Okay dog friends, I usually leave the writing stuff to Mom, but this was a necessary takeover to share some tips. This is the secret to beating the human at their sneaky bafboozle game.
First, don’t rely on any hints. My mom accidentally said “bath” today, so I knew. But sometimes they spell it. Like v-I-w-o could be bath or vet. I love my vet and I have a thermal chip to avoid the temperature taking part, so I don’t worry about getting vetboozled, but baths are a bad day.
My trainer says my personality is phenomenal, and my exuberance is really high. Based on my understanding of higher education, this means 300-400 level college smarts, so I know things.
Now, here’s what to do to at least delay a bafboozle. Your human will want you to go potty before the bath. When you get outside, don’t go potty, even if you have to. Wander around. I recommend going near the garden. If you waste time there, your human will start picking the wrinkled blooms off the plants, giving you more time. Pretend you’re going to eat a bumblebee. This adds time.
Next, wander around more until a neighbor comes out to chat with your human. More stalling accomplished.
Your human might get frustrated, but they don’t want a nervous pee incident when they do your bath, so they’ll wait. Stay strong. You can easily drag this out for an hour, and if you time it right, it may be time for your human to cook dinner or watch a sportball game.
In the end, I still got a bath, but my human told the neighbor that she knew I was on to her plan, so I’m calling it a win. And I got a treat for finally doing a potty after 40 minutes in the yard. Score!
Hmm . . . now that I look at this post-bath garden photo, I could have brought Mom here to stall and she might have stopped to remove those pesky weeds. Next time . . .
The Golden Plot 