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please pardon the tear stains - the fluffy one gets her eyes cleaned daily and is on supplements but she’s overdue for a bath and tidy

home on the mend from bronchitis today and wanted to try my hand at some clothes for my new boy Squid. I just bought a sewing machine and have literally no other experience but I’m a fast learner and artistically minded so I’m hoping to just whip something up. Not necessarily looking for patterns but just ideas of what the clothes for your babies look like. Basically I’m looking for ideas on rear leg sleeves and attachment points. Also ideas for fabric, I have lots of secondhand clothes I’d like to reuse - comfortable but breathable, and to prevent hair tangling or irritating, no fleece as I live in the desert! Don’t need to keep him super warm for now but he’s an anxious little man and I think he would feel more secure. Any pics or advice welcome!

P.S. belly band is because he doesn’t know yet that Dad’s bed is not for peeing (or pooping). No shame little buddy, you’ll learn! The harness is just for desensitization as he is not yet used to leash walking. He only wears it in short increments. Overall he is doing great for leaving his family at eight months and being here only a few short days (while I was super sick! Came down with a chest cold the morning after getting him, on Monday)

New client. Deaf and near Blind senior pup. This was my first full body haircut, first double coat shave (he was shaved in the past by another groomer) #7 on body blended into legs and head

He would literally not stop strutting around after the haircut (before he was hiding) so I couldn’t get a great pic

- I have done parts of a shave before but never been confident enough to finish all the delicate areas and he had lots of lumps and bumps that may make it look uneven. Does the end result of the coat look choppy or smooth? Can you give me any feedback based on the photos? He was very soft and Mom was happy.

my girl had very long hair that parted down her back at 8 months old when I rescued her, but she was matted and had to be taken short. now that she’s a year and a half her coat has changed and i am interested in growing it out long. it is very fine and incredibly soft and cottony but tangles quickly. i am capable of daily / twice daily brushing and regular grooming. does her hair look suitable for growing out?

she is schnauzer, poodle, chihuahua, shih tzu, lhasa apso, cocker spaniel, german shepherd (haha). quite the mix of hair types

I have been learning for a few months under a coworker mentor on the weekends. Today I got to do my first official face trim haircut on a pup (he came in about a month ago for the first time at our salon and didn’t need a clipper cut yet but I did his face feet tail and sani. I tried my best to remove those pesky stray hairs around the mouth and nose, he was a wiggly boy

After I was done with the trim I found the photo from the last time he was here, with a different groomer, just for reference

CC? Did I do a decent enough job? Dad seemed happy :) I thought he looked cute but any pointers would be great

I wish I could trim that stray hair on his ear I spot now lol

She looks ridiculous, I know. She’s a somewhat recent young rescue and is still getting used to grooming. Finally decided to grow the top knot out and I’m just trying to keep it banded to get her used to it. I take them out every day and use dog bands that are similar to small human ponytail holders in material. Anything rubber stays better but mats in her immediately. She also looks cute but silly with pigtails.

love my girl. anyone wanna guess what kind of mutt she is? I have her DNA results lol

I’m drunk at my friends house brought my dog and what is she doing 😭

Hi all. I probably won’t share much more after this as I continue drafting but I am seeking, from those who read my first chapter, feedback on chapter two. The nonlinear narrative makes it tricky to ensure the direction I am taking sustains the readers’ attention. Where did I lose you? What has you confused? Some vagueness is intentional, but I’d love to know if anything is confusing without my meaning to. Thanks again, and always.

the rescue who works with the communities on the reservations around here brought me this boy today. heartbreakingly, he was being severely neglected and left to wander and had a tail completely full of burrs and all over his body as well. completely encrusted in dirt down to the skin and trapped under the mats and compacted undercoat. severe pelting on the rear and tail. they said if I needed to fully shave him to do so but I was determined to save as much coat as I could.

his nails were so long he was unwilling to walk, and the rescue gentleman thinks he’s been run over several times. the rescue gentleman actually had to just take him from where he was wandering and is going to keep him as one of his personal pups. it was amazing to see him start to feel better as more and more hair and burrs came off. he was incredibly shut down and I don’t know that he’s ever been treated so kindly in his life. he passed out sound asleep when we were done, probably his first safe nap in a very long while.

He took a few steps with support, I think he has a bad hip. He laid down for everything else, bath brush and drying but we got it done. he did get vaccinated before today but next up is a full vet exam. he is probably 7 or 8 which is essentially the maximum dog lifespan in his situation in those communities.

Bear has so much more love left to give. I am deeply honored and emotionally touched to have been a part of his new life today. I wish him many more happy years and hope to see him in the future for return grooming!

ps. My arms hurt. I also did a pyr and a very fluffy heeler. send ibuprofen

I donated two grooms today to a rescue that helps animals on the reservations nearby. Mr. Oscar was in dire need of a good spa day. He was shot and had surgery (healed now) to remove his shoulder blade! He was very shut down at first, growling a little and did not want me to touch him. It took 6 hours, but I got him and his friend (chow mix w/ severely compacted undercoat) all fixed up and feeling better and by the end Oscar didn’t want to go back to the foster, which broke my heart! If anyone is located in the SW USA (NM) and needs a sweet boy who deserves a second chance at life, message me.

Grateful for the feedback on the first two pages of my novel. I finally have a more complete first chapter to share. Let me know where I lose you, please, and why. Thank you again, and thank you in advance.

How else to relax after your last shift of the week besides smoking a j and watching ur fish