Bill, the Rio Grande had been dry for at least 3 months and in the first part of Sept. we got some dandy rains. When I was hunting teal I made sure I took Chip to the river. I always carry a couple of bumpers with me in the Kawasaki Mule and he didn't mind the extra retrieves. That is all it took to get him "kind of clean". When I got home I would get the hose and he enjoyed that.
Al