The title should be How to Bathe a Dog, but that would turn off people who have/will never own a dog. Son John $pencer spoke of giving Sadie a bath, and I wondered why he didn’t dread it. He said, “It’s easy. I put peanut butter on the wall.”
Sadie rolled in something smelly in our yard, making her socially unacceptable. I asked to observe the cleaning routine. $ smeared peanut butter on the tub wall before whistling for Sadie, and she trotted in eagerly. She didn’t struggle a bit as he lifted her into the tub. If she noticed when he rubbed in the dog shampoo and rinsed her off, she never let on.
I presume the trick is to know how quickly your dog will clean the wall. Of course, it would also be good to know whether the pet likes peanut butter. If you have used the p-butter method, please let me know if it worked for you. If you had a disaster, I will consider removing this post for the good of mankind and best friends.
Mehrling Muse 
No dog here. My cats will kill if bathed!
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Oh, but have you tried tuna on the wall????
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I don’t think that’s enough but I’ll keep it in mind if it ever comes up.
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Could you distract a cat with tuna while cleaning the ear?
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No. I’d be wearing the tuna!
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LOL! 😆
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Oh man…never thought of that, but I’m going to try it pronto. Our little guy has threatened to take my arm off (in pieces). He’s small, but ferocious!
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I hope this will work for you.
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This is brilliant. Bet it makes Sadie even want a bath 🙂 While I never did that, our veterinarian used to smush dog treats onto the table when giving our dog shots. She was so busy eating the treats, she never noticed.
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Your vet was brilliant.
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What a clever idea! Dot doesn’t like having a bath but tolerates it and sits perfectly still until it is over.
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Dot is exceptionally well-behaved.
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What if the pooch is allergic to peanut butter? Or pretends to be? Who will then clean up the peanut butter? Just asking for a friend 🙂
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Ha! Ha! Good one, Susan. I certainly wouldn’t lick peanut butter off the tub wall!
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Now we need something that will work for cats … I’ve figured out how to get them to take meds, but not take a bath.
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If you bathe a cat successfully, please write about it. I’m sure I never put water on any of our four cats. If I had, I’d be minus a finger or so.
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I’ve watched a friend successfully give her cat a flea bath, but I’ve never been even remotely tempted to try it myself. LOL
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I was unaware of any dog that does not like peanut butter. 🙂
Our GS dog Rex used to go jump in the tub on his own when he wanted a bath–he loved water! Rand says we must have the only labs in the world who hate water.
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I never heard of a dog who volunteered for a bath! Maybe the labs are just trying to balance things out.
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My son’s dog sleeps in bathtub and snores. Echoes all over the house.
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That’s hard to believe!
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Darn! I have no one to try it on.
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LOL! That hit my funny bone.
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Why use peanut butter wall on bath.
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The dog was so busy licking the peanut butter that she didn’t fight being cleaned. Without that focus, she would have struggled to run away.
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Haha! We saw a similar idea wherein the person giving the bath tied a plastic bag around her forehead as a ‘hat’ and slathered peanut butter on the front of it. So as she gave her doggie a bath it was licking enthusiastically at the stuff on the bag on her forehead! Lol! Some people are so inventive!
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Wouldn’t it be hard to see what you are doing if the dog is licking your head area?
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Um… I get what you’re saying! I dunno, somehow it worked!
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What I great tip! I wish that I’d known it back when we had a dog.
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He’s an extra smart guy.
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This sounds like a fabulous trick and I shall try it with my dogs at the next bathing time!
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I hope it works well for you.
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What a great idea!
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What a terrific Original idea! 😀 One happy pooch and sparkling clean without even noticing the shampoo! Now, as others have mentioned, we need something similar for cats! I used to get scratched badly and my cat was always most indignant about needing a shower/bath!
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I can imagine your indignant cat and your scratched arms. I’m sure I never tried to wash any of our four cats.
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Yep, That will work. Mary Agnes and the Rooster, just 2 days ago saw the movie “The Peanut Butter Falcon.” It was one of those lift you up type movies, much needed in these conflicting times. Highly rated in our minds. such as they are. Our best to all!
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That movie sounds good. Has the dust settled after the wedding?
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Yes on the dust. Today is the Bride’s Birthday and we will be getting together at daughter Kathryn’s new home for a meal of chicken or Pork Chops. Mary Agnes shall make her famous Scalloped Potatoes. The groom had his birthday last week.
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The young couple has had one celebration after another!
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I was visiting my daughter one time and she asked me to help trim her dogs nails. My job was to hold the plate that was smeared with peanut butter while she trimmed his nails. The dog never even knew she was trimming his nails. 🙂
Our dogs have always been good about taking baths.
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You must have exceptional dogs.
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We think so. 🙂
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Great idea!! I don’t have a pet, but got a trick beforehand 😆😆
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