Does it take two people to bathe your dog, and you both still end up soaked? Your dog isn't being bad. It just has nothing else to do in there.

If you've tried holding them still, feeding treats by hand and looping a leash around the faucet, here's why none of it keeps a dog in the tub, and the simple thing that gives them a job.

Bath day starts with a text: "Are you home at six? I need help with the dog."

One of you kneels by the tub with both arms around a wet, scrabbling dog. The other one tries to get shampoo worked in before the next escape attempt.

Twenty minutes later there's water on the mirror, a scratch on your forearm and a dog that's still half soapy.

If you bathe your dog at home, some of this probably sounds familiar:

Saturday, nobody else home, and the dog rolled in something. You try it alone. Front paws on the tub edge, then the back legs, then a soaking-wet dog sprinting down the hallway.

You find it on the bed. Shampoo and all.

Every one of them tries to stop the dog from leaving. None of them gives the dog a reason to stay.

Dogs fight bath time because they have nothing else to do

Standing in a slippery tub with water running, the only thing a dog can think about is getting out.

Give it something it wants to do right where it's standing, and getting out drops down the list.

The problem isn't the water. It's that your dog has no job in the tub.

Licking is slow and absorbing for a lot of dogs. A thin spread pressed into grooves takes minutes to work out, not seconds.

Put that at nose height on the tub wall and the dog stands still on its own, facing the wall, while your hands are free.

So a real fix has to do three things

That's exactly what the Dog & Cat Lick Mat does.

Meet the Dog & Cat Lick Mat

Here's how it works

Stick it to the tub. Spread a thin layer. Wash while they lick.

First use: try it outside the tub first. Stick it to a cabinet door, spread a thin layer and let them get to know it. Then move it to the tub on bath day.

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What changes this week

Next time the dog rolls in something, you don't need to text anyone.

A single grooming visit for a bath runs well past the cost of a mat.

Two mats for $20

Every order is Buy 1, Get 1 Free: two mats for $20, which works out to $10 a mat. One stuck to the tub, one in the freezer ready for next time.

More than one pet? The bigger bundles work the same way: 4 mats for $40 or 6 for $60.

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Here's what to do next

Get mine: 2 mats for $20

It’s your call

Or you can keep waiting until two people are home

The next bath will look like the last one: one of you holding, one of you washing, water on the mirror.

Or the dog can lick a mat on the tub wall while you wash, and you can do it on your own.

Questions people ask

P.S. The short version: dogs fight bath time because they have nothing to do in there. This mat sticks to the tub wall and turns a thin spread into minutes of licking, so you can wash on your own. Buy 1, Get 1 Free: two mats for $20, with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Get yours here.