Over the holiday weekend, Perry and I decided to give Dharma and Merida a bath. As a reminder… Dharma LOVES water and Merida HATES it. So who do you think was easier to bathe?
If you guessed the dog that loves water — Dharma — you would be WRONG!
Although Dharma loves water, she loves to bite at the water coming from the hose. Also, she has the thickest hair of any lab I’ve ever seen. EVER. We were 30 minutes in before water ever reached her skin. By the time she was lathered up, Perry and I were both soaked. Finally rinsed, Dharma was not happy with us… but she was clean!
Merida was the good girl probably for the first time ever.
Merida is slick haired. She’d been groomed before but it had been a long time. Giving her a bath in the tub or shower is a nightmare, but giving her a bath with the hose on the deck was a piece of cake. She’s sleek and shiny.
Fast forward 5 hours later…
Dharma was still too wet to brush, and Merida was bone dry. Perry and I brought our shoes inside that we’d left in the sun to dry — they were still wet. It was an experience, for sure. Not sure if Perry will volunteer next time around. 😉
Now you know: In 1966 the glass roof of the Houston Astrodome was painted to reduce glare. However, this reduced the amount of sunlight in the stadium and most of the grass died. A synthetic grass surface called ChemGrass was installed in its place, and Astroturf got its name.