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I didn't want to give her back ....
to the thoughtless, son-of-a-biscuit owner!
I really wish I had a picture I could post, but they are in my phone and don't know how to get them on my 'puter.
All week long we have been doing "makeover" dogs. I guess it's that time of year again and I always get so depressed and irritated by how these dogs are taken care of (or should I say NOT taken care of), but todays dog was the straw that broke the camels back!
Last JULY we did two standard pups (5 months old and their first groom) and today one of them came in to be groomed. Needless to say, 8 months of hair growth = a terrible MESS.
This poor girl was supposed to be white but was a camel color, with sticks, wood shavings, pine needles, ticks, yadda, yadda, stuck in her cast of mats. The only part of her that was not matted was her TK. When the owner made the appointment she said she wanted to leave like 2" all over (which I figured was going to be impossible) but figured I'd go over all that with her when she brought the dog in.
I went over my plan of attack this morning with the owner and told her there was absolutely NO WAY that she was going to get what she wanted and that I would need to shave her. So she agreed and said to do what I felt was best. The husband tried to explain away the reason that this dog was in this condition because "she is a hunting dog" and "she loves being outside" (they keep her (and her brother) in a "lot" in the back yard. I did the best I could at being diplomatic and the subject of the black male came up and they indicated they "thought" he had killed one of the newborn goats on their farm, so one of their friends is "keeping" it for them til they decide what they are going to do (?) I let them know that since the wife's health was bad (another reason the dog was in such bad shape), if they needed to place these dogs, to let me know. Hopefully they will be receptive to placing them with me.
Any way, I wet clipped her with a 7 (tried a 5, but there was no way) and 10'd her feet and face. She was the prettiest white and I was able to save her TK and I fringed her ears. She was so very patient and did a great job for her 2nd (ever) groom. Heck, I have regular's that are FAR worse. I totally fell in love with this girl and it was all I could do to hand that man the leash. My boss collared her up for me and later told me that when she got the collar and leash (to put it on her) that the dog went the other way and avoided being collared.
She looked great (if I must say so) and all I could picture in my head, as I finished up, was the owners taking her home and sticking her back in that "lot" in the backyard (it's 40 degrees and raining here today).
OH WELL, guess I can't control how people treat these poor defenseless animals.
Sorry for the long rant, just had to get it out.
I really wish I had a picture I could post, but they are in my phone and don't know how to get them on my 'puter.
All week long we have been doing "makeover" dogs. I guess it's that time of year again and I always get so depressed and irritated by how these dogs are taken care of (or should I say NOT taken care of), but todays dog was the straw that broke the camels back!
Last JULY we did two standard pups (5 months old and their first groom) and today one of them came in to be groomed. Needless to say, 8 months of hair growth = a terrible MESS.
This poor girl was supposed to be white but was a camel color, with sticks, wood shavings, pine needles, ticks, yadda, yadda, stuck in her cast of mats. The only part of her that was not matted was her TK. When the owner made the appointment she said she wanted to leave like 2" all over (which I figured was going to be impossible) but figured I'd go over all that with her when she brought the dog in.
I went over my plan of attack this morning with the owner and told her there was absolutely NO WAY that she was going to get what she wanted and that I would need to shave her. So she agreed and said to do what I felt was best. The husband tried to explain away the reason that this dog was in this condition because "she is a hunting dog" and "she loves being outside" (they keep her (and her brother) in a "lot" in the back yard. I did the best I could at being diplomatic and the subject of the black male came up and they indicated they "thought" he had killed one of the newborn goats on their farm, so one of their friends is "keeping" it for them til they decide what they are going to do (?) I let them know that since the wife's health was bad (another reason the dog was in such bad shape), if they needed to place these dogs, to let me know. Hopefully they will be receptive to placing them with me.
Any way, I wet clipped her with a 7 (tried a 5, but there was no way) and 10'd her feet and face. She was the prettiest white and I was able to save her TK and I fringed her ears. She was so very patient and did a great job for her 2nd (ever) groom. Heck, I have regular's that are FAR worse. I totally fell in love with this girl and it was all I could do to hand that man the leash. My boss collared her up for me and later told me that when she got the collar and leash (to put it on her) that the dog went the other way and avoided being collared.
She looked great (if I must say so) and all I could picture in my head, as I finished up, was the owners taking her home and sticking her back in that "lot" in the backyard (it's 40 degrees and raining here today).
OH WELL, guess I can't control how people treat these poor defenseless animals.
Sorry for the long rant, just had to get it out.
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