Time for Wilfs routine , fortnightly , undercarriage wash . To put it delicately , the flow is strong but the aim is poor . By the end of every second week his paws and nether regions are beginning to develop a senior dog smell . While I run the bath he segues into his invisibility act . Cleverly , he hides himself under the library table . This is a position that requires me to get down on my hands and knees to coax him out . It also means that it's physically impossible to develop the leverage needed to pick him up . Finally , with the aid of a piece of roast chicken , he's extracted and carried into the bathroom . He gets another piece of roast chicken as a reward after the event . The worldly wisdom of an old dog . " It's better to burn out than fade away " .
Oh the old 'hiding under the library table to get delicious roast chicken' trick, huh?! Yes, my dog clearly reads the same owner training manual.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear that Wilf is sweet smelling again.
There's a whole new fringe thing going on today, Wilf!
x (for Wilf!)
Garden hose!
ReplyDeleteGood for Wilf!
ReplyDeleteAnd its far better to succumb to a bribe than to go willingly!
ReplyDeleteI note Wilf's long fringe and then remember that the poor chap cannot see anyway. As for senior dog smell, funny I just trimmed the fur around Bertie's 'outflow pipe', last night, my nose having told me that this is not exclusively a problem with older chaps!
ReplyDeleteCheers! Gail.
Love your fringe, Wilf! Quite the look of a pup about you today!
ReplyDeleteMaybe he doesn't dislike the bath all that much. Maybe he's just found a clever way to get more chicken☺
ReplyDeleteWe don't think Wilf is blind at all, he just needs a headband or a barette on the top of his furry little head! Such a cute little guy, go for the chicken Wilfie-protein is good for you!
ReplyDeleteOh, we know about hiding places at bathtime so very well! The first one isn't hard to get, but after that, the other three become invisible in different places, too!
ReplyDeleteI don't suppose that telling him Kelly will think he smells fabulous would help?
my darling wilfy...but i miss seeing those expressive, even if blind, eyes. love you! ps - and how many humans could go for long without a bath either. tellem' that ole boy.
ReplyDeleteWilf's haircut reminds me of early Ringo Starr!
ReplyDeleteWhat is it with dogs and baths? Most don't mind jumping in to a pond, but they hide the minute a bath is drawn for them!
Susan
I can't see you, Wilf.
ReplyDeleteMandu
Very familiar. Edward hides underneath the piano.
ReplyDeleteBut he likes being blow dried. That's my job.
I've had to do the same thing a time or two with our crew--It was so much easier to crawl under a table to get something when I was ten...
ReplyDelete~Kim @ Golden Pines~
Undercarriage wash I love that! In Summer in the garden maybe???? Love from Southern Italy Susanne Daisy and Foxiie
ReplyDeleteFrom the photos, I thought that Wilf ascribed to the view that if he couldn't see you due to his fur bangs over his eyes, then you couldn't see him either! Great photos!
ReplyDeleteI also love your term "undercarriage wash"!
Lucky for me Maggie Mae is too big to hide many places in our house! :)
ReplyDeleteBlessings and Love,
Janelle and Maggie (I hate bath time too) Mae