My dog Buddy loves water and mud! Today he came inside with mud 1/2 way up his legs and his tummy was also muddy (very muddy). He can't understand why he is gated in the kitchen! Almost impossible to wash his feet down as by the time I got that done it would be time to go back out & play! After he would get dried off some I would let him come part way into the living room. I put down 2 old sheets on the carpet for him to play on & this worked out well as they are easy to wash & put back down again for the next round of mud.