I used to groom my Goldens myself but now, because of my bad knee, I can't do it any longer. I brush Carina twice a day and clean her ears once a week.
Today I took her to a new groomer that also has a doggie day care center. It was Paradise! They had four labbies,one black, one yellow and two black ones; a husky, a pug, a great mutt with some Bryard in his lineage, and a 7 month old Golden puppy that was already as big as Carina, around 70lbs. They all tried to give me their tennis balls to play with them.
Amy:
I had to laughf when you described the sea of golden hair around you. That's how my house looks most of the time. Well, there's always the trusted vacum cleaner...