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Poor little Spike doesn't know what to make of this display, and she gets so embarrassed that she makes way for the nearest bed to hide under. After about a week she emerges from under the bed, cowering and frightened at who would see her. Sound familiar?
Next thing you know, your out telling the neighbors "Oh that terrible Groomer did such a bad job! She shaved all the hair off my poor dog! The dog was so embarrassed she hid for a week.” Your very sympathetic friends, who readily agree with you, tell their friends, and so on. So now that you have bad mouthed your groomer to your neighbors and friends, you surely need to find a new groomer for next year’s summer do.
The next summer you find yourself another groomer, hoping for better results, and you ask again for a summer buzz. You pick Spike up again, and bring her home with her little bow, and the same thing happens, and Spike, "again" is heading under the bed to hide!
Can you guess why Spike took a hike? What was the common denominator here? Was it bad grooming, or the fact that you all laughed at her?
We must remember our pets value our opinion, often more than we do of each other. Far more! They have real feelings, they can feel hurt, pain, embarrassment, love, fear and many other emotions just as people do. That laughter ruined Spikes chances to be comfortable in the summer because, now you have to leave her long, due to the stress you caused by laughing at her the first time, then to do it again the next year, you increased her fears of losing her hair. Spike only wanted to be accepted and loved, with or without her hair. So next time you need your dog shaved, prepare your family not to laugh and be supportive of your decision. Show love and acceptance of her and her new do, and I promise you won't be dragging Spike out from under the bed. One more thing, if you don't want it shaved, Don't ever tell your groomer to buzz her down, cause that's what you'll get, and That's the Buzz on Doggie Talk
{{{Huggs to all my pets}}}
Colette
Please comment on shaving dogs. I firmly believe it is wrong as dogs use their coats to cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
ReplyDeleteWell as a groomer we have to give the client what they want. When they are paying me to do a job I have to do it. My personal belief is dogs with double coats like collies shepherds Wolfhounds labs mastiffs etc, should not be shaved. Most dogs that sport that kind of deep coat need only to be brushed and bathed. a fluffy clean coat gives the dog insulation from the heat and cold. some wire coats need hand stripping to tidy them. it's not the dogs fault as much as the owner. they judge dogs by themselves. they think if they are cold the dog needs his matted hair or a sweater, if he is hot shave it off. Quick fix to poor home care, but Its not the way it works. they need the coat to protect them from cold and hot weather. If you are having your dog groomed regularly you won't have as much shedding or matting. it should be brushed and combed, clean and fluffy and let the dogs body do it's job. Matted dirty coats prevents, the body from doing it's job of heat and cooling. if you think the hair is just too long little trimming to keep it in a controllable length is advised.
ReplyDeleteAs a side note I would like to add that a lot of these breeds that we see today are out of their original origin. I personally don't understand why anyone would own a dog like a artic breed and bring it to the desert. or a hairless to the artic. People need to think about those things when picking a pet.
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