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In the last month...

 With the end of Summer and the beginning of Fall, I have been so busy that a few things have gotten neglected, including my blog!  Rather than post all the pictures of dogs I have done in the last month, I decided to just post a few of my favorites:

Rusty BEFORE  Rusty is an 11 year old poodle who just moved to town.  This was his first appointment with me.

Rusty AFTER  When his owner came to pick him up, she said "this is my very favorite hair cut he has ever gotten!"  What a compliment!  I was so glad that I could give her the look she wanted for her sweet boy!

 

Belle BEFORE  Belle's owner had been trying to keep up on her grooming, but said he finally had to give in and take her to the "beauty shop."

Belle AFTER  I couldn't believe how much fur I got off this sweet girl!  And she was so patient for me while I brushed, and brushed, and brushed!  She felt (and looked) much better when she left my shop!

Oso BEFORE  This Teddy Bear puppy had never been groomed before.

Oso AFTER  He is so proud of his new look!  This happy boy was fun to groom!

Louise is a 4 month old puppy who came in for meet and greet appointment.  I trimmed her nails and face, but just did the minimal things so she could get used to the grooming shop.  

 

Dottie the Bichon came back to see me.  We are trying to grow her coat out a bit so she looks more Bichon and less Poodle.  Isn't she a doll?!!

Honey lives with an elderly couple who are not always aware of when she should come see the groomer.  However, one of their past caretakers looks in on them from time to time, and she always calls me when she sees that Honey is due for an appointment.  It makes me so happy to know that someone is looking out for this sweet girl!  And the owners are always happy to bring her in when the caretaker sets up the appointment.

Nox BEFORE  This Golden Doodle came to see me for his very first hair cut.

Nox AFTER  He looks so handsome with his new hair cut!  He was strutting around the shop when his owner came to pick him up.  One of my favorite things is watching the dogs show off their new look to their owners.  You can tell how proud they are to be all cleaned up and looking good!

Regulars

 I am really enjoying having lots of my "regulars" come in to the shop.  Here are some of my regulars, as well as some new dogs that came to see me last week:

Peanut and Buck are two of my favorite Chihuahuas!

Lyla and Buddy come to see me every 2 weeks.  Buddy wouldn't stop giving Lyla kisses when I was trying to take this picture.  So cute!

Butler BEFORE

Butler AFTER his very first groom!  He did a great job!

Butler and his brother, Champ.

Isn't Champ a handsome boy?  He is half Shih Tzu, half Chinese Crested.

Dottie BEFORE

Dottie AFTER.  I was really happy with the way the whitening shampoo brightened her coat.  It had been a while since Dottie's last groom, so her owner and I agreed that the best thing to do would be to give her a Summer shave.  Now we can start fresh and with regular grooming appointments, we can grow out her hair a bit.

Hanna BEFORE

Hanna AFTER.  Hanna is Dottie's sister, and we gave her a close shave for the same reason as with Dottie.  Hanna was such a quiet, patient dog for me.  She is a really good girl!  I enjoyed grooming her a lot!

Dottie snuggled up to Hanna's leg.  I am so looking forward to having these two as regulars in my shop!

Daisy Mae and Chloe came back to see me today.  These two are great little dogs!

I cut Daisy a little shorter this time.  She is so good at getting groomed!  She just turns when i want her to and stands still for me while I get the job done.  Love this Yorkie!

We are going GREEN! Sort of...

 I feel like I am getting too busy to blog lately!  So I've packed quite a few pictures in to this post.  Enjoy!

Belle BEFORE

Belle AFTER

Tucker BEFORE

Tucker AFTER - All my clients this day were shocked to see a green dog in the shop!  I think he looks like he belongs in the Emerald City!

Ebony came to visit again!  I love this sweet girl!

Nellie and Stella are two of the sweetest Springer Spaniels I've ever groomed!  Aren't they cute together?

Annie came to me a couple weeks ago because she had been limping and her owners thought maybe her nails needed trimmed.  Her nails were fine, but I found mats and burs in the fur between her toes.  I was able to cut them out, and her owner told me she started walking better right away!  She liked it so much in my shop, she came back for a full groom!  It felt good to be able to help this sweet dog!

Jack BEFORE

Jack AFTER - Jack came in just to get his Mohawk trimmed and to get bathed.

A side view of Jack's Mohawk.  He hates getting it trimmed, but he sure sits still for me while I put the hair gel on him.  I think he likes getting all done up! 

Lily's owners saw that she was getting some mats on her back, so they brought her in right away for a shave.  I love that they put her comfort first, and brought her to me before the mats got too bad. 

Bear BEFORE

Bear AFTER - I think he feels much better without all those mats!

Isn't Ebbe so cute?!  I left this little poodle's legs long, but gave her body a nice summer cut!

Waggles BEFORE

Waggles AFTER - My friend brought her dog in today, so she saw Waggles before her shave, and then came back after Waggles had been shaved.  My friend couldn't believe the difference, especially with Waggles' face.  Waggles sat so still for me while I groomed her, it made it much easier to shave the mats off.

Luna came back to see me today.  She has been getting groomed every 6 weeks to cut back on shedding around the house.  Her owner says it has made a big difference.  When I groomed her today, I got much less fur out in the brush than last time.  Regular grooming can be healthy for dogs and owners alike!  Luna's owner told me that after her last groom, they had taken her out and lots of people were commenting on how soft her fur was.  I love getting positive feedback!

Baths and Shaves...

 

 

Tayla the Doberman

Brody the Vizsla.  Brody has really dry skin from food allergies, and so he has a few spots that he itches a lot.  These spots have become bald and red.  After one bath with medicated shampoo, Brody's owner told me she could see a huge improvement in the redness and itchiness of his skin.  He is now coming in for weekly baths, and hair has started to regrow in some of his old itchy bald spots.  It's awesome to see how regular grooming is helping this sweet dog!

Frankie the Chihuahua.  Isn't he the cutest?!

Buddy BEFORE

Buddy AFTER  (I promise this is the same dog!)

Cruella BEFORE

Cruella AFTER

Kona BEFORE

Kona AFTER

Jazzy BEFORE

Jazzy AFTER

Annie BEFORE

Annie AFTER

Daisy the Yorkie.  I forgot to take a "before" picture of her, but doesn't she look beautiful after her groom?  This little girl was so still and sweet for me!  I loved grooming her!