BATH DAY!!!!

I realize that my posts may give the impression of me being a strong and brave individual...and perhaps when it comes to certain things like stepping on spiders, mowing the lawn or running a rehearsal at the University I am those things. But when it comes to giving Buford and Della baths---FORGET IT! So this morning it was off to the vet where the experts were put to work.

The neat thing about Bath Day is the 4-5 hour block of quiet in my home once the pups have been dropped off. It is also a recovery period after driving the 4.5 miles to the vet's office with 2 basset hounds in a sports car while trying not to have an accident because Della wants to look outside MY window! And all this while trying to avoid getting sideswiped by crazy people who think they own the road during "school bus rush hour."

But the quiet time is short lived and soon it is time to pick the darling cherrubs up from their day of "pampering." All at once, out of the groomer's area come two exited pups running at full speed across the linoleum floor--quite a site as they skid on the slippery floor by the way! Both are all clean and shiny. Their coats all fluffed up. And best of all: nails are trimmed!!

And for the next 10 hours or so they both smell wonderful--not houndy or doggy, but clean and sweet.

....and then Buford finds some worms after the rain fall and simply HAS to roll in them! So my friends, remember when bathing bassets--enjoy it while it lasts. Thus endeth the lesson.