With his new groomer! Yup - I finally made the change. A couple of years ago I was having groomer woes, and checked out the mobile groomer in town, but I really couldn't afford the extra expense since at the time, I was taking both of the Fuzzbuttz to be groomed. Since then, I have stopped taking Myndi and I do her myself, since she is getting too old and it was too stressful for her, and she is easy to do, since she doesn't get her hair cut. But Sparky continued to go, even tho he did not like to, and he was getting to where he would stress every time I took him too.
Well, after his fainting episode in the heat a few weeks ago, I decided not to take him any more either. That whole experience seemed to take a lot out of him and he still wasn't back 100%, but desperately needed a spa day, so I checked with the mobile groomer again. I fully expected her rates to have gone up, but they hadn't, so I scheduled her to come out. So Sparky had a new spa experience on Wednesday.
She walked in the door, and Sparky was all over her, like she was his long lost friend. Funny how dogs sense dog loving people. He had no problem at all when she picked him up and carried him out to the grooming van. She is really wonderful with dogs, and especially caters to seniors, special needs, and dogs who have issues because of former abuse. She doesn't rush, and if a dog appears to be getting stressed, she will stop and calm them before proceeding. She seems to be a real gem. So after Sparky was done, she took Myndi out and clipped her nails, and Myndi was very relaxed with her too.
So yes - it cost more than if I had taken him to the regular groomer, but it was worth it, just in peace of mind for me. Not to mention that it didn't tie up my whole day. The other groomer was 15 miles from here, so that puts 60 miles on my car - taking him in then driving back home, and having to drive back in to get him when he's done, and driving home again, and basically not being able to get much accomplished in between.
So - a few pics of his new do - and also of a wet Myndi after her last bath.
