Part I - The Drop Off
I woke up. They knew something was going on because I got dressed
Into the car and off we went. They were good. Cooper sat nicely and Max only barked a couple of times. I was so pleased! I knew this part would be decent but it was the next part I was dreading. Perhaps they knew. Yes, I'm sure they knew.
We got to the parking lot. I whispered to Cooper "you are getting your haircut". I don't know why I did it but it was at that point that all hell broke loose. I opened Max's car door and pulled him out. He began his alert barking as soon as his feet hit the floor. Together we got Cooper and began the journey to the front door. And what a journey that was! I don't remember the front door being miles from the parking lot. Pulling and tugging and barking and yelling and twisting and turning and pulling and barking. I'm fairly certain the groomer knew we had arrived.
After what seemed like an eternity we arrived at the front door. I wanted to drop them off and run (literally), but I couldn't because I had very detailed instructions this time. After all, I didn't really want that lamb haircut Cooper got in the past.
There were customers leaving and when I opened the door they said "WHOA, calm down little fellas". Cooper wanted to be held and Max wanted everyone to know we had arrived. They both peed in the entrance way and Max managed to aim right for my shoe. This was pretty much what I expected. The customer had to step over puddles.
Max didn't stop barking. They were put in a kennel together. I had to yell to the groomer what I wanted done with them and it was pretty much CUT NOTHING, TRIM NAILS, EXPRESS THEM. The groomer walked over to the side and grabbed an empty paint can full of rocks. She shook it. I'm surprised Cooper didn't have a heart attack because he's familiar with a bottle filled with coins. Max hushed in about 5 minutes. I left.
Part II - The Pick Up
I received the call that I was so anxiously waiting for. They were done. I had mixed feelings because boy did I miss them and OMG I don't want to do this again.
I arrived at the groomer. Oh how sweet they looked. She almost listened to me this time.
One at a time they came out of the kennel and an assistant had to help me get the Buddy Belts on them. I paid and left. The trip back to the car was as long as the initial trip to the front door. I put Cooper in the car. We were almost free. But noooooooo.... I had forgotten their collars at the front counter. We had to do the walk once again. When we all entered back inside the groomer said "by the way Karen, Max didn't bark the entire time but just started again when you picked him up".
We got home. I went to Lowe's to get an empty paint can.
Our little family is a work in progress. I spend at least 1/2 hour per day training them and we
are making progress. They may not be the type of dogs that I can take everywhere with me, at least not now but they sure are the perfect little companions. I couldn't imagine life without them.
And if you are curious here are the end results (i'm trying to grow them out):
