Time and time again I get an owner who tells me, "he/she was fine the other day but today he/she's all matted," or "we were away and the pet sitter didn't brush her/him.
'' People, it is OK if you don't always have time to brush your dogs.
We all have lives involving work, and kids, and family responsibilities.
Sometimes it is hard to fit in eating a meal, forget about brushing the dog.
As long as you give your dog love and exercise, the brushing is the least of your worries.
(as long as you don't let the dog get so matted that he/she's in pain.
) You see, that's why there are people like me.
That's what we do, brush and groom your dog.
As long as everybody realizes that if you wait too long, it might necessitate shaving.
And as long as that is A-O-K with the owner, I am OK with it.
That's the good thing about hair, it grows back.
Short hair does not have to be forever.
I only get annoyed with people who tell me "we like it long" and the dog has dreadlocks that would have to be combed out under sedation.
That is a problem and unrealistic.
I will not, for the sake of vanity, needlessly put a dog through a torture session of yanking out intense tangles.
Like I said, hair grows, lets start over and do it right.
So, stop making excuses.
It's OK.
I understand, it is hard to find the time to brush the dog.
So, don't tell me the dog just became matted in the last two days.
First, I know that really isn't very likely and 2nd, it really doesn't matter to me.
I don't judge.
Gosh, one of my own dogs currently has toenails almost as bad as Howard Hughes's toenails (they were long, in case you didn't know).
If I don't take the time to cut them soon, she's going to be climbing the curtains like the kitties!