Grooming Annsley

Published on by Xena, Lucy and Chia

Mom had a new groom today. She told me the story of how the nice lady found out about her grooming. Are you ready for this? The lady’s UPS delivery man told her! He saw her little tiny Yorkie and told her that his 15-year-old yorkie died not long ago. He said my Mom was a good groomer and gave her Mom’s name and phone number. (And boy, oh boy, did Annsley ever need groomed!)

Mom was concentrating when Annsley showed up and forgot to get her “before” picture, but she looked something like this (thanks for the pic, Mr. Google.)

She had big mats and little mats, and medium sized mats. But that’s nothing compared to Annsley’s story.  When she was a little more than a year old she was rescued from a cage in a crack house. (I sure would hate to live in a house with cracks, too.) Other than to be made to have puppies, she had spent almost her entire short life in that cage. In the meantime, the nice lady had just lost both her parents. She had intended to get a yorkie, but with her tragic losses, she had forgotten all about it until a rescue person brought Annsley into the vet where the lady worked. Right then and there the lady fell in love with her and they have been together for three years now.

Anyhow, because of the cage she had to live in when she was so young, she would freak out about the metal cages at any groomer’s. She would shake so hard that the lady had to give her pills before taking her. Plus, the last groomer cut her skin in two places (and made her look bad by shaving the hair down the center of her nose).

After hearing the story, Mom remembered John the UPS man, who had told the nice lady about Mom.  She remembered how John loved his tiny yorkie with all his heart. Mom thought maybe this was also a God-thing. Today, when Annsley came, she shook a tiny bit, but seemed like she wasn’t hardly scared at all. Mom had promised to not put her in a cage and that she would be the only pup in the grooming room. Annsley did great, even without any pills! When the lady…

(Xena) Lucy! Can I tell the rest, huh, please? I’m the one who got to play…oops, I think I gave the rest away.

(Lucy) Yep, you did. But the rest really is your story, so go ahead.

(Xena) Well, you see, the lady couldn’t come get her for about 87 minutes or hours (Mom: it was a half hour) so she said to go ahead and let her come upstairs and play with me and Lucy. Woo hoo!

Hi, I’m Annsley.

Hi, I’m Xena. Why do you keep running away from me?

I don’t know where I am and you’re bigger than me.

I won’t hurt you, I promise. Come on, let’s play.

Who’s that outside? That’s Lucy. She’s my sister and she’s wa-a-a-y bigger than you and me both. You don’t have to worry, she wouldn’t hurt you.

Well, I think I’ll just stay here until my Mom comes.

So that’s the story of how I almost got to play with a dog smaller than me. Maybe next time…she’s coming back in six weeks.

I am Xena the Schnauzer Warrior Play Puppy Princess

36 thoughts on “Grooming Annsley”

  4. I know, and being used as a money maker for their habit and “business.” But didn’t God bring it all together beautifully for both her and her new Mom!

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  15. Oh what a FABulous job your Moms did on Annsley! I don’t likes bein’ put in a cage eithers, unless it’s my own crate. Ma does my grooming, butts that’s nothin’ to brag abouts, cause I never knows what I’m gonna look likes! BOL!!! (and we won’t mention the bloodbath of 2014 when she nicked my ear! sigh.)
    Anyhu, I thinks you and Annsley are gonna be FABulous furiends, and will play real soon!
    Kisses,
    Ruby ♥

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  16. You did a wonderful job with her, she looks beautiful. We go to the groomer we do as rather than put Abby in a cage, she has a back room (she’s in a converted little house), with fans blowing from the corners of the room but dog beds to lay on while a TV has the animal channel and the air circulates without the dogs freaking out. It takes longer to dry but Abby LOVES it and there is a young grooming aid that keeps the dogs company as they dry if they’re not swamped.

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  17. Absolootley beeuteeful Annsley gurl ❤
    Lady Amy you did a pawtastick job of groomin this littul gurl an makin her so beeuteefull!!
    An Xena yur so sweet to play with Annsley an keep her company!
    iss nice you made a new furend!
    ***nose rubsss** Dharth Henry xXXx

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  28. I’m so glad you found that good solution. I did offer to let Annsley’s Mom stay, but she felt Annsley would do better without her here. I do have a few clients who stay and visit with me while I groom, and I enjoy that and always welcome it.

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  29. Our schnauzer-Affenpinscher mix, Garnet, got so traumatized by the groomer that we had to find a mobile groomer that comes to our house. She lets me stay with Garnet and comfort her during the groom. It has made all the difference in the world! She is still a little anxious about grooming, but she tolerates it and looks great. This change has restored her trust in me not to do scary things. Sounds like little Annsley is restoring her trust in groomers and her mom, by seeing you. Wonderful!

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  30. I love playing with my sister, but sometimes Mommy has to remind her “easy!” It would be nice to have someone more my size to play with.

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  31. Hari OM
    OMD Annsley is gorgeous – great work ‘mum’!!! Don’t worry Xena, I think it will not be long before Annsley learns this is a good place to visit and things will become much easier. We look forward to reading your repawts on that! Hugs and wags, YAM-aunty xxx

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