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Opium88 · 03-23-2015, 01:51 PM

I can't even think about torturing a groomer by taking Toby to one again, and I don't feel like paying them twice the fee out of guilt for how he acts out, so I'm going to go buy a tub and as much peanut butter as it takes to cover his entire body and I am going to attempt to get the sap out of his hair today. And then izzy will have to do it too. This is horrible. I'm having to have the landlord tar the ends of the branches they cut from the pine trees because it's oozing in large amounts from the trees. Looks like thick stalactites . Crazy. This is gonna suck. Cause the entire time I'm doing this toby is going to either be biting me or eating all the peanut butter. I should record this . I'm sure it will be amusing in retrospect.

Lovetodream88 · 03-23-2015, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Opium88

I can't even think about torturing a groomer by taking Toby to one again, and I don't feel like paying them twice the fee out of guilt for how he acts out, so I'm going to go buy a tub and as much peanut butter as it takes to cover his entire body and I am going to attempt to get the sap out of his hair today. And then izzy will have to do it too. This is horrible. I'm having to have the landlord tar the ends of the branches they cut from the pine trees because it's oozing in large amounts from the trees. Looks like thick stalactites . Crazy. This is gonna suck. Cause the entire time I'm doing this toby is going to either be biting me or eating all the peanut butter. I should record this . I'm sure it will be amusing in retrospect.

Have you worked with a trainer about the bitting? Not that I am a fan but you may have to use a muzzle.

Opium88 · 03-23-2015, 03:20 PM

I know the sap is the main reason he gets crazy when groomed. And he doesn't get as out of hand when I'm the one doing it. When I have someone else groom him I do put a muzzle on him. But I figure I'll work at getting the sap off and then take him to be groomed so he's not as volatile .

Opium88 · 03-23-2015, 03:21 PM

Oh and the biting was never an issue til the sap became an issue.

Opium88 · 03-23-2015, 03:34 PM

I just had a friend come by who's supposed to come back and help me. He said he knows how to do this easy with oil. So we shall see...

Lovetodream88 · 03-23-2015, 04:16 PM

Can you just shave the hair?

Opium88 · 03-23-2015, 04:21 PM

It's embedded in his paws. So yeah...

yorkietalkjilly · 03-23-2015, 04:23 PM

I would think an oil to melt the stuff would work well. If he's gets anxious and won't lick the PB, take a break and calm him down, wrap him up in a warm, tight towel or whatever works to soothe him and give him some time to decompress before going on. The stress will just keep building w/out a break. But without the possible stinging of the alcohol, pain of toe-hair pulling from that burning area and his fear of more strange things happening to him at the groomer's studio, you shouldn't have the same troubles, especially since you've worked with him at home grooming before and he's in a setting where he feels safe. Remember, a dog is just like a toddler mentally so treat him just as you would a toddler with the sap stuck on his widdle toes. Good luck!

MauiGirl · 03-23-2015, 09:54 PM

I was going to suggest vegetable oil too. Don't know for sure about sap, but when Meika got a mouse sticky trap stuck on her leg, I tried all kinds of sticky remover stuff that did not work, then found on Google that oil would. It did perfectly, then I just shampooed thoroughly.

JasmineNoelle · 03-23-2015, 10:56 PM

Coconut oil is good too. After massaging into the fur, warm the oil with a blow dryer and it will assist in removing the sap. The coconut oil is good for the dogs hair and won't hurt him if he licks it. Use extra virgin coconut oil.

Opium88 · 03-24-2015, 12:26 AM

Well, I doused him with vegetable oil first and then used a bunch of peanut butter and pasted it all over him. That seemed to ease his anxiety a lot cause he had something to do , lol. Then I blow dried to make it all warm and ran some warm water til it was a few inches deep and started combing. It refused to come out of the longer hair so I proceeded to chop chop chop it off. And then I combed some more. He never even tried to bite me once. I did all that until he started getting impatient and barking at me. Then I shampoos like crazy and conditioned and rinsed and right when he was looking beautiful and fluffy, I used my other hand to fluff his head a bit and realized I hadn't gotten all the oil off my hand. So now he looks like a grease ball again. That's ok. I'll wash him again tomorrow. He's had enough for tonight. But all of the sap is out from his toes and he doesn't hate me! Yay!

SirTeddykins · 03-24-2015, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Opium88

Well, I doused him with vegetable oil first and then used a bunch of peanut butter and pasted it all over him. That seemed to ease his anxiety a lot cause he had something to do , lol. Then I blow dried to make it all warm and ran some warm water til it was a few inches deep and started combing. It refused to come out of the longer hair so I proceeded to chop chop chop it off. And then I combed some more. He never even tried to bite me once. I did all that until he started getting impatient and barking at me. Then I shampoos like crazy and conditioned and rinsed and right when he was looking beautiful and fluffy, I used my other hand to fluff his head a bit and realized I hadn't gotten all the oil off my hand. So now he looks like a grease ball again. That's ok. I'll wash him again tomorrow. He's had enough for tonight. But all of the sap is out from his toes and he doesn't hate me! Yay!

Good job! So glad he didn't bite and that you managed to find a way to remove the sap which lessened the anxiety for you both...

Now stay out of the sap!!!

matese · 03-24-2015, 03:26 AM

Great you were able to get the sap off his pads, that should make it easier on him when he goes to the groomer.

TysonMyBoy · 03-24-2015, 12:38 PM

Good job Toby and mama

kay6688 · 03-24-2015, 01:20 PM

Good Job - what an ordeal & next time we need photos...LOL

03-23-2015, 01:51 PM	#1
Opium88 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Albuquerque , NM, US Posts: 621 Blog Entries: 4	Here we go again.... I can't even think about torturing a groomer by taking Toby to one again, and I don't feel like paying them twice the fee out of guilt for how he acts out, so I'm going to go buy a tub and as much peanut butter as it takes to cover his entire body and I am going to attempt to get the sap out of his hair today. And then izzy will have to do it too. This is horrible. I'm having to have the landlord tar the ends of the branches they cut from the pine trees because it's oozing in large amounts from the trees. Looks like thick stalactites . Crazy. This is gonna suck. Cause the entire time I'm doing this toby is going to either be biting me or eating all the peanut butter. I should record this . I'm sure it will be amusing in retrospect.

03-23-2015, 04:16 PM	#6
Lovetodream88 Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md Posts: 23,249	Can you just shave the hair? __________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart!

03-23-2015, 04:23 PM	#8
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	I would think an oil to melt the stuff would work well. If he's gets anxious and won't lick the PB, take a break and calm him down, wrap him up in a warm, tight towel or whatever works to soothe him and give him some time to decompress before going on. The stress will just keep building w/out a break. But without the possible stinging of the alcohol, pain of toe-hair pulling from that burning area and his fear of more strange things happening to him at the groomer's studio, you shouldn't have the same troubles, especially since you've worked with him at home grooming before and he's in a setting where he feels safe. Remember, a dog is just like a toddler mentally so treat him just as you would a toddler with the sap stuck on his widdle toes. Good luck! __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

03-23-2015, 09:54 PM	#9
MauiGirl Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maui, Hawaii Posts: 7,740	I was going to suggest vegetable oil too. Don't know for sure about sap, but when Meika got a mouse sticky trap stuck on her leg, I tried all kinds of sticky remover stuff that did not work, then found on Google that oil would. It did perfectly, then I just shampooed thoroughly. __________________ SANDY, MOM TO TIKI , KAYLA , KARLEE , R.I.P. MEIKA

03-23-2015, 10:56 PM	#10
JasmineNoelle YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: USA Posts: 2,774 Blog Entries: 1	Coconut oil is good too. After massaging into the fur, warm the oil with a blow dryer and it will assist in removing the sap. The coconut oil is good for the dogs hair and won't hurt him if he licks it. Use extra virgin coconut oil. __________________ Jasmine's, Prissy's and Maggie Mae's Mommy

03-23-2015, 03:20 PM	#3
Opium88 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Albuquerque , NM, US Posts: 621 Blog Entries: 4	I know the sap is the main reason he gets crazy when groomed. And he doesn't get as out of hand when I'm the one doing it. When I have someone else groom him I do put a muzzle on him. But I figure I'll work at getting the sap off and then take him to be groomed so he's not as volatile .

03-23-2015, 03:21 PM	#4
Opium88 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Albuquerque , NM, US Posts: 621 Blog Entries: 4	Oh and the biting was never an issue til the sap became an issue.

03-23-2015, 03:34 PM	#5
Opium88 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Albuquerque , NM, US Posts: 621 Blog Entries: 4	I just had a friend come by who's supposed to come back and help me. He said he knows how to do this easy with oil. So we shall see...

03-23-2015, 04:21 PM	#7
Opium88 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Albuquerque , NM, US Posts: 621 Blog Entries: 4	It's embedded in his paws. So yeah...

03-24-2015, 12:26 AM	#11
Opium88 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Albuquerque , NM, US Posts: 621 Blog Entries: 4	Well, I doused him with vegetable oil first and then used a bunch of peanut butter and pasted it all over him. That seemed to ease his anxiety a lot cause he had something to do , lol. Then I blow dried to make it all warm and ran some warm water til it was a few inches deep and started combing. It refused to come out of the longer hair so I proceeded to chop chop chop it off. And then I combed some more. He never even tried to bite me once. I did all that until he started getting impatient and barking at me. Then I shampoos like crazy and conditioned and rinsed and right when he was looking beautiful and fluffy, I used my other hand to fluff his head a bit and realized I hadn't gotten all the oil off my hand. So now he looks like a grease ball again. That's ok. I'll wash him again tomorrow. He's had enough for tonight. But all of the sap is out from his toes and he doesn't hate me! Yay!

03-24-2015, 03:26 AM	#13
matese Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: E.Stroudsburg, Pa. Posts: 69,270	Great you were able to get the sap off his pads, that should make it easier on him when he goes to the groomer. __________________ Joan, mom to Cody RIP Matese Schnae Kajon Kia forever in my A House Is Not A Home Without A Dog

03-24-2015, 12:38 PM	#14
TysonMyBoy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Panama City Beach Posts: 161	Good job Toby and mama __________________ Pam, mommy to Tyson and Rin, grandma to Ernie (Surely I'm not old enough to be a grandma)

03-24-2015, 01:20 PM	#15
kay6688 Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Missouri Posts: 3,163 Blog Entries: 1	Good Job - what an ordeal & next time we need photos...LOL __________________ Jaxon Macy Remi and R.I.P. Trixie's Mom Kay