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<DIV>I don't bathe the bassets much unless they need a medicated bath or rolled
on something really stinky. I have used the bathtub method so eloquently
described by Duff and Karen and it is a good way to force you to clean your
bathroom because hair will be stuck everywhere when you finish. </DIV>
<DIV>I have a stall shower which I find easier now because I can shut me
and the victim err.. basset in and get both of us washed. </DIV>
<DIV>The other day my ex who is staying here (long pathetic story) comes in the
house and asks if Loki smells like gasoline. I immediately grab Loki who is
bouncing around the house and he reeks of gas! What the hell happened? I ask.
The explanation was that he was walking across the yard with a gas can and
didn't realize it was leaking and of course it was Loki's fault because Loki was
following him. So poor Loki got a hose bathe outside with plenty of suds to get
the gas off him. Fortunately it didn't seem to have gotten in his eyes, nose or
mouth. He just stood there looking really sad. Since it was so hot out, I left
him on the deck to dry for a few minutes. Loki got even with me later when he
snatched a chicken breast out of the refrigerator with the speed of light.</DIV>
<DIV>Kathy with Crackers, Loki the clean and Jordan who jumps in the empty tub
not a full one. </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>