Two hours of intimacy

[Kyoko]

Even thougth Charlie will comply with grooming as long as she has her Kong with favorite stuffing, she was never a fond of being groomed. I always have to hurry up and rush through while the supplies ( Kong stuffing ) lasted.
Now she is 8 months old, matting stage has started... I even thought about sending her to Roxanne - groomer - since she is really good with her. But that will not be good for my finance!

During this dilema, my son told me this....
" Ma, you just don't know how to brush people's hair. You always try to yank somebody's head off! Remember, I used to always try to run away from you? If I was Charlie, I don't want you to brush me either!"
OK, so it's me....

Well, today, I was going to be very gentle and not to become task oriented.
And BAM!!
I don't know how it happened, but with gentle brushing, she discovered that being brushed feels good.
She eventually sat down, lie down, and even fell asleep!
OMG. This was so good!! So I continued to brush and got all of the matts out!!
She even went on her back, deep into sleep and I got to brush her chest, stomach, arm pits and all!!

I ended up brushing her for two hours while she enjoyed this touchy feely for that long.
I think it really gave her a great experience for being brushed.
I have to thank my son for the constructive criticism :-)

[Chris & Boys]

Kyoko! I am so jealous. Fozzy enjoys it only when I am brushing his belly and sides, and only for about 10 minutes tops. He is really short now, so I am trying to get him used to it while there are no tangles to make him uncomfortable. But you have given me hope!

[Adrianne Matzkin]

Where is Roxanne?? Mickey will need to find a groomer good with Doodles - hopefully not for a long time but you never know.
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[Adrianne Matzkin]

Out of the mouth of babes! So glad it worked out like that. I tried just scissoring the hair on Charli's feet when she was sleepy - that didn't work out so well. Will practice everyday pretending when there is nothing to clip. Hope we can be as successful!

[Adina P]

That's pretty cool, Kyoko! You may just have completely erased her bad association with brushing and now she will be putty in your hands =)

[LuvMyAbby&Kaela]

Ohhhh you were on of those Moms!! My Mom used to torture me making braids and pigtails with those darn bobbles! I havent had my hair in anything, or anything in my hair since childhood because of the trauma LOL! And she was always late for everything (still is) so was a rush brusher...tearing through my hair like a it was head brushing race!

[Janie]

Good for you!