I am serious here, first, you have to accept the challenge of bathing your furry pal. Animals can sense the way you are feeling and if bath time brings anxiety and bad memories to you, then you have a serious problem. I remember the first time I had to bathe Buck. I was all sweaty and shaking from the thought that bathing my dog could be a true disaster and Buck saw it in my eyes. He was still a little puppy, so he ran away from me quickly and he hid behind the sofa. After a lot of failed attempts to get him out of there, I finally succeeded to trick him out with a piece of my hamburger and got him into the bathtub.
