"Sheep-shearing" day in the valley

[Shoney & Ruby]

Sometimes all that fleecy fuzz is too much and out come the scissors. Yes, we get her professionally groomed every 6 weeks and yes, we are so grateful that she doesn't shed.....but it was time for a trim. Ruby stood still while we snipped her legs and tail with a small scissors [I know, we need a fancy one] but afterward hid out in her crate. A peanut butter kong seems to have erased any bad feelings.

[Sally M]

Just this morning I took a pair of scissors to the top of Penny's head. Her hair is wild on her head and was definitely in need of a trimming.

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Good equipment makes all the difference when you groom them at home. With mine, they have a tolerance level of about an hour before they start acting like they are standing on hot coals while I work, so good clippers and scissors are needed to make each clip count.  I do get them done professionally now after 5 and 7 years of doing on my own, but I do a lot of clipping still in between so I can get about 8-10 weeks out of it.  Have fun,it's really a good bonding/training time when grooming.

[Lynda Kamrath]

Doing your own trimming can be very therapeutic.  We always groom our dogs and you get much better with practice.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Nice job!  Love that peanut butter.

[Linda, Charlie Brown and Beau]

Nice job! I agree with Ruby - peanut makes all things good!

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

Good job!  We're lucky that peanut butter makes all things better! :)

[BG and Gavin]

What a cutie. She looks great. A peanut butter Kong fixes most things ;)