my dog.......

STINKS!

he's old. and he stinks.
horribly.

it's partly/mostly my very sensitive pregnant nose.

anyone else who smells him would say "he just smells like sweaty old dog."

i know!i'm a horrible pet parent. and i can't stand it!(the smell i mean)

it hasn't been that long since he had a bath. but now it is too chilly for his bones to have a bath under the house outside. i can't pick him up to lug him over the side of the tub -and he won't do it on his own. partly b/c his hips are going bad and partly b/c he knows what will happen once he's in.
he jumps into the back of the equinox without a hitch when we go anywhere! he loves car rides. but he is beyond pitiful when it comes to baths.
i could walk him in to the seperate shower in my bathroom, but guess what? i scrubed it not so long ago and have only used it once! (don't worry, i have bathed since then)

i'm hearing the word "GROOMING!" screaming out in my head. it's only 30 bucks for a bath, brush and dry,15 min. massage and trimmed nails and ear cleaning. it's 46$ if i want them to trim his feet and legs. and his feet do need to be done. if it didn't make me want to gag to be near him i'd do it all myself. like normal.
he follows me everywhere in the house and i just keep shooing at him and making him go lay down. he's right outside the door and my nose can sniff him out!

i am such a horrible person! i've had him for like 10 years and i've never felt like this about him.
i'm going to talk to TJ today about it and then i have to get a rabies copy from the vet, unless i can find it here. all the bills are paid so he shoudln't care. but i like to ask anyway.

wish me luck.