You’ve just given your adorable dog a bath. You’ve brushed its coat and now it’s gleaming like burnished copper. But you forgot to close the back door and off your silly doggo goes, bounding outside. And then you realize: it’s rained recently, there’s dirt everywhere outside, and your pooch is already frolicking across muddy puddles like Peppa Pig.
That’s just one of the many possible situations how your beautiful floof of a doggo can get muddy, messy, and mucky. Bored Panda has compiled a list of adorable and funny photos showing why you should never let your dog take a mud bath. So scroll down, upvote these funny doggers, and let us know in the comments if your pet’s ever done something similar. Oh, and when you’re done enjoying this list, have a look through our previous post about muddy canines.
This post might make some of you want to adopt a pet dog or become a better person by volunteering at your local animal shelters. If that’s what’s on your mind, read on for our interview with the Central California Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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Before And After Playdate
As Expected I Got Super Super Muddy And Had A Great Time, However I Partied A Bit Too Hard
Dog Playing In River Evolves Into Supermodel
Walter Salvari of the Central California SPCA told Bored Panda that dog and animal lovers can find plenty of ways of contributing to any of their local shelters if they’re looking for ways to make the world a tiny bit better one step at a time.
“There is not a ‘best way’ to support a shelter since everyone has different abilities, availability, talents, and resources. However, everyone can help a shelter.”
According to Walter from the CCSPCA, there are a number of things that people can do to help out their local animal shelters, including adopting or fostering pets, donating money or items on the shelter’s wish list, and volunteering.
However, that’s not all: even sharing good stories about pets and shelters online can make a difference. The same goes for reporting abuse and neglect. Walter also stressed that everyone comes out a winner if we all take excellent care of our own pets and share our know-how and experience with our family, neighbors, and community.
Dandelion Zoomies
Before And After Mud Bath
Jude And His Hound Dog Puppy "Chicky-Dog" After Playing In The Mud
For those of you lucky enough to be living in Central California, Walter said that there are no special qualifications to volunteer for the CCSPCA—all you need is the willingness to help. “We have tasks ranging from dog walking and animal socialization to cleaning; customer service to office work; community education presenting to fundraising, and assisting with special events.”
“We have positions for all levels of physical ability and our current volunteers range in age from 8 to 75,” Walter explained that people of all ages are pitching in and helping animals out. “People wishing to volunteer need to complete a volunteer application on our website and attend an orientation/training class before beginning. We also accept groups for one-day projects.”
"Today I Discovered Mud Puddles. Best. Day. Ever"
Our Babies When They Play Too Much. Alice And Figo
So That’s How Chocolate Labs Are Made
The CCSPCA (and plenty of other animal welfare organizations) has a screening process for those of us who want to adopt an animal. Walter explained that the CCSPCA checks if the people willing to adopt a pet have had previous experience with the breed they want to give a forever home to.
“We do this to make sure they are breed knowledgeable, and not adopting simply due to the breed being pretty, or for any negative factors. We also like to make sure that if the customer has more than one person living in the household that everyone is in agreement in adopting a pet. We prefer that everyone in the home spends time with the pet to make sure the pet is a good fit in the household.”
He added: “Lastly, we ask if the customer has dogs at home. We recommend doing meet and greets first with the potential adopters in order to not have any issues at home with their beloved pet and our shelter animals.”
Wat, Mahm? Dirt? Where? I See Nuffin
Ran Through The Tall Weeds With Her Velcro Fur. Took A Bath And Nearly 2 Hours Of Brushing To Get Them All Out
Anyone Knows How To Clean A Bath? Asking For A Friend
Is This Not Good?
Mud Dogger
Happy Hippo Ralph
Very First Time I Stuck My Head In Thick Mud. Mum Was Absolutely Horrified But Then Start Laughing. No One Wanted To Pet Me On The Walk Home Tho
Someone Found The Only Mud Puddle In The Dog Park
Oh You Dirty Dog
She Found The Mud Puddle
Now THAT is what you call devotion to your furbaby! Dog covered in mud, pale blue car seats in what looks like a very nice, clean car, and dog just allowed in to make itself comfortable lol! A lot of people would freak out at the thought of that!
notice vinyl seats.. wet cloth and wipe down.. easy to clean. not nice but better than having cloth seats.
I suppose she hasn't yet stood up and given a furious shake, then laid back down.
Another reason we always carry an old quilt and 2 old beach towels in the car.
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Happy baby had a good time, hope the car seats are leather !!!
Hahaha well that one comment escalated quickly. Settle down people it's just a simple question, why didn't they put a towel down? Maybe it's a new car with a high powered jet service that cleans the interior after you get out and select the high class feature that will automatically clean the car and therefore you don't need to buy seat covers... OR just maybe this car comes with a portable grooming and car cleaning service. Now you mad because you can't afford such a feature in your car so you are left to a DIY project in order to have a self cleaning car service.
the one day you say "I'm too lazy to put on the seat protector cover, it will be fine." but it was not fine. Not at all.
Why wouldn't you bring a towel and wash the dog off before putting it into your car?!
You have no idea of the circumstances of this picture. Don't be so judgemental.
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I See Your Muddy Pupper, And I Raise You Mine
Found Her Playing In The Mud In The Backyard
Can You Believe It’s The Same Dog In Both Pictures?
Gabby Found A Mud Hole To Cool Off In
The Little One Is Learning From His Big Brother
Um, Little Pupper, you’re not supposed to EAT mud pies (what am I talking about? I tried to eat one when I was little too...).
Was Asked If Martha Ever Got Muddy. Well, Yes. A Little
Rare Pupper Having A Hecking Good Time In The Mud
Doesn't He Look Fetching In His Mud Suit?
Hands Up If You Love Mud Puddles
Sunday Funday! Dog Park + Mud Puddles + Puppacinos
It’s Safe To Say Wrigley Had The Most Fun At The Park Yesterday
Note: this post originally had 85 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
I don't understand the headline. It should be "30 reasons to let your dog play in the mud." Every one of these pups are so happy.
Is it just me or do most of these dogs seem significantly happier when covered in mud? Very curious....Hmmmm :-)
I have no idea why it says you shouldn't let your dogs play in mud. They look like the happiest dogs ever! Well, most of them.
My Chihuahua plays in the mud and comes out looking like a rat (a cute rat tho) 😂
Finally I have an idea what my mom saw when five-year old me and my best friend came running to the door after she called us in for dinner. Bless her soul, she wasn't even mad, she just told us to go get our clothes out of the mud and throw them in the washing machine, then she put us right into the bathtub. 😂
Those faces! Just wanna roll in some mud, take a spa day :) now they just need a lake to swim in for a bit
Wonderful post, so many incredible shots of adorable pups !!!
All the photos are great but I think the one of the little boy with Chickydog is the hands down winner!
Smart doggies! People pay big bucks for a mud bath (mud therapy) at a spa.
Notice a lot of Samoyeds? LOL! The whitest of dog finds the dirtiest of mud puddles... Hell to bathe but it does make for some funny pix!
I was talking to my sister on the phone. She'd pulled over to an abandoned farm to let her dog out to roam after a long drive. She saw the dog disappear into the woods that surrounded the farm. She started yelling "Suzy!" to get the dog back. Then I heard. "Aw c**p!" and the sound of my sister scrambling to get into the car and shut the door. Turns out that her dog not only found the thickest dirtiest mud puddle to roll in..she'd managed to find the only one sporting duck poop. The dog ran up to the car like "Ok mom! I'm ready to go home!!' She sat there another hour waiting for the dog to dry so she could minimize the mess to the car. The dog was leashed after that.
There are REASONS why dogs roll around in dirt and mud, but I won't bore the appearance centric, affectatious dog owners with them
None of mine liked mud. They loved fox poo and deer droppings. Would have preferred mud (unless it was the black underlayer that reeks)
Our Black Lab Buck liked to swim in the lake and roll in the grass (no poos of any kind).
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This is why I stick (mostly) to cats. I do have two dogs, and, yes, they are the origin of the term "mud puppies".
Mud is NO PROBLEMO... I grew up with tons of dogs and occasionally all the boys would disappear, then reappear a day or two later having found something big and dead to roll around in -- a cow, a sea lion, ???. THEY STANK LIKE DEATH and loved it! But they didn't like being tied to the fence with a short leash, then getting the Death Muck sprayed off of them.
............and then they fight you when you try to bathe them.
I think that mostly (if not exclusively) only young dogs like mud baths; and yes they do not like to be hosed down afterwards.
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Load More Replies... I don't understand the headline. It should be "30 reasons to let your dog play in the mud." Every one of these pups are so happy.
Is it just me or do most of these dogs seem significantly happier when covered in mud? Very curious....Hmmmm :-)
I have no idea why it says you shouldn't let your dogs play in mud. They look like the happiest dogs ever! Well, most of them.
My Chihuahua plays in the mud and comes out looking like a rat (a cute rat tho) 😂
Finally I have an idea what my mom saw when five-year old me and my best friend came running to the door after she called us in for dinner. Bless her soul, she wasn't even mad, she just told us to go get our clothes out of the mud and throw them in the washing machine, then she put us right into the bathtub. 😂
Those faces! Just wanna roll in some mud, take a spa day :) now they just need a lake to swim in for a bit
Wonderful post, so many incredible shots of adorable pups !!!
All the photos are great but I think the one of the little boy with Chickydog is the hands down winner!
Smart doggies! People pay big bucks for a mud bath (mud therapy) at a spa.
Notice a lot of Samoyeds? LOL! The whitest of dog finds the dirtiest of mud puddles... Hell to bathe but it does make for some funny pix!
I was talking to my sister on the phone. She'd pulled over to an abandoned farm to let her dog out to roam after a long drive. She saw the dog disappear into the woods that surrounded the farm. She started yelling "Suzy!" to get the dog back. Then I heard. "Aw c**p!" and the sound of my sister scrambling to get into the car and shut the door. Turns out that her dog not only found the thickest dirtiest mud puddle to roll in..she'd managed to find the only one sporting duck poop. The dog ran up to the car like "Ok mom! I'm ready to go home!!' She sat there another hour waiting for the dog to dry so she could minimize the mess to the car. The dog was leashed after that.
There are REASONS why dogs roll around in dirt and mud, but I won't bore the appearance centric, affectatious dog owners with them
None of mine liked mud. They loved fox poo and deer droppings. Would have preferred mud (unless it was the black underlayer that reeks)
Our Black Lab Buck liked to swim in the lake and roll in the grass (no poos of any kind).
Load More Replies... This is why I stick (mostly) to cats. I do have two dogs, and, yes, they are the origin of the term "mud puppies".
Mud is NO PROBLEMO... I grew up with tons of dogs and occasionally all the boys would disappear, then reappear a day or two later having found something big and dead to roll around in -- a cow, a sea lion, ???. THEY STANK LIKE DEATH and loved it! But they didn't like being tied to the fence with a short leash, then getting the Death Muck sprayed off of them.
............and then they fight you when you try to bathe them.
I think that mostly (if not exclusively) only young dogs like mud baths; and yes they do not like to be hosed down afterwards.
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...and what your painkillers have to do with doggies liking to roll in the mud? ....buy an addiction on line: why do you advertise it, Robert? P.S. The best think is not to get pain in the first place, and yes it can be done most of the time.
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