At Last, No Mats

Poor Shay. Prior to today her last professional grooming was in early August before our trip north. She looked cute all the way through Maine, but by the time we got home she was desperate for a hair cut. Her words, not mine.

I looked at her calendar and turns out she did not have a grooming appointment. I thought I had made them for the whole year, but turned out when I made them in January I only could do it up until August. By the time I called her groomer not an appointment was available for the rest of the year.

I gave her a home grooming, which I liken to a Toni home permanent of the 1960s. A look no one endorsed. The real problem is I just cut the top and not the hairs close to her body. She went for her annual check up and they said she’s healthy, except for that hair cut.

Thankfully her vet knew of a groomer who was taking new clients. A nice woman on Carter Street. I took that as a good sign. I drove Shay over this morning and Rae, the groomer, came out To the car to meet Shay and we talked a few minutes. Shay willing went back with her and in less than two hours I got a call Shay was done.

She is clean and mat free. All her hair is short as we had to start new before Shay could go back to a cute style, but at least nothing is curling too tightly like that Toni Perm.

I asked Rae how far in advance I needed to call to get another appointment and she said two weeks. WOW. We might have a new groomer. The best part is Shay hated going to the groomer for the whole day. To get in and get out makes her a happy girl, which make me a happy Mom. I love a doodle, but the up keep on hair is a real thing. I’ll take it over shedding any day, especially if I have a reasonable groomer.