Clean, Fluffy…and Itchy
Jodi Webb
Our 13 year old has always been a good one to take Maggie for a walk or a romp in the back yard but she isn’t our go-to girl for the less-fun aspects of having a pet—baths, teeth brushing, pill time. So my husband and I were surprised to come home from the grocery store to a clean, non-smelly dog. Sniff, sniff. Is that the aroma of strawberries? Oh, no. For her surprise good deed she bathed Maggie with her own HUMAN shampoo. Nothing against humans but like a lot of dogs, Maggie gets the itchies from human shampoo—not to mention that the smells we all think are so delightful drive her crazy. I guess no self-respecting dog wants to smell like strawberries. Maybe the other dogs make fun of her. Tomorrow John’s going to re-bathe Maggie in her own shampoo while I show our daughter where we keep the dog shampoo(and the dog toothpaste)in case she feels industrious any time soon.
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