Little Jake!!! Kissing the Teddy Bear or chewing it's nose off. LOL
Sorry it's been so long since I added, but HAPPY NEW YEAR to all my pet loving friends and since it's taken me soooo long to find my way back, I've collected lots more pics to share as well! I LOVE PICTURES, but for some reason MY pets never do cute stuff when I have a camera and always stop doing it, if I try to get to one in time.
Before I share pictures, there has to be some educational pet advice to share or something funny, cause I made that my own blogs on dogs, rule. LOL
Pet grooming: Lot's of owners ask why it is that when they drop off their severely matted dog, I can't just go ahead and bathe it with the matts still left in it's coat, so I'll share that here incase you ever run into this same problem. When dogs are severely matted, to the point a shave down is the only reasonable or ( more importantly) "THOUGHTFUL" thing we'd consider doing for your pet, bathing them with those matts still left intact forms an invisible underground habitat for possible skin infections that the owners aren't even aware of from the retaining moisture.
There may also be smalls sticks, rocks, bubble gum, parasites or anything else they happened across, locked even tighter into their coat... causing them serious discomfort and when a matted dog is bathed (regardless how bad the matt) the matts only become more painful to your pet, like a rubber band pulled too tight in your very own hair... it tugs at their skin... sometimes the matts become so severe that the hair is pulled AWAY from the skin by surrounding matts, leaving bald patches and irritated skin behind. In my opinion as a groomer, the worst pet neglect is seeing dogs that are left in this condition and even more upsetting is when the owner thinks that leaving them in that condition is kinder than buying them a $20 sweater at petsmart to keep them warm. Dogs aren't ever happy with being matted for several months cause it's cold outside and I'll tell you, there's no comparison in the amount of cruelty, allowing pets to get in that condition in the first place. I know though, from experience and owning a Std. Poodle who can become matted over night, that maintaining a full coated breed is hard work... but that's when you crawl around on the floor AT HOME with a brush and comb. It's the best way to bond and become closer to your pet. You're doing several things for them all at once. You're teaching them you're alpha, you're getting them used to being groomed WITH LOVE FROM YOU (which helps them and us) , you're INVESTING time in their appearance... which is worth more than the money you'd spend, cause doing this daily, is like earning their hair and everyone saying, "Ohhhh my gosh... what a beautiful coat!" The satisfaction you'll recieve from doing this, makes it all worth while and you can take most all the credit for your pets appearance, as well. Groomers absolutely LOVE seeing full coated malteses, lhasas, yorkies ect... , but we rarely see that unless they're on TV, cause most owners don't brush them and don't care to do that. Most assume from watching dog shows that these breeds will look like that without any of their own personal effort and are shocked when they find out a little differently.
More pics coming sooooooon! :) :)
