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How NOT To Groom Your Dog

We have a wonderful gentle natured dog mishap with the clippers and she was too
that I adopted about 8 years ago. short in some areas and only half way
Unfortunately she was a bit neglected and trimmed in others. I DID NOT volunteer
was very timid when I brought her home. that I had caused all these problems, but
She had previously belonged to someone I did not blame it on anyone else either.
who lived nearby and I had spent the last I just kind of left it up in the air.So
few months making sure she had food and the next day when I took her in they
fresh water so we were already well commented on what an awful job someone
acquainted.Meisha is her name and I would had done and they could not believe that
say she is a cross between a collie and a someone had been foolish enough not to
husky. She is a beautiful mix of grays have the guard secured or at the least
and white with a little black mixed in. have noticed right away when it fell off.
Up until a couple summers ago I had They made these comments before I could
always taken her in to be groomed and say anything and volunteer that it was me
trimmed, but I had forgotten to make an who had gotten my dog into this
appointment for her one time and the next predicament.One groomer made the comment
thing I knew her groomer was booked up I hope you will never let the person that
for the next couple of months.Well my did this near your dog with clippers
sister-in-law and I decided instead of again, and I just commented that I didn't
looking for another groomer we would just think we would ever have this problem
take care of it ourselves. No big deal. again. I knew we wouldn't because I was
We had decided it was just so darn hot just sure I would never forget to make an
and she always sheds so bad that we would appointment again and attempt this
really give her a trim and make her more myself.I left Meisha and went back to get
comfortable.I didn't have any dog her later and she looked really great,
grooming clippers but my neighbors did except for that darn strip across her
and they volunteered them for the task. back. They gave me instructions that I
My first clue that this might not be a should probably put sunscreen on her back
good idea was that although my neighbors for a week or two until it grew a little
had clippers they still took their dog to longer. Of course I had brought my then
the groomers for a trim. Why did I not 4 year old daughter with me to pick up
think to ask why they did that when they Meisha and as children will do they often
had a perfectly great pair of trimmers at pipe in with comments we would rather
home.We got out the clippers and were left unsaid. I think her comment was
really going to town, poor Meisha was not that after she saw what I had done to
impressed but she really wasn't too tough Meisha she was no longer going to let me
to handle. We were feeling pretty proud trim her bangs anymore.Of course dead
of our beginning results but as we got silence resulted, and I felt I had to
going we realized this was not going to make my excuses. It all ended up with
be a quick chore. To get everything done laughter (at my expense) and the promise
and looking great it was going to take that next year I should just let them
some time, and we were wondering just how know I was Meisha's "mom", and they would
long Meisha was going to good naturedly fit me in no problem.So the moral of this
cooperate with all this when disaster story if you want to trim your own dog,
struck.How it happened I don't know, and go for it, but don't let the guard fall
I'm not sure how we did not notice but off the trimmer and not notice!! You
the guard came off the clippers and might also want to read the instructions
before you know it my poor dog and a that come with it too, just to be sure
reverse Mohawk that was extremely short. the guard is secured on!There are some
We didn't get her skin or anything but we great trimmers out there and I was
had definitely trimmed her much much contemplating getting one and attempting
shorter that we desired.Of course at this it again but then I happened to run
time the neighbor came out, the kids came across a picture of what happened a
by to see what was going on, and my couple years ago. Instead I picked up
brother stopped by. Everyone just looked the phone and called the groomer for an
at this poor dog that was only halfway appointment to have her trimmed in a
trimmed anyway but she also had this couple of months. I decided I didn't
extremely short strip right down the want to take any chances of not getting
middle of her back.To top it all off in before it got really hot. I swear my
Meisha decided she had had enough and dog looked at me gratefully after I hung
took off to the back of the yard to lay up, and my daughter still won't let me
in the shade of the peach tree.My trim her bangs!Robin Reckard, co-founder
daughter was mortified with what we had of Lifestyle Magazine, keeps busy
done and my brother and neighbor could producing, writing, and editing for the
not quit laughing. Now my sister-in-law magazine as well as raising and enjoying
and I did not think it was so funny. her six year old daughter.Visit Jorbins
After all we had a half groomed dog that Pets section to read more great articles
was now thoroughly tired of our well about dogs and pet care.Copyright 2006,
meaning efforts and to top it off she Jorbins Inc. - Reprints of this article
almost had a bald strip down the middle can be made as long as the article is in
of her back.We decided it was time for an it's entirety, unchanged, and the
expert and started calling groomers. I resource box with links and urls remain
finally found one that could take her the unchanged.
next day, I had told her there had been a




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