LOL   Naw!  He's just nasty!  My SIL and daughter came in from outside laughing like crazy!  They had thrown the ball for Amos and it landed way back in the recently cleared very powdery dirty area of our back yard.  Amos was so "exuberant" with his chasing of the ball, that he misstepped and tumbled.  They said he went head over heels.  From all the dirt on him, I'd say they were not exaggerating. Yes, he will be getting a bath this afternoon when I get home from church. Ya'll pray for me, ok? I'm gonna needed it!

Someone should take pics if Amos's bath! I bet that'll be funny!

Posted By texasjewel on 06/08/2008 8:02 PM
Know what I did to Bailey? The last two times we have had to take a bath because of "stuff" she has rolled on (and she sleeps with us!), I've put her in the shower with me and I scrub her first and pick her up to rinse her and then set her back down in the shower and scrub her again, and then pick her up to rinse. Her daddy waits patiently with the towel and I hand her off to him to towel dry...then I get the rest of my shower. Kills two birds with one stone! After she is towel dried, I get the blow dryer out and blow her the rest of the way dry. She's not real happy about the showers, but she is so good and stands perfectly still. When I pick her up to rinse her, she just freezes and doesn't move. So far...so good! You might try it.

That sounds like a pretty good idea, except for the "picking up to rinse".  Amos weighs 50lbs!  I'd just have to let the shower run and rinse him off like that.  lol  Also, when he gets excited, he tends to jump up and put his big ole feet on me.  Unprotected tender parts in the shower might be a problem.  When he stands up his paws can touch almost to my shoulders......ouch....