Grooming with Mom: Theo on Thankful Thursday

Published on by Xena, Lucy and Chia

Hey there folks, this is Lucy, Ace Reporter, reporting to you with another episode of Grooming with Mom. Let’s shout out a huge thanks to Brian’s Thankful Thursday, with special thanks to Brian for hosting it!

We get emails every week from Dogs Naturally, where we learn lots of stuff about good nutrition. They’ve been giving us a little quiz with one question each time, so we thought it would be fun to share those. Here is this week’s:
Which breed’s name means “curly small dog?” Answer at the bottom of this post.

Groomer Mom got what she thought was the strangest call ever from someone wanting a groom. The person said he has a miniature schnauzer whose groomer retired, and he couldn’t find anyone to give his dog a good groom. Then he saw a schnauzer with a great cut, a real “schnauzer” groom, and asked the owner where she took her dog. You can see where this is going, right? So far, nothing strange. The strange part is that he lives in Dalton, GA, which is almost an hour from us. We’ve had people drive 30 minutes, but not an hour! Groomer Mom even asked him if he was sure he wanted to come this far, and he assured her he did.

Theo – short for Theodore – is on the tall side for a mini at 20 pounds. He’s solid, though, no fat to make up those pounds. This is his “before” picture.

Theo’s legs and feet were very matted and a bit of scissoring and shaving had to happen to remove the worst of the mats. The last groomer had cut the hair straight cross that was growing out of his ears, instead of pulling it out. Groomer Mom growled a bit about that, and Theo sat perfectly still while he was tortured all that hair got pulled out. However, he absolutely would not allow his nails to be cut or have the Dremel used. His Dad holding him didn’t help and hanging him in the sling (you’ve seen Chia in it) didn’t help, either. Finally, Groomer Mom asked Theo’s Dad if he wanted her to stop, and he said yes. In the end, his groom was the same as our Xena’s!

Theo was happy cause he got lots of treats and his Dad was happy cause he loved the cut! He said he’ll be back next time Theo needs groomed, and promised to keep him combed out in between.

TRIVIA ANSWER
The breed whose name means “curly small dog” is the Bichon Frise. Bichon means a small, toy or lap dog, and frisé means curly. 

Lucy, Ace Reporter, signing off with another episode of Grooming with Mom! (*wags*)

26 thoughts on “Grooming with Mom: Theo on Thankful Thursday”

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  11. Mee-yow what a BEEFORE an AFTUR transfore-mation of Theo!!
    Lucy this iss one of THE bestest reeportss efurr!
    Wee mew Theo was hansum butt did not know just HOW HANSUM 😉
    Wee purray that Theo comess back again fore more groomin…
    Grate job Lucy ❤
    **nose rubss** BellaDharma an {{hugss}} BellaSita Mum

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  17. Lulu: “Looking good, Theo! It’s worth the extra drive to come out sharp!”
    Charlee: “Our Dada didn’t know ‘frisé’ meant ‘curly’ in French, but now that he does, he’s decided he knows where the word ‘frizzy’ came from …”

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  24. theo looks so much better, and is a real cutie.. that is a lot of love to drive an hour for a groom. Lucy you looks smashing as a reporter and hugs to all of you furry friends.. I agree with the weims, great looking boots on Theo

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