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Ben Westhoff

Each week, Ben Westhoff shares the ups and downs of owning Pippi, the dalmatian mix he and his wife, Anna, adopted as a puppy in late 2009.

Anna wrote this week's column.

Pippi has a funny relationship with water. On one hand, she cannot stand rain. Even a mild shower will stunt her normal enthusiasm to go outside. If she's forced to, her ears and tail droop, and she generally looks pathetic.

On the other hand, she loves to lounge in the bathroom while Ben or I take a shower or bath. (Ben's the one who prefers to soak in the tub, truth be told.) I have a theory that the sound of the spray and the steam heat make Pippi feel like she's relaxing at a doggie spa of sorts.

So I had no idea how she would handle a bath. As you probably know, it can be hard to control a wet dog who's not interested in a cleaning, and I had visions of a mighty struggle that would leave both of us soaped up and panting.

Continue reading The Doggie Diaries: Splish Splash, Pippi's Taking a Bath

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