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Such shiny puppies!
Dec. 13th, 2013 10:54 pmIt's kind of sad that I am so excited about the temperature dropping to 26C tomorrow (please!) but it's been over 30C all week and it gets very wearing. And the dogs get bored. They've had a couple of late evening walks but that's not much.
They didn't get a proper walk today but they did get an outing and exercise. We took them to get their nails trimmed at a local pet supply store that also has grooming services. Yes, I could do it myself but I gave up because I was afraid I was making Miss Shadow nervous about it through my nervousness! 1) Her nails are black so it would be easy to overclip. 2) My hands aren't that strong and I wasn't very sure in the clip. 3) Years of witnessing Lady Muck's nailclipping phobia and the results.
(She had high-set, very, very tough toenails which did not wear down and absolutely needed regular trimming. She HATED having her feet handled, by anyone. Eventually she required full sedation for said trimming because the vet was afraid she'd thrash herself into a heart attack.)
$10 per dog for the professional groomer to do it? Yes, please! Miss Shadow was nervous the first time because there was another dog there (just been groomed) who was barking, but she behaved well. This time, they were both a bit nervous until they realised it was just a nailtrim and then they were fine and happy to accept cuddles from the groomer.
Then it was home to a slightly cooler garden and bathtime for dogs. They both wore expressions that said they were Resigned To Their Fate but that didn't stop them from shaking as soon as they were rinsed off!
Mr Nosey excelled himself in zoomies, rolls, rubs, scratches, scritches and general exuberance (Miss Shadow mostly sulked at us) afterwards including his specialty 'booty shake.' I've never seen a dog shake in sections before but he tends to shake his front half, then his rear half and often adds an extra butt and tail wiggle as well, the aforementioned booty shake. He hasn't been doing it as much the last couple of weeks but the first time we gave him a bath, the shake was so prolonged we just cracked up. And he was in fine form this time too!
They didn't get a proper walk today but they did get an outing and exercise. We took them to get their nails trimmed at a local pet supply store that also has grooming services. Yes, I could do it myself but I gave up because I was afraid I was making Miss Shadow nervous about it through my nervousness! 1) Her nails are black so it would be easy to overclip. 2) My hands aren't that strong and I wasn't very sure in the clip. 3) Years of witnessing Lady Muck's nailclipping phobia and the results.
(She had high-set, very, very tough toenails which did not wear down and absolutely needed regular trimming. She HATED having her feet handled, by anyone. Eventually she required full sedation for said trimming because the vet was afraid she'd thrash herself into a heart attack.)
$10 per dog for the professional groomer to do it? Yes, please! Miss Shadow was nervous the first time because there was another dog there (just been groomed) who was barking, but she behaved well. This time, they were both a bit nervous until they realised it was just a nailtrim and then they were fine and happy to accept cuddles from the groomer.
Then it was home to a slightly cooler garden and bathtime for dogs. They both wore expressions that said they were Resigned To Their Fate but that didn't stop them from shaking as soon as they were rinsed off!
Mr Nosey excelled himself in zoomies, rolls, rubs, scratches, scritches and general exuberance (Miss Shadow mostly sulked at us) afterwards including his specialty 'booty shake.' I've never seen a dog shake in sections before but he tends to shake his front half, then his rear half and often adds an extra butt and tail wiggle as well, the aforementioned booty shake. He hasn't been doing it as much the last couple of weeks but the first time we gave him a bath, the shake was so prolonged we just cracked up. And he was in fine form this time too!
