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Muddy in the NorthWest! How do you keep your Doodle clean?
How do you keep your doodles clean during the winter months in the North west? This was asked in the North West Doodles group and I thought it was a GREAT question. We have a big side yard that wraps around the house and we have a doggie door that goes out from our dinning room to the side/back yard..well they were going out there and getting soooo dirty and then they would come running back in and jump up on the couch or worse in bed with us all muddy and wet!
So, we built a picket fence with a gate and we cut the yard into just a small area outside the sliding glass door and then we covered everything with river rock. There's just not enough thick grass in the yard, it's very sparse here and there grass and mostly it's just dirt ground cover. This was all fine and good during the summer months but once the NW rain hit us..the yard became straight mudd and hell.
So now they have access to the side yard during the evening to do their business or lay out in the cold air like they like to do and they have a cement slab right out the door (the patio) and then on each side of that they have river rock which we hose down every day so the doodoo and pee just filters down into the the ground through the rocks. They seem to be fine with it.
Then we make sure to take them on a lot of long walks for their excersize and I wash them once a week (at least) we keep towels by the door and long throw rugs and runners at the front door.
This was a great question!! Me and my husband both come from California and last time we owned dogs was in California so we just looked at each other and were like "How do people deal with this mess all the time"? There must be some ancient secret we're not aware of yet? Haha!
So, we built a picket fence with a gate and we cut the yard into just a small area outside the sliding glass door and then we covered everything with river rock. There's just not enough thick grass in the yard, it's very sparse here and there grass and mostly it's just dirt ground cover. This was all fine and good during the summer months but once the NW rain hit us..the yard became straight mudd and hell.
So now they have access to the side yard during the evening to do their business or lay out in the cold air like they like to do and they have a cement slab right out the door (the patio) and then on each side of that they have river rock which we hose down every day so the doodoo and pee just filters down into the the ground through the rocks. They seem to be fine with it.
Then we make sure to take them on a lot of long walks for their excersize and I wash them once a week (at least) we keep towels by the door and long throw rugs and runners at the front door.
This was a great question!! Me and my husband both come from California and last time we owned dogs was in California so we just looked at each other and were like "How do people deal with this mess all the time"? There must be some ancient secret we're not aware of yet? Haha!
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Permalink Reply by Jonathan Smith on
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I take Joey to the dog park several days each week. He gets dirty and muddy but mostly just his legs. When we get home I fill a dishpan with about 6" warm soapy water (1 drop liquid hand soap) and wash all four feet and legs, then towel dry. I brush off his belly with the towel too. This get him clean enough to come inside and take his nap on the couch.
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