Dirty Dog
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| It's called being a dog. Dogs, especially the younger ones, enjoy digging and biting or eating dirt. It is exploration time. Even older ones past the age of exploration come in muddy: rain, puddles, dew all collect on the hair/fur and it the dog is dusty or travels through dirt, they become muddy. First, relax. * Make paw washing a game. Removing the major stuff with towels may be enough, foot baths are time consuming. * Throw rugs. Decorating nightmare, unsafe for older adults, but a carpet saver. * Direct muddy paws to area with hard floor. When the grime falls from the paws, broom and dust pan. * Trim the paws. Beveling the hair up from the ground gives you a bit of clearance. Granted, not enough clearance for an enthusiastic digger. It is a problem for all dogs, young and old. Develop a more relaxed attitude.....large dogs and good housekeeping medal .....hard to have both. Best kept homes with big dogs had very little, even no, carpeting. When my dog population was 7, I enjoyed their presence, not so much their little presents, especially the back rubbing on the walls. Here's Muddog Glacier and a really ugly throw that protects the hall carpeting.  |
Welcome to the wonderful world of SHEEPIE-PLAY!!!!!!!! |
 Hope for dry weather and yes, you should just keep your bucket of water handy near the door.  |
| I feel your pain! Monty has gotten better with age, he was dirtier and more diggy around 1 compared to 3. We have a separate dog run next to the garden and close the gate to the garden on wet muddy days, and just make sure he has a long walk once in the day so we only have to wash his feet once in the day. Sorry no easy way for the cleaning. Monty is in long coat so we have to plop him the bath, in the summer we have a hose in the dog run, so it is quicker to wash off his feet.   |
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