The Beauty Parlor

"A cancellation tomorrow? See you then!"

That was pretty much my conversation when I called the dog groomer yesterday. Jak is due, maybe even overdue, for a trip to the doggie beauty parlor. At this time of year I expected I may have to wait anywhere from 1-3 weeks to get an appointment so when she said there was a cancellation at 4:45 on Thursday, I gratefully said I'd be there.

Some people shave their Golden Retrievers but the summer heat doesn't seem to bother him so I won't go that far. The groomer will do what they call "body shaping" which is trimming his long belly hair with scissors. Jak is pretty good about being groomed but there are a few notes in his file, like the fact that he's a dancer. When they try to clip his nails and trim the hair on his feet he dances around. But he's such a lovable dog they like him anyway, dancing and all!