Drama Queen or Old English Sheepdog?
As I told you earlier this week, Tillie was getting shaved. Thelma had commented on Old English Sheepdogs being low maintenance. Actually, they are high maintenance and require a lot of brushing. Because Tillie is so jumpy, she is impossible to brush. So, we have to get her shaved. Their hair is very thick and mats up instantly. I'm sure that if we had her groomed every 3-4 weeks, she would be fine but with Tillie it is almost impossible.
We have a mobile groomer that comes to the house. She is an angel and we love her! Before we found her, it was so traumatic to take the dogs to the groomer and it was an all day affair. I would drop them off in the morning and pick them up late in the day. Bill and I would be anxiously waiting to pick them up and by the time we got there to pick them up, we would all be stressed. With Maple getting older, it was so hard on her to be there all day so when we found our mobile groomer, we were so happy!
This was Tillie's first time getting groomed. She went in just perfectly, like a little lady. Then around a half hour later, we get a knock on the door. The groomer has Tillie with her and says, she started to freak out and would not let me finish her head. Bill and I tried to get the muzzle on her so she could finish her up but no luck. She cried, screamed, bucked, bit, whatever she could to get us away from her. The groomer patiently waited outside while we worked with her. Finally, Bill went outside with her and was talking to the groomer. We decided not to do the muzzle and put the leash back on her. I literally pinned her down, grabbed her muzzle and put the collar on her...can you believe this sweet, innocent dog would do that?
Well, she did! Anyway, the groomer finally got her back into the trailer and finished trimming her. After another 15 minutes, she returned with this dog...Tillie, you say? Well, yes, this is her.
Can you believe that this is the same dog?! I generally like the dogs when they have more hair but she does look cute and you can really see her expressions more.
I just keep telling myself, she will grow out of this, right?! We love her but she sure is a drama queen! Thank goodness she is so cute!
Have a great weekend and see you Monday for the Pat Sloan interview.
We have a mobile groomer that comes to the house. She is an angel and we love her! Before we found her, it was so traumatic to take the dogs to the groomer and it was an all day affair. I would drop them off in the morning and pick them up late in the day. Bill and I would be anxiously waiting to pick them up and by the time we got there to pick them up, we would all be stressed. With Maple getting older, it was so hard on her to be there all day so when we found our mobile groomer, we were so happy!
This was Tillie's first time getting groomed. She went in just perfectly, like a little lady. Then around a half hour later, we get a knock on the door. The groomer has Tillie with her and says, she started to freak out and would not let me finish her head. Bill and I tried to get the muzzle on her so she could finish her up but no luck. She cried, screamed, bucked, bit, whatever she could to get us away from her. The groomer patiently waited outside while we worked with her. Finally, Bill went outside with her and was talking to the groomer. We decided not to do the muzzle and put the leash back on her. I literally pinned her down, grabbed her muzzle and put the collar on her...can you believe this sweet, innocent dog would do that?
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Can you believe that this is the same dog?! I generally like the dogs when they have more hair but she does look cute and you can really see her expressions more.
I just keep telling myself, she will grow out of this, right?! We love her but she sure is a drama queen! Thank goodness she is so cute!
Have a great weekend and see you Monday for the Pat Sloan interview.
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It really is unbelievable.
:)
Cheers!
Thanks for the update.
I'm thinking that she got wind of what really happens at the groomers. Maybe she is even a bit pyshic and could forsee what would happen at the groomers.
Because I don't care what anyone else says, that face does not say "Gosh Mom, I'm so happy I don't have to carry all that hair around this summer". It's more of a "I can't believe you did this to me" face.
Kids never know what's good for them! LOL!
Hope you have better luck at getting her to behave on her second trip to the groomers. Our trips got less stressful as she got older.
Diane from IA
I like it when their hair is about 1.5" long and all curly. They are so cute!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3WamSkbshc