Monday, April 16, 2012

how to wash the dog

Gird self (wild ride, etc); she won't like it. Don't call her. Go get her. Pick her up and place her in the shower. Rinse with warm water.

Select organic shampoo. Or dog shampoo if you are so organized and prepared for such. Lather and massage, especially most needed areas. You know what I mean.

Release to wild. Or backyard. She won't shake in shower, of course, but will shake on expensive hickory hardwood floor even though you're holding the door open. Go out! Mop floor. She will shake again on deck (fine) and then will roll on grass vigorously, as though to dispense and cleanse of stinky organic shampoo. Hey, that was expensive! She doesn't care.

She looks like milkweed fluff when dry, and a chihuahua when wet. Her hair kinks and drips. She doesn't believe in being wet, and protests. She is not a water dog. She's a shepherd. She wants her flock to be together and safe: protected from wolves and thieves.

It was stressful and exhausting. Time to snore on her couch. Wait, is that wrong? I have a chair and she has a couch. hmm.