February 28th, 2009 | 
Author: I wish I had a few images to show you of Peanut’s first bath with me yesterday but I had my hands full. Peanut was becoming a stinky little dog so I decided it was time to give him a bath. Please note that I am a new puppy daddy and have never given a bath to any little fur person before. So I had to just figure out first if I would give my dear little friend a bath in my bathtub or in the kitchen sink. Well Peanut is a little guy even though he thinks he is a big boy. He tries to tell me all of the time that “Size Doesn’t Matter”. By nature a Chihuahua is a bred of fur persons that is fearless. In other words, this pint-sized pet is master of his universe and fears nothing. I do know that he is not happy when I bring out the vacuum cleaner or a remote control toy car. I picked the kitchen sink. We ran some warm water in the sink and added some doggy shampoo then I picked up Peanut and set him in the water. As brave as he is the poor little guy was shaking as I gave him his bath. I kept one hand on the back of his neck to keep him from shaking off his coat and kept telling him that he is a very good boy. After the bath I dried him off and then took a blow-dryer and finished the job. Much to my surprise he didn’t mind the blow-dryer at all. As he set on my lap I took a hairbrush and gently brushed his head and body. He loved being brushed. Chihuahuas like to stay warm so I took an old blanket and placed it on the floor next to my desk. He lay down and I covered him. He stayed in the blanket until I got up and he followed me back to the kitchen. He was a very happy little boy and so was I with a good smelling Peanut.
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