Sparky..got shaved!

[Brandy456]

Yes, Our 8 month old Pomeraniam Sparky got shaved last thursday.

He had recently gotten sick (remember?) and his illness and boo-boo's were aroun his mouth so that stoped him from grooming himself, and no matter how much i brushed him.. it din't seam to work (turned out we had the wrong kind of brush:? ).

So , last thursday we braught Sparky into the PetSmart grooming place, and for 3 hours he got pamperd, shampoo'd, teeth cleaned, nails clipped, the whole package. And when we went to pick up my baby.. he came out shaved :shock:. No one had told me they were going to shave all of him. It's a number 2 on a regular shaver. Poor puppy.

When I first saw him.. I looked at the girl and said 'What did you do with his fur he looks like a rat' She replied with ' I had to shave it, But because this is such a big diffrence we have to keep what we say positive to keep his self esteme up' .

Dog's have self Esteme?

Lol, Anyways.. I have a shaved dog :X

I shall post pictures later.

Poor dog wont go outside now. Every one laughs at him

 

[Xila]

Wow. It was kind of irresponsible of the person to shave the dog without your consent- Out of curiosity, Did it mention that shaving was part of the package? If not, they should have called you or something, just to be sure you at least /knew/.

Also out of curiosity- When you say "Shaved", do you mean, like, being completly BALD, or to have, like, inch long fur? I remember my Grandma had a pom (May he rest in peace), and he looked just like a teddy bear with only the inch-long fur when he got shaved in the summer- I don't remember him ever getting a "bad" haircut.

It must be a pretty bad haircut. I'll be sure to keep an eye on the thread for some pictures.

Well, at least it'll grow back.
By the way- I hope he recovered okay from the illness. Sounded pretty bad.

~Xila

 

[undergunfire]

I worked in a PetSmart grooming Salon and you need to be very specific. Are you sure your mom didn't say to shave him for the summer? A regular clipping or a full cut is very different (obviously) and there is a very big price difference. I doubt a groomer would shave your dog without permission.

What's wrong with looking like a little rat? Rat doggies are adorable.

 

[Spring]

I bet he looks cute! At least his fur will be easier to manage and cooler for him .

The thing about hair.. it always grows back too! Even with humans, the only difference between a good or bad haircut is a couple months .

A bit off topic with the 'rat dog' remark.. once saw a Chihuahua/weenie dog who looked like a ratabbit.. huge ears with a little tiny body haha!

 

[Brandy456]

Xila wrote:

Wow. It was kind of irresponsible of the person to shave the dog without your consent- Out of curiosity, Did it mention that shaving was part of the package? If not, they should have called you or something, just to be sure you at least /knew/.

No, they din't mention anything. We just payed an extra 25 $ .

And inch long, HA. I wish.

 

[Brandy456]

My mom, din't at all want him to be shaved. He was going in for a 'trim' . We wanted to keep his fur long because the cottage, and its always cold. Now poor baby has to wear a sweater or drag a blanket behind him so hes able to sit on the deck without freezing.

 

[JadeIcing]

Even with the fur Poms should wear alittle jacket if it is cold. I have the picture in my head and it isnt pretty.:shock:

 

[Brandy456]

Now he needs a parka lol.

 

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[ilovetoeatchocolate]

Awwww! Poor little puppy! The shaved it really short. Next time I would go with a more reputable place like a professional groomer not working out of a petsmart. It will cost more but the money will be worth it as they will be trained to cut long fur and there will be no surprises. YIKES!

 

[Brandy456]

They missed big chunks of fur also. :X

His bum, BIG chuncks. Just sparky wouldn't let me take a picture

 

[undergunfire]

OUCH! That is a horrid groom job. I have never seen anything like that come out of a PetSmart. I wish you were closer so I could fix him for you :shock:. Either way, he is still adorable. Buy him a little sweater and he should feel better .

 

[Brandy456]

They said ' we left him a little mane' that is too big :shock:its down his chest.

and his stomach, COMPLETLY BALD. just look at the pics of him standing//

 

[JadeIcing]

That is horrible!Give him a kiss for me.

 

[Brandy456]

Sure do.