Avery HATES being brushed or combed and throws a fit every time, so I don’t do it as much as I should… Unfortunately she got extra tangled and had to be shaved.
Avery the formerly-hairy dog | Dog Shaming
Avery HATES being brushed or combed and throws a fit every time, so I don’t do it as much as I should… Unfortunately she got extra tangled and had to be shaved.
Pat
We have a cocker spaniel, and she feels the same way about brushing and combing. I’m sure she’d be very pretty with that full cocker cut, the fluffy legs and the flouncy “skirt”, but we’ll never know because we do the same thing, shave her down
Hannah
What a recriminating look on her face!
Lisa Dee
Avery, Avery, Avery – when will you ever learn?
Becky G.
Well. That took care of that problem.
Leslin
ouch! poor baby, don’t think she is amused!
JJ
Ha! I have a friend who has to do that to her dog for the same reason.
Mike Emmons
something of yours is getting chewed and/or peed on.
KeKe
I think Avery likes to be naked!!! LOL!
A Swirl Girl
FALLING. DOWN. LAUGHING. OUT. LOUD. AT. HER. EXPRESSION!
madisonpage
She thinks, “What the hell?!! Now I have to worry about sunburn and skin cancer!!!” UGH! We almost did with one of our princess mutt but she stopped. The sweet talk and fav treats come in handy 🙂
MichyM
I have a shih tzu with the same issue. I always get a ‘lamb’ cut and she looks super adorable and I don’t have to worry about her fur getting matted. You should give it a try next time you take her to get groomed.
Magdelin
I know your pain!
Debbie
i’m thankful I don’t mind being combed, lol, i’d hate to be naked. Her little face is too cute
cookie94
Poor baby made me LOL!
Magnus
Both my furbutts don’t quite appreciate any type of grooming but puts up with it since I give them treats from start to finish.
madisonpage: Do you know what mix your furbutt is? At first glance, she looks a lot like my Magnus. I think he’s a yorkie/silky mix…
madisonpage
That is actually our first dog and rescue, Einstein Napoleon. who passed away this January. We have been told he was a mix of Silk Yorkie and Schnauzer. The princess mutt is our second rescue. She is still with us. It must be her 9 live princess DNA 🙂
Arthur
We had a cat that hated being combed. It got combed anyway. A three man job, one man at the front with builder’s gloves to protect from scratches and bites, one at the rear with rubber gloves!!! She howled the house down, but her coat was nice.
Romeo's Mommy
My mother gave me the same treatment as a child… I have naturally curly hair that she didn’t want to deal with, so I looked like a boy until I was 10yo and big enough to fight back at the hair salon!
For folks going through this issue, might I recommend the Tangle Teezer brush? You can buy it on ebay or at Sally Beauty Supply (it’s a human brush), and it DOES NOT HURT even the most tangled hair.
dogsleder
We had a Lhasa with the same predicament. Sometimes we’d use mustache wax on his face to keep hair out of his mouth & eyes. Poor Pookie. He looked pretty funny, but it worked. He did need to be shaved down on the rest of his body tho. Just be careful that Avery doesn’t get too much sun with all that exposed skin! Maybe a little lightweight coat when she goes outside? That’s what we needed to do for the Pookster. <3
Rachel
What kind of dog is this?