Mike’s Doghouse

Mike and Joella went to the groomer today. It had been a while since Jo had had a bath and we don’t think Mike had one since he was first rescued at 2-3 weeks old. On the phone, the woman had no problem grooming a Rottweiler so off we went. DeDe of Pampered Pets in Weaverville is a cool woman. She has a lot of dogs of her own and also does boarding/sitting. She fell in love with Mike (as does everyone that meets him) and thought Joella was beautiful. After giving her details of them both and their grooming history, I left them in her capable hands.

I went to the pet food store (Asheville Pet Supply) and got a bag of dog food and some chews. With four adult dogs and one growing pup, we go through a lot of dog food! After that, I went to Waffle House in Weaverville to eat and wait for the dogs to get done. I tried calling at one point but didn’t get an answer. I knew she had a busy day so I wasn’t bothered by that. I’d dropped them off at about 11:30 and she said to give them a few hours. I went to pick them up at about 1:30 or 2.

Mike did fairly well with his grooming. She said he wandered around the tub a lot and finally sat in a far corner, his back to the wall. But he wasn’t overly upset about it. Joella did her usual thing of slowly sticking her head over the edge until she is all but stepping out. She brought them from the drying area to the main room and Mike was this huge ball of fluff! He hadn’t been brushed yet and it was funny to see him all fluffed out like that. He wouldn’t stay still for a decent brushing but she got him fairly well. Joella was next to come out and she was also all fluffy. She loves to be brushed though, so was easier to do. DeDe had managed to talk Jo into letting her do a few nails and while I was there, talked her into a few more.

Including tip, it cost $60 to get both done. Not bad! We will definitely be taking them back. Lorna wants me to take Sam by next week. The back seat of my truck looks like I sheered a sheep in there from Sam riding to class and back Tuesday!