Quote Originally Posted by Pam
Matted fur!! This really bothers me. If you could have seen my Ripley when I first saw him you wouldn't have looked twice. He was a mess. Fortunately for him (and me!) I was able to see the wonderful little guy underneath all of those mats and mess. Why don't people research breeds and see what is involved, as far as grooming, before they select a dog.

Long nails bother me too, and Ripley's are longer than I would like. His nails are black and when I first got him I cut one of them too short and it bled. I have been trying to cut less each time and just do it more often but they are still longer than I would like.
You have a heart, thats why you were able to see past his messy matted fur. I love people like you!

Raustyks nails are a little longer than I'd like them to be and I clip them twice a week. She obviously came from a BYB or puppy mill. Her nails grow funny, like straight out not really curved that much at all and her quick fills up the entire nail. My vet said she has seen it before in some Rotts & Greyhounds that came from bad breeders. Its hard to explain without really looking at them but it's kind of difficult to trim them. Her nails are also black and they also grow WAY faster than almost every dog I have ever met before.