Texas was with for us daily doggie daycare for two weeks while his owners vacationed at the resort 5 km up the road. He is a Lab/Newfoundland cross and really looks like an oversized Lab. He is 1 year old and full of exuberant energy...his folks were thrilled that he had so much fun and exercise here. At the resort he had to be on leash all the times and tended to bark in his loudest and most fierce voice at all who passed by their site. While here his barking was quite minimal as he was much too busy having fun chasing squirrels and romping along with our 2 Standard Poodles...even cranky old uncle Rexy our Pom/Poodle cross enjoyed his company. This photo is of him all bathed and brushed and ready to head off home to Seattle.

Yuki is a cute little Chihuahua cross and is a regular grooming dog here at the shop. She is staying with us for 3 days as a boarder. She will be groomed later today to get her all ready to go home early tomorrow morning. She's very shy and being the only boarder just now she has lucked out and gets to come in the house to watch TV with us in the evening. Ah yes we do spoil her!

The grooming table has not been very busy this summer but today WOW...not by volume but by size!! Today Clifford came to my grooming table. He is a 9 year old Newfoundland...so cool, so calm and so gentle!! This was a 4 hour groom and only so because his owner had cut out a bunch of mats already. He got bathed and dematted and tidied. What an excellant dog but thank goodness that my hubby is big and strong. We lifted him in and out of the tub directly to the table. I was able to dry and groom his hind end before he got to tired to stand. I finished his front end while he sat. Then when he finally had to lie down on the table I worked out his throat and ear mats. We lifted him down from the table in his lying position. We took him out for a walk about so I could see him in a larger perspective and so he could relieve himself. Then I was able to run a 1 inch combe down his front legs to even them out better. He still had some choppiness to his looks from the 'home' scizzoring but he looked 100% better. Every one felt great about the groom!!

I have had a parade of regulars through the shop since last posting. There have also been several new dogs but I only managed to photograph these two. The Cairn Terrier is Tess...she is a newly adopted 7 year old spayed female...sweet girl but a little skittish on the table. And...they told her that Cairns don't shed....hahh! The black cross is a 14 year old female...terrified of the dryer...had to towel dry with the fan blowing. Her trim is a kind of schnauser body with a short round face...customer requested custom grooming!! We have added a boarding kennel set-up to the shop so once in a while things are hopping around here.