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You Think YOU'VE Got it Ruff?

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My family is nuts    They brought me to the grandparent’s house, leashed me to a shade tree, left me a bowl of water and patted my head.   They were gone for 2 hours (that’s 14 in dog hours), during which time the old folks’ automatic sprinklers timed ‘on.’   There I was, trapped in my 10-foot circle while the Ch-ch-ch-ch-tsssssssssssss Ch-ch-ch-ch- tssssssssssss spritzes of water, from which I could not escape , nailed me every 20 seconds.   Oh, they came home alright, and felt bad, but I definitely heard some chuckling at my expense. This latest incident follows a long summer of “First Time Dog Owner” follies starring me.   Heidi’s previous blog detailing my humiliating “all-over” shave was a crock of dog-doo.   I would have titled it, “Jasmine feels all exposed and NASTY.” I’m glad she got butt-fur on her face.   If I had known it would have caused her such discomfort, I would have blown the hair up at her myself. This all started back in July, when the “fam” took me with them to

The Very Hairy Dog Owner

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Jasmine, our Golden Retriever, needed a special bath to help sooth a skin irritation.   My idea was to shear her so the bath concoction would penetrate better.   I have a friend who shaves baby cows to prepare them for the county fair—BABY COWS!   How hard could clipping a 60 lb. dog be? I decided I should give her a haircut before I got out anything electric.   Jasmine enjoys any attention I give her, so for the majority of the grooming session, she lay in her deep-sleep, “Butcher Chart” pose, still, aside from her tail thumping.   The books will tell you to have her either stand or sit…but I didn’t think to consult those books. Using the “Grab a Hank and Cut” method, I felt like the White Witch from “ The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe ” with Aslan on the stone table.   After an hour and a half of squatting, rolling and panting (me, not the dog), one slightly molted canine emerged and one garbage bag of 4” hair was harvested.   The books would tell you to bathe the dog before you t