Bath time!
Does anyone else's bull terriers LOVE baths? Chico can't get enough of them! He waits at the bath before and after and I have to stop him from jumping back into the bath when it's over. I can't wait to take him to the lake next year to see if he likes that to.
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Bathing is often not such a big deal. But of cause to every rule there are exceptions.
Our girl Djamila, who is not a fan of rain, will go outside and even take her time doing her business IN the rain, if wearing the rain coat and cap I've been sewing for her. Huge help!
She is not a huge fan of bathing either, although she loves hitting the pool. But we always make the time for body care and bathing a great experience for her, taking our time, praise, hugs and treats included. Afterwards she gets something to play with or dinner. So, all in all she knows good things are happening around bathing time - and that helps her to accept this and even nail clipping and stuff.
Our last EBT before was scared like crazy of bathing time and nail clipping. I did not know better at that time and thought the faster we're getting it over with the better for everyone.
I was wrong.
Just the other day I read about what I've learned the hard way myself: Dogs can experience such extreme stress, when being forced to or trying to comply in situations they are really uncomfortable with or when feeling pressured into something that they can not only faint during the process, they can even DIE from stress. No kidding.
Our girl Fancy fainted once during nail clipping and scared the hell out of me.
EBTs often seem very robust, strong and stubborn. That can be deceiving when it comes to us realizing how fragile and sensitive their minds really are.
This is why I love it so much to work with methods including "positive reinforcement". Not only do EBTs thrive with this kind of education. It also causes them a lot less stress than many other methods.