Nov 5, 2014 | Figgy Chihuahuas, Grooming, Showing Chihuahuas
It has been said that showing dogs is a costly hobby. I am here to tell you that it most definitely is! The grooming tables, dryers, carts and crates are NOTHING in cost compared to the brushes, combs and shampoos we purchase to make our dogs look their very best. In...
Oct 19, 2014 | Boomer the Pug, Grooming, Must Have Supplies, Supplies and Finds
I am honestly not sure HOW we have survived this long without one of these in our bag of tools but the suggestion of using a Furminator on the Pugs was jumped upon and let me tell you – IT’S A MIRACLE TOOL!!! We used it on Boomer and Marg this afternoon...
Oct 13, 2014 | Boomer the Pug, Chihuahua Habits, Grooming, Tips
Many Chihuahuas are cleaners, which comes in handy when you have multiple Chis in your house. The breed requires their ears to be cleaned and when you have a “cleaner”, they take care of that for you. One of our cleaners is Tipsy and she has taken a...
Oct 12, 2014 | Grooming, Teddy
Alexis was practicing some of her show grooming techniques a couple of weeks back and trimming the whiskers was mastered. Teddy is such a fabulous model for such things as he is the showing expert! He just sits there and lets her trim, poke and prod. He’s such...
Aug 22, 2014 | Grooming, New Puppies
The puppies got their first “spa treatment” today. They have had baths with puppy shampoo but today, it was all about the luxury smelly-goods with their first bath using Isle of Dogs’ Evening Primrose Oil shampoo followed with Light Management...
Jul 17, 2014 | Ginny, Grooming
The girls had their weekly grooming lessons today and I thought that we would go for the puppy cut on our matriarch to help her coat come in a bit thicker. Since her spay, her coat has been allowed to come in and boy did it take root and grow wild! Spotchy and...
