Patti, DO NOT reward bad behavior with treats. When I've had a dog who didn't like a bath, I just proceeded with the bath. No yelling, no complaints, just the bath. As far as not liking the sprayer or dryer, it could be the noise. I'll tell you a secret: When Forest was younger and I bought her from Emily, she told me that Forest HATED IT when The Star Spangled Banner played at every dog show. (How unpatriotic, Pup-Pup!!) She would jump on Emily, act upset, snap,etc. Well, when I bought her, I just ignored the bad behavior and she stopped doing it. Now we call it "her favorite song." Seriously, some dogs are touch-sensitive and noise-sensitive. Ignore it, don't get upset and the dog will discover there's nothing to fear. Penny in NC The Farm Dog ****************************************************************************** Hopefully someone can offer a suggestion. My 8 month old boy is Terrified of a bath. We have had him since he was 3 months old and he literally "freaks out" when you try to bathe him. He is climbing out of the tub, trying to climb the walls, etc. He mostly hates when you turn the sprayer on to rinse him. It takes 2 people to give him a bath. I have never had a dog that acted like this in the tub before. We have tried giving him cookies, treats, just letting him stand in the tub without turning on the water..He also hates the dryer just as much. I don't know what to do, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Now he will lay on the floor and let you use the dremel on his nails without an issue. Go figure! HELP, He has his 1st dog shows this weekend! Patti ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================