On grooming our dogs

The pandemic and the frequent lockdowns have reduced our trips to the vet. They do message us for our scheduled vaccinations and we often have 2 or 3 dogs go there at the same time to lessen the frequency of visits. All our dogs practically stay within our property and rarely mingle with others so the vet says we can wait to schedule their visits for our convenience and safety (health-wise). Our dog Boots, however, urgently needed to be groomed. He had not had his fur cut in a long while though we tried to trim it to avoid the tangles and matting. We even used the oils we got for conditioning their skin and fur. At one point though, it was unmanageable and we didn't want to risk injuring our maltipoo mix.

Here's Boots wearing his new Hawaiian themed shirt after we had him groomed at the vet.

The summer cut was necessary because the fur was already unmanageable due to multiple matting.

We think he likes the Hawaiian shirt. He has another costume that he likes that we got for him earlier - a Captain America shirt. He liked that one and even responded to Captain America when we jokingly called him that.

 

We thought that Boots felt cold because of all the fur that was removed. He wears his Captain America costume under the Hawaiian shirt. Here he is all curled up while sleeping on his favorite part of the sofa. He has his own bed but when we're seated while watching TV, he likes to be near us. After the usual petting and scratching, he leaves us and retires here. He eventually finds his was to his sofa bed (its a kiddie thing we got from Mandaue Foam) during the night as we find him there in the mornings.

Boots seem to be depressed after every grooming. He is very clingy these days but less so when he grows back his fur. Our retriever seems to understand and they usually sleep together at night near Boots' dog bed.

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