Hates baths but loves water?

[luvofallhorses]

a lot of dogs don't care for baths but LOVE playing in the water but once they get used you to bathing them and you do it in a positive manner, the more they make like being bathed. btw your pup is gorgeous!

[Taz_Zoee]

Zoee is the same way. She loves to swim but hates baths. But after a bath she runs around the house like a crazy dog!!
But the morning she got skunked she jumped into the bathtub all by herself, I think she knew I was going to help her get the smell off. (of course the smell didn't come right off, but she knew I was doing what was best for her)

As for the cataracts, sorry, I do not have experience with this.
Mickey is beautiful, how old is she?

[nancyweNW]

I'll post in Dog Health about the cataracts.

And Mickey is 10 or 11. I got her from a wonderful place here in Washington close to where I live called Old Dog Haven. They try to find homes for older dogs. Mick's previous owner wasn't sure if she was 8 or 9 when I got her.

Old Dog Haven is run by this couple who have been doing this for a number or years. They've been written up in the newspaper and have been on the news which is great. I knew I didn't want a puppy, as wonderful as they are, when I wanted to get a dog and this place was perfect answer. I have two cats as well and they all get along just fine.

Mick may be older but she is as full of energy as a 3 year old. Other than the cataracts and a bit or arthritis in her right front leg now and then, she's as frisky as a pup.

[luvofallhorses]

he is that old? he sure doesn't look it!

[Taz_Zoee]

No, she doesn't look that old at all. That's why I was asking her age. I thought she was awful young to have cataracts.
I just love her color.

[nancyweNW]

Yeah, she looks great. One thing though, the description I got of her from her previous owner said she was a golden retriever/husky/something else mix and weighed 70 to 80 lbs.

When I went to pick her up, I realized he was a bit off on her heritage and weight. He may have not been exact on her age too. Didn't matter of course, because I was in love w/her before I even saw her.

[lizbud]

Mickey looks like a cutie. I have never been lucky enough to have
a dog who loved getting a bath. I think most dogs are like that.