This is our dog-
Barnaby.
It’s a little hard to see what’s going on here because…well…he can’t really see what’s going on here.
He’s a bit of a mess.
A giant, hairy, goofy, slobbery, lovable, beautiful-
mess.
One downy white paw in the dirt- mess.
One feathery soft muzzle in a puddle- mess.
One swishing serpentine tail dragged through the mud- big, big mess.
Ah…but how we LOVE our mess!
So, today was a first for us as pet owners. We decided perhaps our mess should become somebody else’s problem.
Enter- groomers of PetSmart.
Yes, we PAID to have him bathed and brushed and snipped and styled.
And, the results were no less than spectacular!
I confess I was startled when I arrived to retrieve my mess after his day at the spa.
He resembled more of a pompous, heavenly white show poodle than the Abominable Nepalese Snow Yeti I had come to know and love so well.
There were parts I didn’t recognize and textures I was unaware of.
It’s not like he had never been bathed and combed but this-
was…different.
Was there bleach or magic involved?
Should I take this winter-white creature of fairy tales home as my own or was it more ethical to inform the grooming staff of their accidental misplacement?
I think I’ll take him home.
Let’s take one more look at the real Barnaby:
Happily my co-conspirators supported my decision without hesitation.
It is also safe to say that the groomers of PetSmart are also now in love with our big, beautiful-
Your first clue that it wasn’t our dog should have been the fact that Barnaby’s paws are black.