Bathing Your Dog Just Got So Much Easier Thanks to This Genius $11 “Slow Treater”
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I always thought from movies and TV shows that dogs were supposed to love all kinds of water, whether it be a lake or a bathtub or a pool, but then I got a dog when I was 8 and that theory was proven very wrong when my dog scratched the crap out of me while I attempted to hold her down for her first bath. Maxi hated water more than anything, and grooming her became the worst chore of my life. Fast forward 20 years, and my parent's current dog also hates water — it's like we can't win . . . until now.
Enter: the Aquapaw Slow Treater, aka the answer to all of our collective grooming prayers.
The simple food-grade silicone mat serves to distract your pooch in the tub with the help of a little peanut butter spread into its nubs. It sticks to the wall thanks to suction cups, and while your dog focuses on getting every single morsel of PB out of the mat, you can go to town bathing them. Whether your dog loves water and jumps around the bathtub like, well, an animal, or if they're like Maxi and exhibit dinosaur-like behavior when they come in contact with so much as a drop of water, this product is going to save you time, energy, and sanity (not to mention, your skin, which hopefully won't get scratched as much in the process).
Genius.
Here's the Aquapaw Slow Treater
With the help of an Aquapaw Slow Treater ($11), grooming a squirmy dog just got easier.
Spread Peanut Butter All Over the Silicone Bristles
Really get it in there, so it's harder to lick out!
Then Stick the Mat to the Wall
The back of the mat has handy suction cups to keep it on the wall.
Put Your Dog in the Bath, and Groom!
This will distract them for quite a bit of time while you do your thing and get them clean.
You Can Even Freeze the Slow Treater
This way, the peanut butter takes longer to lick out, buying you precious minutes seconds.
They're Dishwasher Safe
AKA, the main reason to buy anything in my opinion, because handwashing is the worst.
Look at that Good Dog
Really going to town, loving life, not even realizing that water is all over them!
Here's the Back of the Slow Treater
It has three suction cups for maximum grip.
Learn More About the Slow Treater in This Video
And see this really cute doggo living its best life.