Today Ratboy and Molly came to visit the shop. Ratboy is a 3 year old ShihTzu and is the survivor of a ATV accident. His pelvis was broken and he underwent long surgery and convalescence. His hind legs are as a result quite weak and wonky. To help him stand for the grooming I double loop him so that when his hind legs give out the loop holds him up. I have handle him very carefully so as not to cause him pain and discomfort. Today's grooming session when very smoothly. In fact I did not have to muzzle him for his nails or ear plucking. Other times just picking up a leg set him to snapping. What a pleasant time for him and me both! His groom was more of a tidy as his owner wants him long for the winter. It is a real trick to scizzor his wonky legs but he looked good.

Molly is a cute little Maltese ShihTzu cross. She has a lovely coat to work with. She is Ratboy's neighbour so they arrived together for their grooming. She is awesome to work on...crispy coat, straight legs and soooo willing to please. She is quite afraid of the drying process. I manage to blow dry most of her except from the next up. I simply use a fan blowing on her face while I groom the rest to complete the drying. She also got a basic tidy so she'll be long for the winter months. A 1 inch comb will maintain this length for her.

It was a pleasant way to spend a few hours and their owners are always so appreciative.