So, Wow! When I decided to give away a free grooming in a contest, I did not think I would end up doing an 8 hour grooming! Well, you know you love your job when it doesn't bother you to do it for free :D Our winner, Sarge, is a Golden Doodle, 10 months old and an outstanding boy. My Yukon should have been taking notes!
Sarge before his grooming
You see all that fur? It was aaaaalll matted. This is something that happens to a lot of people. You have a cute fluffy puppy, with that fine puppy hair, and it is so adorable! Then around 10-12 months old the fine puppy hair starts to be replaced with adult fur, and it seems like over night, your dog is one solid mat. I recommend having any long haired fur baby at least bathed and brushed once a month, and groomed every 6-8 weeks. This is also important to keep them familiar with the grooming process as they go through critical emotional developement in their first year.
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Sarge had waaaay too much coat for me to try and bath and then dry, so I started by brushing him out. I got about 65% of the mats out here, then moved on to bathing, and more dematting in the tub with cream rinse. If Sarge's mom had had to pay for this, it would have been $100 just for the dematting alone. His regular grooming rate (for a long scissor cut) is $100. So lucky, she won a $200 grooming!
It's never a sure thing when a dog is really matted that it can be brushed out, but Sarge was such a good boy, tolerating all the brushing and tugging like a true champ, that he made it possible. If it had stressed him out, I would have recommended clipping him short and just starting over.
It's never a sure thing when a dog is really matted that it can be brushed out, but Sarge was such a good boy, tolerating all the brushing and tugging like a true champ, that he made it possible. If it had stressed him out, I would have recommended clipping him short and just starting over.
 All wet after the bath. |  All dried! |
Can you believe that that little bit of wet fur could fluff up so much!! Still more mats to brush out. *Sigh
Okay, are you ready??? Here are the afters photos! His face is trimmed short this time because he has had surgery on his inverted eyelids (you can see the intravenous site shaved on his front leg). Isn't he handsome?? Such a good looking boy! Looks and a great personality, he sure has a lucky momma :)
Okay, are you ready??? Here are the afters photos! His face is trimmed short this time because he has had surgery on his inverted eyelids (you can see the intravenous site shaved on his front leg). Isn't he handsome?? Such a good looking boy! Looks and a great personality, he sure has a lucky momma :)
Here's his before and after side by side:
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It was a pleasure to spend my day with you Sarge, Happy Tails to you and your family!
~Miriam
~Miriam
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