Heidi came in for her end of summer tidy before heading home for the winter months. She was in only 4 weeks prior so it was basically a bath and brush with customer requested 'pixie feet' and tidied face. She is a 14 year old shihtzu cross...kind of tall and terrier like ... her owner likes the schnauser type fringe of 1 1/2 inches along the tummy line to diguise her lanky legs. She is pretty close to blind judging by the way she picks up her feet when she walks.

Well now here's Rocky, Newfie Cross, with a seriously matted coat after all of his summer swimming at the lake. The matting went all down his back and sides. I was able to squeak a #5 blade under the felt so he at least had some fuzz left this year. Last year I could only manage a #10. His owner and had hoped it would not come to this again as I did a thorough groom on him in the spring before any mats could form then. But alas here we are again. The final outcome was not as drastic as last fall. As before though his mane, legs and tail were dematable but the body all came down to a #5 length this year. Better luck next year Rocky as we may shave in the early summer so by fall he might be fine.