort of scooch my buns over so someone can pass. One of them volunteers to be first and "assumes the postion", in front of me so that I can use the cup to wet, shampoo and rinse them. Then I scooch over to the other side and the clean dog exits to behind me. Then I slide to the other side and the second victim walks to the front and center, ready for his/her turn. They take turns being first. They act like it's torture, but I really don't think either of them mind. And the older they get (10 and 14 now) the more they seem to enjoy the warm water. It's an absolute hoot to watch them perform the routine without any verbalizing from me.

And if you've never spent time with a JRT, you need to know that they are such entertaining little comedians. So expressive.

For the non-dog people who have made it this far, dont worry - I end this event by giving myself a good scrub in the shower.

I actually had the neighbor come investigate my cat's tortured howling once. He's THAT loud and THAT miserable sounding. I don't bathe him often, but every once in a while he gets himself horribly dirty.

My dog absolutely hates baths. When I want to give her one, I have to first close the front door (or she'll run outside and stay in the corner behind a tree where it's a pain to get to her). Then as soon as I pick up the rugs from the bathroom, her ears go down and she knows what's coming. She'll act like a kid throwing a tantrum and lay down, and roll on her back so I can't even really pick her up. I usually have to trick her into getting up, then I can finally essentially hold her up and walk her into the bathroom. Once I get her in there, she'll climb into the tub (I have one of those dog mats in there to it's not slippery too). The whole time she's getting her bath she acts pissed off (droopy ears, shakes on me at the worst times, etc).

However... afterwards, she runs around happy as can be. She loves the feeling AFTER the bath. As much as she might want to deny it, it's pretty obvious to anyone that sees it. This must be a common thing as I see a few similar mentions above (not caught up on thread).

This dog is actually pretty silly when it comes to getting wet. She hates baths, avoids my pool, hates sprinklers or hoses. However, she has no problem what so ever rolling in wet grass or walking in a downpour. Go figure.

I can give her a pass on the pool though. I'd only had her for about 3 months (she was about a year old when I got her at the humane society) when she was bitten by a dog while we were walking. Two days later with the full stitches, cone of shame and all... she fell in the pool. I think that pretty much ruled out the pool.

He just stands in the middle of the tub looking pathetic. When he's done though, he runs around the house as fast as he can for about 10 minutes like it's the best.day.eveh!

I'll add my French Bulldog to the list on that one. I bathe her in the laundry room sink and shut the door while I'm attaching the spray nozzle and getting the water the right temperature. She cowers in the corner and shakes like a Chihuahua on a comedown. She's stopped whining while I'm actually bathing her, but she still gives me the look that says my massaging her with shampoo (Gold Medal brand whitening shampoo--I promise it won't turn your white dog blue) and rinsing her with a gentle spray of water is the absolute worst thing that ever happened ever. She puts her ears completely down, which emphasizes the wrinkles and buggy eyes, so she's playing the most pitiful dog in the world. After I let her out, she runs around the house like the Tasmanian Devil and brings me every toy she has.

She really hates all water, which makes the spray bottle disciplining pretty effective. She doesn't even like to pee when the grass is wet. She'll do it, but she gives a look that says she's definitely doing it under protest.

Miguel: Hee. I do not like the cone of shame.

My dog will jump in lakes, pools, road side canals, any muddy puddle he runs across, but I have to pick him up and carry him to the bathroom and then straddle him with my knees to give him a bath

I have 3 large dogs and I bathe them all myself. It involves a day off work and one of us bathes the dogs and one sits with the baby. I have to choke chain my dogs and lead them into the bath because their intuition says "oh crap its bath day!" and they run and hide and firmly plant their asses wherever they wind up. Once I get them in the bathroom and shut the door, though, they know it's all over with. I snap my fingers and say "in the tub" and they grudgingly step in and wait. My American bulldog shakes and quivers the whole time, but I have to be in the tub in my swimsuit and hold them between my legs while I stand and wash and rinse them (one at a time, though). I have one of those shower heads that has a hose that makes it possible to get the spray down on their level. After bath they run around trying to rub the furniture and rolling in the floor like they are on fire!