My dogs also have had a bath, they just loved it. I used a dryer on them for the wettest (is that a word?)part but I'd like to caution about getting them from the bath directly into the AC. Either get them partially or completely dry before bringing them into AC rooms or stalls. A moderate change in temperature would certainly be more advisable. -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of InquestGSD@xxxxxxx Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 6:53 PM To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] it is HOT! What is everyone doing to care for their dogs during this hot weather? We just heard on the news that the upcoming week is going to be a scorcher in the East coast. We keep our dogs wet and cool as much as possible, and they are inside in the AC, and now we are doing our walks and runs early in the morning. I printed a nice flyer from the AKC website and passed copies around at our last specialty as a reminder for all of us to be extra careful with the dogs during the hot weather, and specifically not to leave dogs in closed vehicles. Everyone please please please be extra careful when traveling with your four legged friends. Funny I am saying it is hot in DE, when this is picnic weather in TX.....but it is the darn humidity. Today we found a ton of dog toys in the pool, seems Dexter was a bit concerned that his toys were getting too hot, so he dumped them in the pool....what a guy! I was concerned that the girls looked a little hot, and after a good bath today, and 30 pounds of hair later, all the dogs looked much leaner, much cooler and a lot happier......I remember bitching about Jackie not having hair just a couple of months ago...now I cant get rid of it!! Of course, they will blow all their hair right before the next show, so I am not telling them when they are entered....<G> Ileana Inquest GSD's, Home of : Sel AM CH & CAN CH Karizma's Cacique of Inquest aka DEXTER AM CH Kaleef's Allyson V Kenlyn aka ALLYSON Kaleef's Expensive Date (major pointed) aka JACKIE Inquest Huckleberry Fun - That Hot Black Dog aka HUCKS ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================