Friday, September 10, 2010True Stories in the life of a dog Groomer
I guess the first thing I should do, is introduce myself, and tell you a little about me. My name is Debra,my mom and I own Ruffs Manor Grooming Salon in Commack NY. I own a West Highland White Terrier named Justin. I am married, with no children, not because I d o not want any, my health is to complicated for pregnancy. I am ok with this, I have my puppy, and that is my child. As many of you who own pets know, they are members of your family, its no different for me.
In my blog, if anyone ever reads it, one never knows, I would like to share with you grooming experiences, breeding experiences, as well as experiences with Justin. I guess I will start here. Justin is in acting school, yes you read me correct, acting school. He has had 2 jobs so far. Justin's first job was as a model for Martha Stewart's pet line. He is the Westie they used, and he is in every Petsmart, all over the United States. I have been told, but have not seen him in her TV commercial. He is the little white dog in the bed and the other photo is of him surrounded by her toys. Here is a photo of him. His second job is a You-Tube commercial for Swanson. It will air at the end of October, beginning of November. The title is The Great Stuffing Debate, check it out. Justin is a finished Champion, with pointed Children, and a promising Dog Show career. I groom him, and show him myself.He won our very first Futurity, and Sweepstakes against other dogs from around the country. As a champion several Best of Breeds ,Group 1,and Group placements.He is also starting a go to ground title. That is where a dog goes under a brush covered tunnel, and tracks the scents of RATS! Please do not worry about the rats, I promise they are safe lol. Accomplishing this title tells other breeders that the dog can do what it was bred to do, which is hunt rodents. That is the job of the Terrier Group. They are ratters lol.
Please take a minute to check out my web-page http://ruffsmanorgroomingsalon.webs.com/ or check us out on Facebook.
My first unbelievable, yet true story:
I had just opened my dog grooming shop, and a man came in with a very severely matted Maltese. I am telling you even the eyes were ,matted shut. This was really sad. The owner the tells me that the dog lost his rear leg. I asked," Did you take him to the vet?" he replied, and I am serious" no" I asked ,"Why not" he responded " It wasn't bleeding". I just shook my head in disbelief. As I started to shave the dog, I found the leg which was matted up along side the body, It must have been like that for a while as, it was atrophy and shacking as I released it. I called the Human Society, but they responded he did right by getting the dog groomed. It needed to be called in prior to that. So my friends if you see a animal in distress call right away. I never saw him or the dog again. Until tomorrow good night.
