Jen, Lachlan, and Declan's Blog – September 2011 Archive (3)

A couple of years ago I was browsing youtube (at work, shhhh) relaxing and killing time ... and I stumbled across this dance routine performed by a woman and her Golden Retriever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqbVbPvlDoM



From there I wandered off to this one, with a Border Collie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e01RFf9Tr5w



And on to the incomparable Mary Ray… Continue

Okay, dude, up on the table wit'cha. No, not the coffee table! Pfft, nutjob. The grooming table, yo. Ahem. 'Scuse me, but I'm pretty sure I didn't say "stop to chew on the kitty." Up here. Here. Up. Here.



Atta guy. Yeah, stretch out and have a snooze while I work on your back end. Oops, sorry, bit sensitive there ... I know. Won't happen again. Ye gods dude, starting to look rather retrieverish back here, aren't ya? Relax, just shaving your belly, promise I won't take anything… Continue

Lachlan has the most amazingly plush hair on his legs and face, which is lovely to look at but a bit of a pain to keep up with - especially that face! I'm not as good as I should be at keeping his beard washed and he hates having it brushed out. He's also one of those pups with a constantly wet beard, which I can't imagine is all that great for the skin. His coat is so soft and thick it just wicks up any moisture within a 10-block radius.



I finally decided to trim his beard down…

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