Tag: grooming

SPA DAY FOR THE DUKE

A Photo a Week Challenge: Animals Grooming Duke costs twice what it used to cost me to get my hair trimmed, colored, and dried. Of course, they didn't have to comb out the fur on my butt or deal with my anal glands or clean my ears -- and I usually clip my own nails. Still, … Continue reading SPA DAY FOR THE DUKE

THE NEW SHORT-HAIRED DUKE

The shedding was killing us. It was in Garry's hearing aid, in every piece of clothing, on the surface of all our furniture. Brushing wasn't doing it, so I saved up money for the past few weeks and we got him groomed. We never had him clipped before, probably because he's a pretty clean dog. … Continue reading THE NEW SHORT-HAIRED DUKE

BONNIE IS HOME FROM THE SALON – Marilyn Armstrong

I know the dogs are a total mess when I stop taking pictures of them. The Duke tends to look good most of the time, but both Scottish terriers get seriously grubby. They love dirt. They long for filth. Terriers -- dogs of the earth -- love to dig. They love to roll in the … Continue reading BONNIE IS HOME FROM THE SALON – Marilyn Armstrong

SIX LETTERS INCLUDING R? PHOTO SCRABBLE?

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: R – Needs to start with the letter R or have at least six letters including an R - or anyway, that's the way I did it, so if I did it wrong, oops If we go to seven letters, do I get an extra 50 points? Aren't we lucky that … Continue reading SIX LETTERS INCLUDING R? PHOTO SCRABBLE?

ONE SCOTTIE AGAINST THE WORLD

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Abandoned or Alone What could be more abandoned than a Scottish Terrier facing the terror of getting clipped without someone to hold his paw? Poor Gibbs! He has been face-to-face with dreadful things during the year and a half he has been our furkid. He has had his ears … Continue reading ONE SCOTTIE AGAINST THE WORLD

BONNIE – THE DAY AFTER HER SPA

Usually we take pictures of Bonnie and Gibbs at the groomers, but their new place is much smaller and doesn't have that big front room. So we waited until we got home ... and then we waited until the next day when hopefully, we'd have better light. We had good light. Too much light -- … Continue reading BONNIE – THE DAY AFTER HER SPA

SCOTTIES AT FURRY FRIENDS SALON & SOCIAL CLUB

Grooming day! Time to take the fur-people to Furry Friends Grooming and Social Club. Do not be deceived by the humble exterior. This is a class act. Gibbs has never learned to walk on a leash, so if you put a leash on him, he just locks all four legs. You have to drag and coax … Continue reading SCOTTIES AT FURRY FRIENDS SALON & SOCIAL CLUB

SCOTTIES IN NEED OF GROOMING

I want to go on record as saying that shooting pictures of black dogs in a low-light living room is hard. Especially when the dogs don't coöperate. To be fair, even with full coöperation, they are always difficult to shoot ... even in good light. They have eyes. Sometimes I can't find them, but I know they … Continue reading SCOTTIES IN NEED OF GROOMING

GOOD VET, BAD VET

About two years ago, we parted ways with the group of vets we'd been using for ten years. The quality of the care was not at issue, but the prices they were to charging were. For years, they had been reasonable, caring. You could set up payment plans for the most costly procedures. They worked with you to keep prices down so … Continue reading GOOD VET, BAD VET

NAN GOT A HAIR CUT

Our of a mound of hair, our groomer carved a lovely Norwich Terrier. Nan, showgirl that she was, has been preening ever since we brought her home from her beauty date. Nan is the only dog I've ever known who seems to genuinely like being groomed. She's been strutting around the house, posing. She's adorable.