So looking back I can see that this was indeed a bad idea. Not only a bad idea, but very possibly one of my worst ideas ever. You see, this is my dog George.
George is a very good dog. I love her dearly. She always listens, she's great with my kids, she would never do anything wrong. Ha ha ha.
My dear George has recently decided that it is her mission in life to dig her way out of the backyard every time she goes out to go potty. I don't always have the time to sit and watch her, and as soon as I turn my back, she's out of here. But what does she do with her freedom? She comes around to the front door and scratches to be let in. Why she doesn't head for the hills, I will never know. Why she doesn't just wait out by the back door, I will never know.
Now you may be wondering what harm could possibly come from a dog that digs her way out and then waits calmly on the porch. You see, it's been raining a lot lately and digging outside makes for one dirty little pup. She has such long, white hair that I have to give her a full bath, comb, and blow dry or she's a matted tangled mess.
I have given her five full baths in the past two days. FIVE!!! This morning was the last straw. I somehow ended up with a Winder Dairy guy knocking at my door with my soggy brown George in tow, a baby screaming his head off because I had to take a break from feeding him to answer the door, and a muddy dog running around the living room while I tried to politely tell the Winder Dairy guy that while I appreciated him for returning my dog, now was not a good time to try to sell me milk!
So after yet another wash and dry, I grabbed the scissors. Not only would this have been a bad idea under normal circumstances, but you when doubled with my anger, it was a recipe for disaster!
These pictures don't even give a hint of what a mess I made, but this can only be described as a hack job.
The worst part was that her hair was so stinkin' thick that my hand started cramping up and I only managed a 7-inch stripe across her back. Poor George. She just wanted to have fun. She didn't deserve this.
But shh... don't tell her. I don't think she has any idea what a silly haircut she has. She still thinks she's as cute and fun as ever.
5 comments:
Next time you should hire Trent. He does a fabu job with no hand cramping.
It reminds me of the time I shaved Nora. 4 hours later and an entire bathroom floor covered in hair, she still looked like I hadn't done a thing. =)
I have seen this doggie, people, and she should be more embarassed than she is about her new haircut!!
I told you! The photos you see here don't paint an accurate picture! Ryan told me I absolutely could NOT pay the groomers $40 to have them fix my mess. She will be stuck with this until it all grows back in. Now I know why the groomers charge so much. They're worth every penny!
You're so funny Sarah! That post was hilarious!!
So funny! She is such a pretty dog. The pictures don't make her out to look THAT terrible. Maybe it's really not that bad?
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