Use a Wading Pool to Bath Your Dog

Bathing your dog indoors can be very messy. I hate cleaning the dog hair out of the bath tub when they are bathed in the house. I prefer to do it outside when the weather permits.

I have found that the easiest way to give my dog a bath is to buy one of those plastic wading pools. Clean up is easy with the wading pool, just spray it out with the hose when you are done.

Fill the pool with water a few hours before you bath them, the sun will warm up the water some. If your dog doesn't like to stay in the pool, you can drill a hole in the lip of the pool and use a carabiner (or small clip) to attach a leash to the pool. Now you can keep your dog from running away.

I prefer to use a shampoo specifically formulated for dogs so that it doesn't dry their skin. However, you can use a mild, tear-free soap, too. Use a sprayer on your hose that is gentle or use a cup to rinse your dog off. After they are all clean they can shake off a lot of the excess water since you are outside. You can finish drying them with a towel.