Bathing the dogs

asltiffm
asltiffm Posts: 521 Member
edited November 26 in Fitness and Exercise
6 dogs who hate getting baths got theirs today in a shower stall with no walls so I had to use my legs to hold them in. It was a four hour, bent over, painful session. How many calories do you think I burned?

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  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    not enough that it's worth logging.
  • asltiffm
    asltiffm Posts: 521 Member
    You're probably right. I just hurt worse than after any work out. Lol
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    I know. :wink: Unfortunately if you tried to log it and eat those back you are very likely to over-estimate.
  • riffraff2112
    riffraff2112 Posts: 1,756 Member
    Depends on the breeds. Was there a shampoodle?
    sorry couldn't resist
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  • successgal1
    successgal1 Posts: 996 Member
    A life changing product is a booster bath. Assuming you can wash your dogs outside with a hose.
  • Calliope610
    Calliope610 Posts: 3,783 Member
    Calorie burn depends on the dog breed.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Four hours? That's a long time.
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    Four hours? That's a long time.

    It definitely is! I have 4 large breed dogs and it takes me about an hour to wash them all. Though now I take them to the dog wash and do them there. Saves my back and I don't have to clean the bathroom afterwards.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    hbrittingham wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    Four hours? That's a long time.

    It definitely is! I have 4 large breed dogs and it takes me about an hour to wash them all. Though now I take them to the dog wash and do them there. Saves my back and I don't have to clean the bathroom afterwards.

    We have 3 greyhounds, used to have 4. They get washed out in the back yard with the hose during the summer and that's it. With their short hair it takes very little time and we can let them air dry. Thank goodness.
  • asltiffm
    asltiffm Posts: 521 Member
    edited November 2015
    I have a husky who has really thick fur. She's 14 and this is her first ever bath (We got her from someone who kept her outside 24/7 and didn't do anything with her). I gave her three shampooings. She stank and the dirt just kept pouring off her. Then one of my other dogs is long furred too. Three of them had to be combed afterwad and they hate baths so I had to chase each one down when it was their turn. Plus drying each one off... 6 dogs is no easy undertaking.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    asltiffm wrote: »
    I have a husky who has really thick fur. She's 14 and this is her first ever bath (We got her from someone who kept her outside 24/7 and didn't do anything with her). I gave her three shampooings. She stank and the dirt just kept pouring off her. Then one of my other dogs is long furred too. Three of them had to be combed afterwad and they hate baths so I had to chase each one down when it was their turn. Plus drying each one off... 6 dogs is no easy undertaking.

    Oof, I can't imagine!
  • summerkissed
    summerkissed Posts: 730 Member
    That's what I call incidental exercise you don't log it! It's like if you go to visit a friend and there unit block doesn't have a lift and you have to walk up the stairs you don't log that, or if you have a tummy ache and need to run to the toilet 10 times you don't log the extra toilet runs lol
  • successgal1
    successgal1 Posts: 996 Member
    http://boosterbath.com/Dog-Bath/

    I have the large size booster bath and the steps. A lifesaver for my back and legs. Took a little doing but 2 of my dogs walk right up, and golden and a lab. My aussie skips the steps and jumps in. The two that truly hate baths have to be lifted in (coaxed, pushed), but once in, they are fine.
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    I personally don't log any washing, cleaning, or gardening. I figure it just helps to be doing it without logging it! I count steps away from home because I carry my phone in my pocket. Steps around my home usually go uncounted.
    Just my way of keeping track...
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    edited November 2015
    I'd log it as 1 hour light cleaning if your wanting to log it. Or just over eat by 200 calories, That is what I tend to do if I have been crazily busy above my normal routine.

    It helps to keep my weight the same.

    If your goal was to lose weight then I wouldn't log or over eat but to stay the same or gain a little I'd add a couple of hundred calories.

    PS Bikejoring sounds amazing, not heard of it before :)
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    summerkissed wrote: »
    That's what I call incidental exercise you don't log it! It's like if you go to visit a friend and there unit block doesn't have a lift and you have to walk up the stairs you don't log that, or if you have a tummy ache and need to run to the toilet 10 times you don't log the extra toilet runs lol

    Right, but she spent 4 hours washing, drying and grooming dogs. That's a bit more intense than walking up the stairs one time or running down the hall to the bathroom 10 times. I don't know how I'd log it, because I don't log washing the dogs, but it has to count for something.

  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    My 11 year old baths the dog

    cos wet dog
  • successgal1
    successgal1 Posts: 996 Member
    I would log it as a beer or glass of wine to relax my sore muscles honestly.
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    successgal1 wrote: »
    I would log it as a beer or glass of wine to relax my sore muscles honestly.

    I like how you think!
  • summerkissed
    summerkissed Posts: 730 Member
    edited November 2015
    hbrittingham wrote: »
    summerkissed wrote: »
    That's what I call incidental exercise you don't log it! It's like if you go to visit a friend and there unit block doesn't have a lift and you have to walk up the stairs you don't log that, or if you have a tummy ache and need to run to the toilet 10 times you don't log the extra toilet runs lol

    Right, but she spent 4 hours washing, drying and grooming dogs. That's a bit more intense than walking up the stairs one time or running down the hall to the bathroom 10 times. I don't know how I'd log it, because I don't log washing the dogs, but it has to count for something.

    No it's the mind set behind it.....I cut split 2 tonne of wood then stacked it....yes it's exercise yes it's hard work but it's a necessity, you can't think of it as a reason to eat more, or not to exercise. It's a part of life she owns 6 dogs they will need bathing from time to time as we have a wood fire so we need to go wood hooking!! Yes at the end of 5hrs getting to wood I was tired but it's not a planned exercise if you understand? Going to the gym, doing a class, a run or a walk is planned exercise. I've noticed a lot of people on here logging house cleaning, gardening, car washing they also are the ones that are not having the success they are looking for!.....if you have a huge day like that, then mix yourself a drink and put your feet up if your tired, go to bed a bit earlier. If she wakes up today and feels a bit sore and sits down for a few hours or has a quiet day will she find a way to remove calories because today was a quiet day? Understand? It's life you don't log life

  • summerkissed
    summerkissed Posts: 730 Member
    successgal1 wrote: »
    I would log it as a beer or glass of wine to relax my sore muscles honestly.

    This is the attitude!!!
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    summerkissed wrote: »
    hbrittingham wrote: »
    summerkissed wrote: »
    That's what I call incidental exercise you don't log it! It's like if you go to visit a friend and there unit block doesn't have a lift and you have to walk up the stairs you don't log that, or if you have a tummy ache and need to run to the toilet 10 times you don't log the extra toilet runs lol

    Right, but she spent 4 hours washing, drying and grooming dogs. That's a bit more intense than walking up the stairs one time or running down the hall to the bathroom 10 times. I don't know how I'd log it, because I don't log washing the dogs, but it has to count for something.

    No it's the mind set behind it.....I cut split 2 tonne of wood then stacked it....yes it's exercise yes it's hard work but it's a necessity, you can't think of it as a reason to eat more, or not to exercise. It's a part of life she owns 6 dogs they will need bathing from time to time as we have a wood fire so we need to go wood hooking!! Yes at the end of 5hrs getting to wood I was tired but it's not a planned exercise if you understand? Going to the gym, doing a class, a run or a walk is planned exercise. I've noticed a lot of people on here logging house cleaning, gardening, car washing they also are the ones that are not having the success they are looking for!.....if you have a huge day like that, then mix yourself a drink and put your feet up if your tired, go to bed a bit earlier. If she wakes up today and feels a bit sore and sits down for a few hours or has a quiet day will she find a way to remove calories because today was a quiet day? Understand? It's life you don't log life

    Nope, I don't understand. If I rake the yard for several hours or shovel snow for an hour, I would count that as a workout. I don't count cleaning the house or washing the dogs, but that's because it's MY personal preference. If I split wood and toted it for 5 hours, I would count that as exercise. I would even count it as planned exercise, because I planned it. I would skip the gym that day and eat more for lunch and/or dinner. Because my body had burned a buttload of calories and I'd need some extra food to offset that calorie burn.

    To each their own. The OP wanted to know how many calories it burned and didn't get an answer because there's really no way to gauge the number. But if she wants to count several hours of washing, drying and grooming dogs, that would be her choice. Maybe I missed it, but I haven't seen anything posted by her that says she's not having the success she's looking for.
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