Dog Washing 101

So I washed my dogs the other day. Normally this is a painful experience, with them fighting and madly wiggling to get away. Usually this takes place in the shower (we don't have a bath in the house), but since I've finally fixed the laundry sink, I thought I'd give it a try there.

It seems that I've been doing this wrong from the start. Put Mycroft the Beagle/Bassett into a sink of warm, sudsy water, making sure his head is above the water, and he was really happy to sit back and relax. Add in me massaging him and he practically went to sleep.

The only complaining I heard was from Scout, the Dachshund puppy, who wanted to know what was going on. Popping her on the washing machine next to him seemed to calm her down, and even five minutes of watching him get a bath didn't seem to trigger to her that she was next. Those pictures aren't pretty, mostly because I nearly dropped my mobile in the water.

So. Baths in sinks for Mycroft - check.
Not so much for Scout. Need to find another method for her. That washing machine gives me an idea...