Sometimes we are smelly little dogs with no tails, or so they claim. Personally, I thinks that we smell just fine, but the people who live with us seem to disagree. Then they give us water tortures. Here is what I think of water. Does that look like a happy face to you? (Thank goodness they got rid of that terrible torture pool!)
Then, some nice people representing Fresh Dog sent us a way to smell nice without water tortures! It is Fresh Dog Dry Shampoo and Fresh Dog Waterless Bath Foam!
Evie got all excited about the Waterless Bath foam, so Secretary Mommy tested it on her first.
To use it, have your waterless bath assistant put some on their hands and then rub it into your fur. It has a fairly light, clean grapefruit scent.
Be sure to spread it around evenly. Secretary Mommy put a big glob on Evie’s back and said she should have dotted it around a bit first. Well, of course she should have! Silly Mommy! Evie smelled very nice after using this and I kind of wanted to smell like that too.
Evie and I next smelled the Dry Shampoo, and it smelled quite girly, like Lavender! Evie approves of girl smells, but I would rather smell more manly. So what does Secretary Mommy do? She put the girly smelling one me!
*Secretary Mommy Note: Ty was really stinky, he needed the stronger scented dry shampoo.
* Puppy on a Roomba Reply: No I didn’t, I smelled just fine! Kind of like nice dirty socks! When can I write my bloggy without an editor?
* Secretary Mommy Reply: When you learn to type.
Mommy says the powder is very easy to apply. She just sprinkled it on me and rubbed it in. It looked fine with my black fur too after it was rubbed in fully. It has a rather strong fragrance, I guess to make a dog smell super fresh. It worked, but I smelled like a girl! That still is better than a water torture though! Maybe next time Mommy will switch them around and give me the foamy one instead.
*Secretary Mommy Note: Only if you don’t already smell like dirty socks.
Overall, these products are Little Dog With No Tail Approved! We like them to freshen us up with less time spent in the water torture bath! Buy the foam for a lighter scent and bit less messy to apply option and the dry shampoo for a stronger scent to address stronger dog smells.
Disclosure: Secretary Mommy says the FTC requires me to tell you that a representative of the Fresh Dog company sent me these products for free for us to review. I’m just a little dog with no tail, so I don’t know what an FTC is. Mommy says it is the Federal Trade Commission. I thought it might mean For Tailless Canines?
Another great Ty and Evie post! My Yorkie and Lab were particularly interested in this one because neither one is thrilled with the prospect of a b-a-t-h (have to spell it – if I say the word, my Lab shakes like a leaf). I’ve tried other brands of water-free shampoo and wasn’t thrilled. I wipe them down with unscented baby wipes between baths but, that only helps so much. I’m REALLY not looking forward to Yorkie’s bath this coming week as he cries like he’s wounded and I wind up with welts when he tries to climb up my arm and neck to get away from the water. Technically they get showers – sort of irrelevent because bath/shower time is not happy for any of us.
I don’t like baths either and I know how to spell it too!!!!!
Ty – you’re one smart pup. My Lab knows that B-A spells something bad because he won’t make eye contact when I say those 2 letters in a row. I can’t bribe him with food or treats because neither is exciting to him. Yorkie CAN be bribed with food and treats because no one told him that Yorkies are supposed to have smaller appetites than Labs. As soon as he’s dry enough to no longer resemble a wet rat post-shower, he runs to the kitchen for his bonus piece of chicken breast.
I’m looking forward to new Ty and Evie posts and have shared links to your site with other doggy parents.
I’m so glad you are following us Melissa! I avoid that B.A.T.H. word at all costs. It is so evil! Why can’t I just stay smelling like nice rotten leaves anyway? My sister Evie knows the word too, but she actually likes it. What the heck is up with that!?!!?!