Dog Park Filth

[Breanna]

I took Crush to the dog park for the first time yesterday and it was great! She ran with those dogs faster than I've ever seen her run. I wiped her paws before letting her into the car. The park was a mixture of grass and sand which dogs urinated and pooped on quite a bit. There were some buckets of dirty water that some dogs were completely burying themselves in. (I'm glad Crush didn't do that).  I am a bit of a germaphobe and the idea of dog park germs in my car and house was pretty gross to me. I bathed her immediately after getting home. Now, I know they should only be bathed every 4-6 weeks (especially Crush with her dry skin) but I think I might like to take her more often than that. Do you all bathe your dogs after going to the dog park or have any other kind of routine? 

[jeanne & Lilly]

Breanna I had to laugh, I'm a bit of a germaphobe. My husband enjoys bringing Lilly to the park everyday, of course she loves it, but it makes me crazy. Once I stepped in poop and threw out the shoes, just outside the park.
Right now all the grass is dead at the park, so I Lilly gets wiped down with unscented baby wipes. Her hair is a little long right now, it takes at least 15 baby wipes. It's amazing how must dirt I get off. But typically it just takes several wipes to clean her paws.

[Breanna]

I just ordered some dog wipes to clean her paws after walking through the neighborhood. 

I have been using dawn dish soap and then rinsing which is a lot of work.