***SORRY FOR DOUBLE POST***MEANT TO START NEW THREAD (Senior Moment)***
Well, I have been looking forward to June 29th when Zachary will get his first haircut. I had to wait over 3 weeks for an appointment with what I understand is the best groomer in NW Houston but I love my little guy and want the best for him.
Now, as the day is rapidly approaching, I am SCARED TO DEATH!!
First, I have to say I am comfortable about where I am taking him. Lots of first hand recommendations plus my vet's receptionist saying it is a great place and a lot of their clients take their dogs there with excellent results.
I am most scared of leaving my Zachary even if it is just for a few hours. He has never been away from us since we got him.
I have faithfully bathed, brushed, shaved ears, blown dry and kept him mat free to make the professional grooming easier for him. But he is my BABY and I KNOW he will be scared.
I also know that once they cut off all that black puppy fur, he will be mainly blue. The cute little shaggy puppy look will be GONE and he will not look the same ever again. I plan to keep his face like it is now but shorter. His beard and mustashe mat so easily, it has to be shorter.
He also has a ton of clothes that he cannot wear. Even an hour or so and his fur is so matted I can't get a comb through it. I want him to wear clothes.
I am not sure what a "cotton coat" is but Zachary's fur parts down the middle of his back and is straight and silky. Due to the mats he had when we got him, some of his fur is very thin due to us having to trim a lot to get rid of them. I think I will just tell the groomer to try and get his body hair even so it all grows back the same but I think that will require going from about 1 1/2"-2" of his longest fur going down to about 1" or less.
WHAT TO DO!!!!!!!!! I know the fur will grow back and I HATE having to comb out those horrid mats every day. This is the FIRST dog I have had that had to be groomed (I did my Hairless Chinese Crested myself).
Oh boy.....this is not easy is it.
Louise
