Muddy Dogs, Rainy Day - Page 2

My friend made me a sign that hangs on my front door, it says "Please remove your glasses, your shoes are OK" . Now if you happen to be younger than 40 and don't yet need glasses "Deal with it or don't come in" !

How do I handle a muddy dog in the house? "Hupp!" immediately into the bathtub. I have endured bad days when I had three (3) muddy dogs in the bathroom at the same time. I have a male that likes to patrol the fenceline and bark at the neignbour's horses, and has done this to the end there is now a 100'+ muddy path beside the fence.

While I was unemployed this winter there was one (1) week when he received three (3) or four (4) baths. One would think that he would learn; but I think he is just jiggy about the extra attention.

But the worst evening was not caused by mud; rather it was caused by a skunk that sprayed four (4) of them in their faces. I washed them with the special "skunk mix" two (2) at a time that night.

Regards,

Bob-O

I got tired of having "tar babies" during the winter.

Despite a rainy winter this year, I have no muddy dogs these days. Along the fence lines in the backyard, I had a contractor put in a wide pathway of compacted, decomposed granite (surrounding the lawn). The dogs are not allowed to play on the central, sodded area during the winter. This combination eliminates mud during the winter and dust during the summer.

Although the rest of the front yard has sod, the fenced, front courtyard/patio area has Basalite pavers. Two of the dogs generally hang out here during the day and have a covered front deck (durable, synthetic wood) plus the surrounding pavers.

The side yards are largely cemented.

Mud, mud, mud, mud...my driveway is like a giant sponge, threatening to suck your shoes off with every step. Beckett could care less, he gets wiped off on the porch, before he comes in...Kalie leaps like a deer, from one semi-dry spot to the next, and looks ruefully around, and then at me , if she actually has to dirty her paws,( she's a princess!) But once she gets dirty, then it's all over, and she'll frolic in the nasty stuff, too. LOTS of towels, etc.....I don't need little mud puppies! jackie harris

I found this really cool thing for wiping down a wet muddy dog.  It looks like something you wash a car with...it's made of microfiber, has many short dread-lock looking things.  It works great!

Well I feel better now at least knowing I'm not the only one disgusted with rainy days and muddy dogs.  I just deal with it for now until the weather breaks and I have some concrete sidewalks put in.  Part of the problem is our lawn is a "newer" lawn.  The grass hasn't exactly grown into a full lawn so it gets muddy fast.  The landscaper who put it in IMO didn't put down enough seed....ugh can't wait til summer!

I'm glad I'm not the only one with muddy dogs..LOL     alot of good ideas too.      If its above freezing I will hose them off sometimes, usually its not that bad.     best idea I think is to have an area where I can keep them until they dry out a bit.

I'd say I was in a hurry for summer but last summer was so dry the dust was as big a problem as the mud, and just add a little rain and we start all over again...lol      I might just cover the whole place with wood chips..   Oh well... thanks all.

I put in an invisible fence to keep my dogs out of the perennial beds where they like to dig, and get themselves REALLY muddy. There is a section up agains the house where they like to dig, too, and I strung the fence along this area. It helped a lot, until they decided the perimiter of my rose bed made a GREAT racetrack!  They chased each other around in circles until the grass was worn down to bare dirt, which will be mud come spring. I'm planning to string the fence around this area once the ground has thawed enough. This will be my first spring with 2 dogs, and by the time the ground has dried out, I JUST MIGHT be looking at investing in a paved kennel/exercise area, to save my floors and my sanity.  (I wrote the rugs off long ago, when Star decided to sharpen her teeth on one of them...)

Current procedure is I keep towels just inside the door, and wipe them down. I may try some water as well, but I'll make sure it's a shallow bowl that's hard to knock over.  I'm also thinking of putting a really cheap hall runner between the door and my study, which is their 'den' area.to soak up the mud that's still on their paws after wiping.  I've also thought about making an enclosed deck area where they can loaf until dry if they're really wet and muddy.

Here in the west of ireland in winter my dogs are permanatly muddy they run through the fields and splatter mud everywhere .I have a lovely concrete pen for them but sure you cant keep them penned up so i have to put up with it .Roll on summer

We wipe out feet on our way OUT the door these days.