[Maddie23]

Maddie and I both love the groomer she goes to. My Maddie will leap out of my arms to get to her. The groomer is very good about showing me things and giving me tips. If only they worked for me! When I asked her about being able to comb out Maddie's face area, she just showed me. She caught hold of the hair under her bottom jaw, got her comb and combed all around. Maddie never moved or even squirmed to get away. Just stayed perfectly still like a little lady. Fast forward a couple of days and I try it. I hold the hair and Maddie twists her face around and away from me like I was going to set her fur on fire!!!! I didn't grab, didn't pull, wasn't holding too close. I have in the past resorted to putting my finger across the lower jaw inside her mouth to hold her face still and quickly combing out a side at a time. When I finally am able to somehow comb her face, she puts her face down and rubs her face with her paws or rubs her face on the towel to muss it all up and then just looks at me like "whatcha think about this look? this what you were going for??"