Nathan Exposed » Doggie has a new ‘do

Doggie has a new ‘do

Following my post this past week about the risks of taking your dog to a groomer, I called 4 local groomers. None of them use a restraining device that breaks loose if a dog falls or jumps off the table. One person even had the nerve to say “Well, we usually catch them if they fall off.” Ummm… usually? What happens the rest of the time? I would have preferred if she said always, or better yet, if she had said they never leave the dogs unattended. Duh.

I know I was probably being overly cautious, but it just seems stupid to me. If groomers know there is a risk of dogs hanging themselves, why wouldn’t they just buy the kind of restraint that snaps off if they should jump?

So I decided to take matters in my own hands. I grabbed my manscaping tools and styled Petey myself. It wasn’t easy. He put up a hell of a fight, and a schnauzer cut is detailed to begin with. Don’t even get me started on having to shave his butt and penis. But he looks pretty darn good, if you ask me.

Okay, there is one teeny tiny bald spot on his head, but that will grow back.

Sun, Aug 12, 2007 @ 4:24 pm | Filed in Family | Permalink

9 Comments

He looks cool as a cucumber Nathan! Nicely done.

Posted by Shutternick on Sun, Aug 12, 2007 @ 4:28 pm

Believe me, if you’d wrestled and hog-tied me to the ground and went at my pee-pee and butt with a shaver, I’d be hard pressed just to lay there and be happy too. He looks so cute.

Posted by Lewis on Sun, Aug 12, 2007 @ 6:06 pm

Ahhhhh….Petey is SO cute - they did a nice job!

Posted by DanNation on Sun, Aug 12, 2007 @ 6:13 pm

Ehm … lovely.

Posted by danny on Sun, Aug 12, 2007 @ 9:46 pm

Poor Petey. All the other little Schnauzers in the bus line will make fun of his bald spot now. I can’t believe that guy said “usually”. They’re begging for a huge lawsuit, and they deserve it.

Posted by DEL on Mon, Aug 13, 2007 @ 1:22 am

Erm… never mind the bald patch, he seems to be missing his whole front left paw!

Posted by Tom on Mon, Aug 13, 2007 @ 5:25 am

Petey looks FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABULOUS! Good job!

Posted by cindy on Mon, Aug 13, 2007 @ 9:49 am

can you come and give my moxie a trim?

Posted by aboutaboy on Wed, Aug 15, 2007 @ 2:09 pm

He is too cute. I would be constantly holding and hugging him if he was mine.

Posted by jasontt33 on Tue, Aug 21, 2007 @ 6:20 pm