Why do my dogs hate being bathed...?

My older one growls the entire time.

I can wash my tracking dog like a car. He just stands there until I tell him to shake.

The coon dog is tougher. I have to hang on to him.

My lab will swim all day long, find the biggest mud puddle to jump in and then roll in it and his favorite thing is it to run full speed through shallow water.

However, if a single drop of rain falls from the sky and hits him in the back yard he will yelp like he is being beaten with a chain. He has knocked the gate down twice this year.

Also, he will hide when it is bath time. Once you get a hold of him through, he will stay put and seems to enjoy it.

But your dogs don't stink, right? I mean, nobody can even tell you have a dog when they walk in your doghouse...er house.

For the record, I am not aiming this at you, but to the delusional people that think their dogs don't smell like dogs.

Both of mine are ok with it. Have to lure em into the bed of the truck. When they see the hose and shampoo, they know whats happening and seek shelter under the tool box. Then I have to talk to em like a baby and eventually one of em will ease to the tailgate. Bath one, let it soak, then bath the other one. While the last one bathed is soaking, I rinse the first one, then rinse the last one bathed. Just got another one Sat., he didn't do to bad, but had to hold his collar the whole time. I used to have a baby pool that I washed them in. Had a couple of labs that would get in it before the water was drawn. And the ones now love the towel dry, and the treat afterwards.