August 14

By the end of last night I realized that I would have to break down
and give the puppies a bath. They all had varying amounts of dried
puppy mush and most of them having some extra panacur on them, bath
time became inevitable.

Because I do most everything with "Annabelle and the pups". Bathtime
help their little personalities come out. The little girl with the
pink collar wanted nothing to do with water at first, but once she got
in and started getting rubbed all over, she really enjoyed the
attention. The other little girl, with the purple collar, loved the
idea of bath time. She is one of the more adventurous spirits in this
litter so she took a bath all in stride. She enjoyed splashing all
around and didn't really want out of the tub. Thank goodness I washed
her in a bathtub. If I would have tried a sink bath, I don't think
there would have been any water left in! Our cammo colored pup is a
big lug out of water. When I put him in the tub, he just sat there
with a goofy puppy grin on his face. The white pup was the last one in
and he was tired. He kept trying to lay down and put his head between
his front paws. (The water was about 2" deep at the drain end and with
him lying down, his nostrils are only about an inch off of the tub
base.) Had to keep reminding him that he had to stand or at least hold
his head up so he wouldn't drown.

For those of you who are using this as a reference for your own foster
puppies, the puppies were just washed in warm water - no soap. At this
age, they aren't really dirty and very few soaps are recommended for
pups under 6 weeks old. I just wanted to "melt off" the dried on
chunks. After the bath, I dried everyone off and kept them in the warm
bathroom so no one would catch a chill.