Category Archives: grooming

Before the groomer

Raise your hand if you clean your house before the house keeper comes? I don’t have a house keeper (can I put that on my Christmas list?) but if I did I’d probably clean up before she arrived too. Just … Continue reading

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Grooming

As you can imagine grooming is an ongoing chore around here with several Poodles, Cavaliers and now the Cavapoos that I kept. I am by no means a groomer so the dogs that need haircuts usually get clipped pretty short … Continue reading

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Surgical clip

We did not have anything planned for this past Independence Day. My family was flying into Spokane late, but the kids all wanted to have a picnic in Spokane then hang around for fireworks. When the sun doesn’t go down … Continue reading

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Note to self

*Always get Poodles groomed before they whelp. Whelping is a messy process. And when mom is done, she wants to be with her babies. I mean usually the first few days, I can barely get them outside to go potty! … Continue reading

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Grooming

  As you can imagine, grooming dogs is an ongoing process around here. And now with all the older pups gone (but Bialy) and Reba and Faith’s pups still little, it was given me time to get caught on on … Continue reading

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Puppy Paraphernalia

I have some miscellaneous items that I use quite frequently during the first few weeks of the puppies’ lives. My ribbons and (a pair of scissors) for marking puppies were in our coffee table in the living room. Which was … Continue reading

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One Poodle, two Poodle, red Poodle, blue Poodle

Actually it was more like four Poodles and there wasn’t a blue one, but brown didn’t rhyme. And I was feeling a little bit Dr. Seuss-like. 😛 Yep, back to grooming Poodles again. I actually only have one true brown … Continue reading

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Hair, hair everywhere

It seems like I just groomed the Poodles, but for some reason they don’t look like it. 😳 So it’s grooming time again! I just got done with Eli.  I know, it’s not a pretty haircut, but it is functional. … Continue reading

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I smell like a wet dog

I have a reason though. I’m trying to get some grooming done today. So I have just gotten done giving four baths to two Poodles and two Cavaliers. The Cavs are easy, brush them out, bathe them, let them dry…voila’; … Continue reading

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