Grooming Gone Wrong

Usually momma grooms us but we had a photoshoot to do and since it was last minute we couldn't go to Mrs. Annette as she was out of appointments. So we went to a new grooming salon. Now its a furry bad memory so we shall let momma tell you bouts it.
-----------------

I hated to to use a new groomer but they needed to be groomed for a bunch of new photo shoots and I wanted a professional groom for the shoots. So we made an appointment, packed up the doggie bag...

...and headed out.

Mollie was so cute sleeping on the ride over.

Just before 8AM we arrived at Wren's Pet Lodge. We used to take them here but since then a new owner has taken over.

After they checked the pee-mail we headed inside.

The place looked clean, they used a hand dryer instead of a box dryer, the groomer was very friendly and listened to what we wanted done. I felt good about leaving them there.

A couple of hours later the groomer called and said they were ready. When I arrived I saw Mollie sitting by her self and Bobo was no where to be found. When the groomer came up front she said Mollie had pooped in the cage and Bobo had to be moved to another cage. I know she didn't have to use the bathroom as that morning she ate breakfast and pooped when I took her out. So something there upset her so bad that she had diarrhea in her cage. Upon closer inspection of this photo Mollie is sitting on wire bottom floor which at 11 years old should not be happening. The groomer said the blanket we brought for them to sit on had been pooped on so it was being washed.

And this pic speaks for itself of what Bobo thought of the place. LOL

Of course Mollie is not to be left out.

Once we got them home I looked at the groom job more carefully and was shocked. It didn't look as though she even put a blade to their legs, paws or under arms. It looked like a rush job and they smelled as though they didn't get a bath. Then I looked at their topknots and was sick. The entire back of Mollie's topknot was shaved extremely close, it was uneven and one ear was WAY shorter than the other. Bobo had a half dollar sized shaved spot in his top knot. Thankfully he had enough topknot left to do a comb over and its not too visible. The rest of the day Mollie's tummy was upset. The blanket we took was not cleaned just stuffed in a bag with the mess still all over it. Sadly it had to be tossed in the garbage.

I talked with my mom (Mollie and Bobo's Grandma) about the situation and she agreed that we should seek a refund. So I went back with Mollie and Bobo and they did not even want to enter the building, they stepped back and pulled away. I told her what I found and she agreed to give me a full refund. I hate going and complaining but $60 for a bad hair cut is no not right! As we opened the door to leave Mollie pulled so hard to get out of the building that she yanked the leash right out of my hand and went straight for the car door. Mollie is normally extremely good on the leash.

The following Monday I had to groom them myself. When I got the clippers out and put them on the table all did they was shake through the entire process. Which is not normal for them.

Not only did she do a horrible job in grooming my dogs but she either hurt or scared them to the point that Mollie was literally sick.

After grooming them I didn't know how to fix Mollie's top knot so I made an appointment with Mrs. Annette for the following week.

Now I will turn this post back over to Mollie Jo.
---------
Thanks momma!

Since having my bad hair cut I had to wear a hat everywhere I went. Even for a quick pee pee run.

Thankfully Mrs. Annette was able to squeeze me in and do rehab on me head!

We're here!

I gots a bit nervous when I walked in thinking bouts my last experience but Mrs. Annette said she would take good care of me.

35 Minutes later I was done and ready to show off my new do!

But before we left I had to leave a quick pee mail.

Then...

*S-T-R-E-T-C-H*

And rub!

I feel good...and look good too!!!

So good...Oh Yea!!!!

And...

One last rub!!!!

So hopefully momma has learned her lesson....PLAN AHEAD and DON'T USE NEW GROOMERS! Anyhoo I am happy to be hat free now.

Wags and Licks,
Mollie Jo & Bobo

Weekends are fur Bubble Baths and Dress Up

Can I get some privacy here?

Ah a nice cool refreshing oatmeal bubble bath!!!

Oh Uncle Puppy since I am letting you stay with me will you do something for me?

Umm...I don't like the look of this!

Bobo never plays dress up with me. Isn't he beautiful!?!!?!

Wags and Licks,
Mollie Jo & *AUNTIE* Uncle Puppy

A Plea from Uncle Puppy

Dearest Tiny Sweet Beautiful Mollie Jo,

My momma done packed a bag, gots a new car and left me high and dry with no momma or home. Will you let me crash here till she gets back?

i brought all of the essentials. My bodyless monkey toy, my face & leg less cat toy, trunkless elephant toy, half fur less tennis ball, brand new tennis ball, pooh bear blanket (although i seem to have chewed off and lost the pooh bear portion), and green papers. We can buy some treats, kibble or pizza with the green papers i is not picky.

So can i stay Mollie?

Puppy Licks,
Uncle Puppy
*Homeless*

A Pinch of Cinnamon

Earlier this month momma received an email from an owner that had a Chihuahua that needed placement. As with all of our squatters momma goes to temperament test them to make sure they are not people aggressive. When they arrived she showed no people aggression what so ever.

However when momma saw this poor little thing and the condition she was in she agreed to take her into our rescue.

The first thing momma noticed was she was underweight, had red irritated skin....

...scabs all over her legs...

...and little to no furs on her feets!

Momma called Melissa at the Vet and asked if they could get her in immediately to be examined.

What you mean "VET" and "Examined"???

Melissa said that they could squeeze her in so off to the vet we went!

Ummm Lady what ya doin do me backside?

OUCH MY NECK! NOT MY TOES!!!!!

Where is that blue stuff goin?

Needles? Medicine? Heartworm test? Skin Test? Benedryl? What are all these words?

Well Dr. Flanary said that she didn't look as though she had mange and that it was probably allergies. So she said to get her on a good quality food and daily benedryl. She would do a skin test when she came back for her spay. Next on the agenda was heartworm test and that came back NEGATIVE. Last but not least was vaccines! Oh boy did she scream. Whew my ears are still ringing!

After that momma took her to Sonic for a cup of water. She loved it!!!!

Poodles why you not warn me of this "Vet" place?

On the way home she kept posing fur the momma....Camera HOG!

Just as we were about to pull in the drive way she laid down fur a nap.

-----
Cinnamon seems to be settling in quite nice but she does growl at us which is completely rude. We are sharing our house with HER!
---------

On one recent outing she showed her true colors to grandma.

She spots her prey.

It takes only seconds for her to go in for the kill.

Yep she is a burger bandit and done took a bite outta grandmas hamburger!

--------------
On her one week anniversary (yea momma's bad about posting sometimes) we noticed her feets were getting better. Simply adding good quality food and benedryl has helped!

----------------
Wednesday Jan 18, 2012 - SPAY DAY -
----------------

We had to wake up bright and early to get Cinnamon checked in for her spay. I pawed through the latest PAWS 4 A CAUSE newsletter.

Why is that lady with a clip board calling my name???

Now thats done lets go get some breakfast!!!!

-------
Thursday JAN 19 2012
------

That afternoon we return to the vet clinic to fetch the squatter.

Her spay and dental went well but she did have to have a retained baby tooth pulled. It was causing major tartar build up and yuckyness (MOLLIE-ISM). Her skin test revealed a bacterial and yeast infection so we she will need medicated baths once a week. Hope momma don't get no ideas that we need baths once a week.

Mollie can you lead the way?

I is a bit sleepy but doing goods.

hmmm...whats this?

AYE CHIHUAHUA Its more medicine!!!

Well at least with all the medicine she takes nothing will get her!! Now she rests while her tummy heals. I am in charge of making sure all the proper medicine is given in proper doeses. So I might have to dig out my Howl-o-ween nurse costume. BOL

She is officially on Petfinder.com now and we are hoping to get some interested families soon but after 48 hours of being on the site we have had nothing. Not one call! Any ideas?

Wags and Licks,
Mollie Jo
*Not Chihuahua liker*

Your Questions Answered

Our bloggie furiends sure came up with some terrific questions fur us!!!! Here we go!

Higgins wrote:
I wanna know about your doggie stroller! How's the ride? Do you like it??

~Higgins
-----------------------
Well just after momma rescued me we were big on yard sales but after a few hours I got tired and when she saw a stroller in Petsmart she knew this would be great fur me. The instant momma put me in it I loved it. Since buying my first stoller I ride pretty much everywhere!!! The ride is smooth and I keep my favorite camo blankie inside. Bobo was so jealous of my ride he had to have one of his own. So now we are a two stroller family. We have never offered to jump out or anything. We love our strollers.

Chloe and Lady Bug write:

We would like to know just how you two got to be so very sociable?? It seems that you absolutely love to be around people!! And you always look adorable in your outfits!!


xoxo Chloe and LadyBug
--------------------
We do love people.

Bobo has always been people friendly.
However when I first came to live here people scared me so I would always shy away but once I got used to being petted, I now crave the attention when I am out and about.

Tank writes:

I want to know how many collars you have.
----------------
Wow Tank thats a big question! Since we have something called "Collar Buckets" you may already know we have a pretty large collection. Collar Buckets are snapware style buckets that house our massive collar/leash/harness collection. After much counting and the use of mommas fancy TI-83 calculator we have the final tally...

15 Harnesses
108 Leashes
and are you ready fur this?!?!?!?
191 Collars

We didn't even know we had this many!!!! At LEASH we can ALWAYS be fashionable!

Frankie writes:

Where you store all of your Precious TAGS??? Do you have a Jewels box of your own?
---------------

We do have our own jewelry box. The charms (Mostly Petco Grooming Charms) are stored in the bottom portion in the clear boxes. Our tags (The ones that are engraved) are stored up top. Each tag is in a tiny plastic bag so they don't get all banged up and then each little bag is put in a zipper bag by category. The categories include Howl-i-day, Bobo, Mollie and Other. We are super organized. But with this many tags you must be organized.

Cindy writes

I want to know how you get your ears so poofy?

-Cindy
--------------

Fine question, we use a fine tooth comb. First we brush the ears down to make sure that any tangles are gone then brush the ears in the opposite direction to create the floof. We also use oatmeal shampoo it cleans well and gives our furs extra volume!!!

Higgins writes:

My mom wants to know if you mom grooms you or do you go to a groomer? She thinks your ears are always so adorable!!

---------------

We used to go every 8 weeks to Mrs Annette of Bubbles and Beds but momma kept hearing horror stories of doggies dying in the care of their groomers (not Mrs Annette though) so she decided to start grooming us herself. In AUG 2009 she began the journey of grooming. She learned all of her skills from you tube. Every now and then we go back to Mrs Annette when momma needs a break.

Sasha writes:

Hi and here is my question, well my Moms question really. How do you sit so nice for all the dress ups?? I am not at all into that and will fight back if needed when I see clothes come out. My Mom gets jealous of Mollie and Bobo cause you always have the cutie clothes on.What can Mommy do to get me into them without having to find bandages(really don't tell her cause I don't want her to know)?
licks and sniffs Sasha

---------------

Well I have always loved clothes, collars and dressing up. Some pups are born that way. One thing I can think of get out the clothes and treats. Every time your momma insists on dressing you, make sure you insist that you get a nummy treat like CHEESE. Soon you be comfortable with clothes cause you get nummies.

Hmmm...What shall I wear tomorrow?!?!?!?

See Sasha here is the box of Milk Bones momma shakes to get my attention when we are doing photo shoots and such. Gotta have some positive things to focus on!

Amber writes:

I wanna nose just how you guys got to be sooooooo cute???
---------------

We just gots lucky I guess. Plus oatmeal shampoo doesn't hurt! Not that I advocate bathing in the least.

---------------------------------------------------------------------

Wow that was a ton of fun!!!!

As per the Valentines Pawty...Yes we are attending. Mommas been so behind reading the blogs....Whats new? But we shall get caught up soon.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for a furry special post bouts...well we will let that be a surprise!

Wags and Licks,
Mollie Jo & Bobo

Daydreams

Just daydreaming....

....of Milkbones!

Ya'll had some grrreat questions. We will be answering them on Thursday. So if you have a last minute question go comment on yesterday's post.

Wags and Licks,
Mollie Jo