Hazards of Grooming
Misadventures in Poodle Coat Change
For Halloween I decided to dress Bonzai as Glenn Close’s take on Cruella de Vil. My three year old son, Talon, was a Dalmatian puppy. I used Chris Christensen’s White on White, Thick n Thicker, and After Bath for the first time since Bonzai was a teeny puppy. She was softer than ever… but also […]
“What do you mean, ‘he’s matted’!?”
This entry will likely be posted as a permanent article at the top of the site. I will cover common questions and misconceptions about matting, as well as correct popular home-grooming techniques that do more harm than good. Here’s the scene. You walk into a grooming salon for the first time with your small-breed dog […]
Hazards of Grooming
This will be a semi-regular feature chronicaling the injuries my chosen profession has chosen to bless me with. Today’s installment happened… last Saturday or Sunday, I think. I had a fractious lab in the tub and the moment I released his noose, he literally leaped 3 feet into the air to dive out of the […]
