Quite possibility Barney hates taking a bath more then I hate the Green Bay Packers, maybe even more. The times Barney had to be left home alone during the first six months I had him he was put inside his cage. Seems I heard somewhere a dog won’t “mess up” the area they sleep so putting them in a cage will aid in training and help prevent him from having accidents.

This was very far from the truth with Barney, he would soil himself and anything in his way. During these first six months he likely had a bath about 200 times, sometimes a couple a day. It was evident the day I met him he was a smart pup but it did not show in his house breaking. In fact it took Barney almost a year to be fully house broken. I have since learned I was training him the wrong way. I would never let me tell me when he wanted out because I would take him out all the time, even in the middle of the night.

Giving Barney a bath was a fast event, this means I would spash him and have the water near his neck in an effort to get it done quickly. To this day likely due to this he hates taking a bath and water in general, even rain.