New Tub!

 I am so excited about the new tub I have in my shop now!  It has made grooming the big dogs so much easier on both me and them!

Tanner was my first customer in the tub!  There's almost room for 2 Labradors in there!

Jake BEFORE

Jake AFTER

CeeCee BEFORE

CeeCee AFTER

This little pup came in for a nail trim.  Isn't he cute?!

Jeannette is my new shop assistant.  She comes in to help me on my busier days.  She is a great addition to the shop!

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Lacey BEFORE

Lacey AFTER

Schotzie BEFORE

Schotzie AFTER

Buddy BEFORE

Buddy AFTER

Tucker BEFORE

Tucker AFTER

April BEFORE

April AFTER

Peanut BEFORE

Peanut AFTER

Peanut with her brother Buck.  They were fun to have in the shop!

Little Dogs

 I recently got to help out at the spay and neuter clinic in Sheridan, and met a couple of sweet little dogs who needed groomed.  They came in to the shop to see me this week.

Autumn is a Pomeranian.  I don't shave most Pomeranians because they have a double coat, but if they have been shaved before, or need it because of matting, then I will shave them.  In this case, Autumn had been shaved before, and her owner likes her in a lion cut for the Summer.  She is a little cutie!  She wanted to spin circles on the table the whole time, but I finally got her calmed down enough to get shaved.

Here is Autumn and her brother Bear (a Peek-a-Pom).  I couldn't hardly get the 2 to stand still for a picture together!  Bear did not want to be getting groomed, so he turned his back to me the whole time and wouldn't hardly look at me.  I felt so bad!  But when his owner came to get him, he was struttin' his stuff like nobody's business!  I'm pretty sure he was just pretending to hate the pampering, but really, he LOVED it!  I so enjoyed getting to groom these two cuties!

Belle the Shichon came back to see me!  She is the cutest little girl!  We shaved her last time, but this time her owner wanted her to look more like a Bichon.  So I just trimmed up her top knot, face, and feet.  After her bath, I brushed her while blow drying her so that she looked like a fluffy white powder puff!  My daughters kept wanting to pet the "poofy puppy!"  She sits so good to get groomed!  Love this girl!

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Max the Lhasa Apso came in with is brother Itsy the Maltese.  This was my first time with these two boys, and I loved getting to see their fun personalities.  Max has a cute way of saying "hi" with his paws whenever anyone walks in the door, and little Itsy gets so excited he just dances around the shop the whole time.  I am excited to see these two again!

Max BEFORE

Max AFTER

Itsy BEFORE

Itsy AFTER

Staying Busy!

 I am staying busy and get booked out further and further, which feels so good!  I have a lot more confidence while grooming than when I first started.  I am truly loving my job, and all the new pets I get to work with!

This week, Teegan the Cocker Spaniel and Cora the Jack Russell Terrier came in together.  Poor Cora has separation anxiety, but once I put her in the kennel with her "brother" Teegan, she did so much better!  These two were so sweet!  They kept giving me puppy kisses (in my ears) whenever I got my face close enough for a love.  It was so fun having both of them in the shop!

Teegan's owner likes to get him cut really short for Summer, so I didn't do the typical Cocker Spaniel cut on him:

Teegan BEFORE

Teegan AFTER

Cora

 Bandit is a foster dog that came in this week.  We think he is some sort of Spaniel mix.  I think he is so handsome!  He was extremely well behaved for me!  Anyone want to take him home?  :)

(Foster dogs get groomed for 1/2 price, and once adopted, their new owners can get the first grooming done at 1/2 off, too.)

For Bandit, I just trimmed some feathers and behind his ears where there were some mats, and gave him an overall cleaner look. 

Bandit

 Sophie is a toy poodle who came to my shop for the first time this week.  She is an older rescue dog, and is so sweet!  Her owner was referred to me by another client of mine.  (I LOVE referrals!)

Sophie BEFORE

Sophie AFTER

 Cruella came to visit me again.  I adore her!  Instead of being groomed, she really just wanted to play: play with the clippers, play with the scissors, play with the comb and brush, play with me...!  It reminded me of trying to keep my girls out of everything when they were younger!  :)  By the end of being groomed, she was so worn out, I could hardly get her to stand for a picture.  It must be rough to be a puppy.  :)  Cruella comes in to see me every 6 weeks, and I so love getting to groom her!  This time, we went a little shorter than last time, but still kept her fluffy to keep that puppy look.

Cruella BEFORE

Cruella AFTER

Ebony is one of my favorites!  She a sweet old black lab, and does everything I ask of her.  She will soon be getting a new "sister", a Morkie (Maltese/Yorkie cross) who will be coming to see me.  I can't wait!  (Hopefully Miss Ebony will teach that Morkie to be as calm and sweet as she is!)

Ebony