Bathing your Corgi puppies made easy
There is a way to make bath time an easy, and maybe even enjoyable experience for you and your Corgi puppies. Teaching your Corgis the “Bath” command while they are still a puppies makes this possible. This command works so well that Lawrence and Sammy (my Corgi’s) jump into the bathtub all on their own! Here’s how to do it:
- Say the “Bath” command and run to the tub. Give your puppies a treat for following you into the bathroom and up to the tub. Repeat this step a few times for the next few days.
- Lay a towel or a traction mat in the bath tub, place your puppies’ favorite toy on the towel/mat.
- Say the “Bath” command and run to the tub, this time help your puppies into the tub, rewarding him with a treat.
- Play with your Corgi puppies for a few minutes in the bathtub (no water yet). Take them out of the tub, repeat this step a few times a day until your puppies get excited about “tub time”.
- With the stopper not in the tub, run the water gently while you play with your Corgi puppies in the tub ( don’t fill it yet) . Repeat this step a few times until your puppies are used to having the water running while you play.
- Put the stopper in the tub and let it fill slightly. Gradually increase the amount of water in the tub until you are able to easily bathe your Corgi puppies.
This shouldn’t take more than a week to teach. It seems like a lot of work, but trying to bathe dogs that are scared of even going near the bathroom is more work than you can imagine.
One bath every 3-4 weeks should be sufficient to keep your Corgi puppies clean and soft. Too much bathing will make his hair brittle and dry.