Grooming Jema and Annie on Awww Monday

Published on by Xena, Lucy and Chia

Lucy, Ace Reporter here to woof to you about the latest two grooms.

Since Mom retired at the end of last month, she has gotten four new pups in to groom. Today I’m reporting on the last two. They are sisters, and older girls…like me. Oh, and Groomer Mom forgot to get “before” pictures. I think she was a bit overwhelmed. They hadn’t been groomed for 6 months. Their Mom explained that they’ve both had lots of medical issues and they’ve spent a small fortune at the vet. Mostly, they’ve been afraid to leave them with a groomer because of health and behavior issures.

This is Jema. She’s a 13-year-old maltese. She’s really tiny and really sweet.

Because of awful matting, she had to be shaved everywhere except the top of her head and ears. Speaking of ears, she kept rolling over on her right side and jerking away and even rolling onto her side when G. Mom tried to do anything with that ear. It was totally full of …well, of something. G. Mom showed Jema’s Mom when she came back. She said that Jema had already been to the vet once with that ear, and G. Mom said she needed to go again.

Next up is Annie the 14-year-old Maltese. She was an even bigger challenge.You can see where she had licked and chewed all the hair off the tops of her front feet. She has lots of allergies. She also had lots of really big mats, close to her skin.

Because of her white hair, G. Mom couldn’t use a short blade or Annie would have been bald, nothing but pink skin. So the struggle with a longer blade ensued. Oh, did I mention that Annie barked the entire time she was being groomed? She only stopped long enough to reassess her situation when G. Mom put her in the tub. Yes, it was “Bark.” pause “Bark.” pause “Bark” pause for almost an hour and a half.

G. Mom also experienced a “first” with Annie. She let her entire, full bladder loose on the grooming table. It took two grooming towels to sop it up and then clean the table. After a bit, Jema pooped on the table. No problem. G. Mom scooped it into a bag for disposal. After her bath, Jema managed to finish emptying her bladder on the table. *sigh* Wow did G. Mom grab her up fast so she wouldn’t step in it right after her bath. At that point, I thought my good mother G. Mom would loose it. But no. She gently took Jema’s face in her hands and said she would rather her mess on the table and bark than try to bite her. So I guess they were still on good terms when Jema’s groom was through.

Her pawrents returned and were very pleased. G. Mom told them about the health problems she found. Then she laughed and told them about Jema. They said she barked the whole time no matter where they took her, and also messed in the car and anywhere else she went. Well, at least it wasn’t a statement of hating to be here!

After all that, they rewarded (paid) G. Mom well, and are planning on coming back in ahout 6 weeks. We’ll have the ear plugs and clean-up crew on stand by!

Lucy, Ace Reporter, wrapping up my report on another set of new grooms. Hope to see y’all again soon!

Thanks to  Comedy Plus for hosting Awww Mondays!

31 thoughts on “Grooming Jema and Annie on Awww Monday”

  4. No worries. I’m not well versed in small dog breeds but I thought Maltese were always black. If that’s the worst thing that happens to you this week, I think you’re golden. Hugs and tail wiggles.

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  10. Oh gosh…that was quite the experience. I’ve never heard of peeing on the grooming table. Your Groomer Mom is a saint.
    P.S. Jema almost looks more Yorkie than Maltese but what do I know. Bless you for grooming these little cuties. Hopefully the next time will be better and less stressful. 🤞🏼

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  18. Wow, and I thought the pee pee pawrty that happened here was a mess, LOL! Those poor pups with all their issues. They seem to have more baggage than Dalton carries around… Nice grooms though, considering the circumstances!
    Good report, Lucy!

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  23. Mom does such a good job and these were two were challenges that mom did so very well with. I’m not surprised.

    Thank you for joining the Awww Mondays Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week. Scritches to the pups and a big hug to mom. ♥

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  27. What a great job your Mom did, we always appreciate that she is so very patient with her “customers”!

    xoxo, Rosy & Sunny

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  30. Oh what sweet little cuties – sounds like they really needed a good groom and got it in spite of a variety of “awkward moments” !! I’m sure they both feel a whole lot better too. YAY!!!

    Hugs, Pam and Teddy

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