Posts by ohiocowboy

I just looked online at Dog washes, and checked out how they operate. That is a great idea, especially for people on the go. I would have never thought there was a coin operated Doggy wash! Whoever invented that is undoubtably very rich now, and living in the lap of luxury!

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How, and how often do you bathe your Pet?

by ohiocowboy in

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do you have a set schedule to bathe your pet?

does it just get the hose outside, or a nice home spa treatment?

i bathe my dog about once a month or so.

ohiocowboy

I guess I should have said except for cats-lol

For any brave enough though, her are instructions for bathing a cat.-This is only a joke!

Cat Bathing As A Martial Art

Know that although the kitty cat has the advantage of quickness and lack of concern for human life, you have the advantage of strength. Capitalize on that advantage by selecting the battlefield. Don't try to bathe him in an open area where he can force you to chase him. Pick a very small bathroom. If your bathroom is more than four feet square, we recommend that you get in the tub with the cat and close the sliding-glass doors as if you were about to take a shower. (A simple shower curtain will not do. A berserk cat can shred a three-ply rubber shower curtain quicker than a politician can shift positions.)
Know that a cat has claws and will not hesitate to remove all the skin from your body. Your advantage here is that you are smart and know how to dress to protect yourself. We recommend canvas overalls tucked into high-top construction boots, a pair of steel-mesh gloves, an army helmet, a hockey face-mask, and a long-sleeved flak jacket.
Use the element of surprise. Pick up your cat nonchalantly, as if to simply carry him to his supper dish. (Cats will not usually notice your strange attire. They have little or no interest in fashion as a rule.)
Once you are inside the bathroom, speed is essential to survival. In a single liquid motion, shut the bathroom door, step into the tub enclosure, slide the glass door shut, dip the cat in the water and squirt him with shampoo. You have now begun one of the wildest 45 seconds of your life.
Cats have no handles. Add the fact that he now has soapy fur, and the problem is radically compounded. Do not expect to hold on to him for more than two or three seconds at a time. When you have him, however, you must remember to give him another squirt of shampoo and rub like crazy. He'll then spring free and fall back into the water, thereby rinsing himself off. (The national record for cats is three latherings, so don't expect too much.)
Next, the cat must be dried. Novice cat bathers always assume this part will be the most difficult, for humans generally are worn out at this point and the cat is just getting really determined. In fact, the drying is simple compared with what you have just been through. That's because by now the cat is semi-permanently affixed to your right leg.
You simply pop the drain plug with your foot, reach for your towel and wait. (Occasionally, however, the cat will end up clinging to the top of your army helmet. If this happens, the best thing you can do is to shake him loose and to encourage him toward your leg.) After all the water is drained from the tub, it is a simple matter to just reach down and dry the cat.
In a few days the cat will relax enough to be removed from your leg. He will usually have nothing to say for about three weeks and will spend a lot of time sitting with his back to you. He might even become psychoceramic and develop the fixed stare of a plaster figurine.
You will be tempted to assume he is angry. This isn't usually the case. As a rule he is simply plotting ways to get through your defenses and injure you for life the next time you decide to give him a bath. But at least now he smells a lot better.

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How, and how often do you bathe your Pet?

by ohiocowboy in

jw
friends

do you have a set schedule to bathe your pet?

does it just get the hose outside, or a nice home spa treatment?

i bathe my dog about once a month or so.

ohiocowboy

Do you have a set schedule to bathe your pet? Does it just get the hose outside, or a nice home spa treatment?

I bathe my dog about once a month or so. She is an inside Dog, so it takes a while for her to get really "Ripe". Besides, I love her Doggy smell as long as there is not a green cloud emanating from her.

She loves getting a bath. The only part of the routine she hates is getting her nails clipped. After that, she gets a good ear cleaning-although she gets those periodically anyways, and then gets the bath. I take her into the shower with me, and I have the detachable shower head so it can reach her. She gets a good rinse, then lather, then rinse, repeat. I make it enjoyable for her by massaging her as I work the suds up. The best part for her is the rinse, as she gets the shower massage setting. I switch back and forth between different settings with nice warm water, and she loves it all over her body. The rinse itself takes close to 20 min. or so. When done she knows to stay in the shower til I dry off, then when I get her towel out, she knows it is OK to jump out of the tub to get dried. She always wants to play afterwards-well, after getting a cookie anyways.

I see lots of people just get out the hose with cold water in the yard to clean their Dogs. Not that there is anything wrong with that-LOL, but I like to make my Dog feel the best she can possibly feel. And I feel good from all the Kisses and tail wags I get afterwards.

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are mixed race marriages ok?

by Star57 in

does the bible say anything about people marrying other races???

im white, and my boyfriend is iraqi, is this okay?

ohiocowboy

I am sorry if my post offended you Hortensia.

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If you live in Kentucky....

by Preston in

do you have any recomendations on places to visit?.

- preston.

ohiocowboy

Big Bone Lick State Park. First time I went, I expected something different, But is still a fun, neat place to visit..., and if you go on Tuesday, there is a big flea market not too far away, I have bought some incredible stuff there!

http://parks.ky.gov/findparks/recparks/bb/

Also, if you like the outdoors, there is Mammoth Cave park.

http://www.nps.gov/maca

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are mixed race marriages ok?

by Star57 in

does the bible say anything about people marrying other races???

im white, and my boyfriend is iraqi, is this okay?

ohiocowboy

Of course it is OK for one human being to marry another human being...

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Dogs on the bed yes no?

by restrangled in

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this is a lighter topic.. how do you feel about your dogs on the bed?

forbid it?.

my boys are allowed on the bed all day but at night we say "down to the crate" the crate happens to be a very expensive leather couch with many pillows.. they listen to what ever we say, but the human bed seems to be the best place.. i change the sheets every other day.....can't stand the itchy, scrachties!.

ohiocowboy

The question for me would be; Does my Dog allow me to sleep on my bed with her??? I find it almost impossible to sleep if she is not on the bed. Even when my S.O. and I are in the same bed, we have to have her up there too. And when we are in our own separate beds, she moves back and forth from bed to bed so we don't feel left out.

At times it appears that I am her pet. She gets free reign of everything. We can even feed her off of a fork, and she takes it so carefully, that she takes the food without touching the fork. I figure that our animals are part of the family, She is my Baby, so I treat her as such.