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SOME PHOTOS WORTH NOTING. Every day we turn out cute and adorable grooms. I wish I had time to take a photo of every one of them. But unfortunately I don't but every once in a while, I do a dog that makes me want to run and grab my camera. These are a few photos....nothing extraordinary but just a sampling of the work of an average grooming salon. We see purebreeds, mix breeds, sick dogs, working dogs and lots of cute puppies.
Our newest puppy, Toy Poodle Gino
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Our Gino, transformed from a toy poodle trim into a Bichon trim. Let the face grow full and trim the ears short.
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Silver Standard Poodle Puppy...1st face feet and tail trim
From our last litter...living in Florida
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Cream Silver Standard Puppy...1st trim
From our last litter....living in California
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Parti-colored Standard Poodle
Parti poodles are not solid colors which are the norm. We own 2 of them/father & daughter dogs
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Parti-colored male in a German Trim
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Silver & Cream parents of the last litter
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Our Black Standard Female who was bred with the Parti male to produce 11 healthy puppies....9 partis & 2 solids
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20 YEARS ago we bought this little shih tzu/beagle/poodle mix. She is a testament to what good feeding can do. We changed her diet radically at 9 years of age and she has gone on to live a much healthier life. Still Going STRONG!
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NEWFOUNDLAND's "After"
I started to work immediately on this behemoth matted mess and forgot to snap a "BEFORE" photo.
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POMERANIAN's "After"
No time to take a "Before"
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1 year old BLOODHOUND police dog
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Wooly, Bushy Airdale that was kept outdoors for a year
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Same Airdale is now living indoors in the lap of luxury.
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TUMOR on a sheltie's rump
vet termed this as a "Thyroid Ledge"
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CHEST TUMOR on same sheltie
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TOO MANY TUMORS
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Emaciated older dog
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No CLUE as to why type of growth this was...on the belly
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This is a Cav-A-Shon---a mix between a Bichon Frise and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel...this is her "BEFORE"
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This is her "AFTER" She is owned by a person who does not allow mats to form in her pet. If she finds one while petting the dog, she whips out her comb and gets it out.
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This is a Maltese-poodle mix. Another fine example of a dog who's owners cannot stand to find a mat
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A Maltese-Shih Tzu mix...a very common dog nowadays. No 2 ever are the same.
This is the BEFORE...forgot to take an AFTER photo, but it was almost the same, just a shorter version.
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Portable Billboard---this dog was used to Advertise a Pet Fair held by the Alpine Trail Vet Clinic (ATVC)
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The Vet's Logo incorporates a pine tree and a sun which were carved and colored into the poodle's plush coat.
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The other side of the dog has a medical symbol of a snake wound around a staff and a large V
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Peyton---Stripped down to his nakedness in the middle of winter due to heavy matting. Owners "thought" his fur was keeping him warm. Fur like that is like wearing a suit of concrete.
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The concrete suit was mounted on a board to let others see, smell and feel the discomfort of such misery
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EAR PLUGS...these incredible globs were pulled from the dogs ears. They were over 2 inches long extending deep into the ear canals. The dog can hear his name being called once again.
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The finished groom. No one was happy here. Not the owner, the dog or me, the groomer. No one wants to HAVE to do this to a pet. But there was no possible way of brushing it out.
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SAME DOG, Peyton, after his 2nd regular grooming. Owners now get him groomed approx, every 6 weeks and he's not tangled and his haircut fits his feisty terrier-like personality.
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Poodle Pup's 1st groom. These non-shedding breeds need to start being regularly groomed from 8 weeks of age and maintained monthly.
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Same Puppy After grooming. With home brushing, it will stay in good conddtion till the next appt.
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Handstripped Cairn Terrier. Comes in a dull dark gray & leaves with a handsome brindle pattern and correct wirey coat texture.
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Bathing Buddies-Roper and Acee...dogs of the same family get bathed together
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Soaking in Medicetc Shampoo, melting away the scabby dandruff
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Poor Bichon---a high maintainence dog that has had no maintainence in years.
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Imagine Yourself Walking on feet like these?
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Padded Seat on the same Bichon
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Matted Maltese...wanted it kept long. No pink skin showing
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Combed & Dematted, coat is evened out and whitened up.
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Bernie wants to make sure her tummy is rinsed well.
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creative spirals on a standard poodle
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Chester almost DIED from recalled dog food. He is 1 lucky little dog.
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Millie-ANOTHER cocker who requires a soaking tub bath to remove all the scabs and crust. They do seem to love it. You can almost see her smiling!
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Keeshond BEFORE. Had always been shaved due to the heavy matting. NOT THIS TIME! Look what CAN be done.
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Keeshond AFTER
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Keeshond had unusually long and twisted nails. Must have hurt to walk.
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Sweet Phoebe (goldendoodle) went to the beach and became horribly matted. It takes a while but she was left long and wavy with no hair cut....just a bath and comb-out
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Maddie (Scottie) BEFORE
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Maddie AFTER
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the work of groomer Lori Craig. Her white poodle turned into a Lion with a giraffe on one hip and a zebra on the other side. No one believes its a poodle!
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matted little shih tzu
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