Difficult To Get Any Writing Done...After The Haircut

 On a usual evening, I will pull out my laptop and crank out a blog post in no time, even quicker when that itch needs scratching and I need to get the words on the page fast. Tonight, I sat down almost two hours ago and I'm just now getting to the keyboard.

It's the dog.

He just got a haircut.

We have a poodle. All you poodle owners--and owners of dogs that need to be groomed--understand what it's like when you bring your dog home from the groomer. Now, having never been a dog, I can't imagine having all the hair on your body shaved like that. Our dog does a lot of zooming and scratching and basically freaking out.

Can't really blame him. 

To make matters worse, it's winter here and yesterday, the dog had a thick and warm coat surrounding him, protecting him, warming him. That's changed now,

Our dog is an affectionate dog, but only just. He will, for example snuggle up to you when you're sitting on the couch, but it doesn't seem to be his natural inclination. Today, however, he's come right up to me and sat down to get as warm as possible. Our dog also isn't one to like having blankets over him. He does now. We've covered him up and he hasn't moved from my side since.

It's human nature--the good side of human nature--to want those you love to be comfortable, to be safe, to be loved. I don't mind him sitting next to me tonight, and there's a good chance we'll end up together tomorrow. I'm fine with that, too...

It's just the writing that is...delayed.

Before...And After

 Since we had such a long winter this year, one thing we put off was setting up a time to get our dog's hair cut. Because we have a poodle and because we don't know how to cut our dog's hair ourselves, we need to set something up from a groomer. 

If you have a dog that needs a hair cut, there's a good chance if you can find a groomer, they're weeks, sometimes months out for their next open appointment. That's what happened to us this spring, but since it was still on the cooler side, having long hair wasn't the worst thing for the dog.

Then, things got warmer.

For years we've taken Bec the dog to a groomer where we used to live. We love using her--she does a great job and loves Bec. When we called for an appointment, she was booked solid for weeks. It would be sometime in June before we could get the dog in. We couldn't do that to the dog. We asked our neighbors who they use and they suggested someone only about fifteen minutes away.

We tried her out and the experience was good for us, good for Bec, and hopefully, good for the groomer.

Normally, when the dog returns home, we almost never recognize him...such a difference. This time, because we waited longer than normal, the difference between before and after was stark, as the pictures prove.

Glad we could get him groomed...it's going to get warm soon.