Finally, Chewie was able to get groomed after three months of quarantine. Believe me, I tried washing him myself, tried to clean his fur a bit and lessen the smell but he is a fully grown shih tzu and is so heavy. My whole body ached the next day when I tried to give him a bath.
My worry though is that Furry Tails always likes to shave his fur totally whenever we send them there. I don’t read that much about dog grooming but isn’t there a way for them to get rid of the “buhol” or knots from his fur without shaving him totally ( as in skinny bald). Chewie looks so different when he doesn’t have his fur. I’ve read in some articles that sometimes shaving the dog’s hair isn’t that recommendable as their skin might be more exposed to irritants when they don’t have their fur. Chewie doesn’t go out so I don’t think this will be a problem. The problem is that he is not a puppy anymore and I am worried that his hair won’t grow back as nicely as when he was younger.
Anyway, you can watch this video when we brought Chewie to the pet store/salon Furry Tails. If you have a shih tzu, I’d really appreciate if you can share tips about dog grooming!
I have two toy poodles and get them groomed every few months. I don’t have them cut quite this short. One of them has skin allergies so I’m definitely careful of his hair cuts because I don’t want to make them worse.
I have cats instead of dogs so it wasn’t really much of an issue. But I feel for the people who have been trying to maintain their dogs’ health and hygiene through all of this without outside help.
I can imagine your dog is so much happier without all that fur. 3 months of no grooming is a long time, especially for dogs with a lot of fur.
Yes, everyone will go on a grooming after ECQ including this cute little pup who had his new look. How cute little pup.
Wow! Your Chewie is so adorable, loved the video you’ve shared. We all hope that everything is alright.
Wow..it is amazing and interesting to know more about this…Loved the video..Great work..
How cute with and without the fur. This makes me miss our frenchi.
Very interesting read! I am very scared of dogs though 😛
Hi Lani,
Thanks for a great post.
Though not a dog owner myself, there are a few life tips here. Not to talk of the video which was just awesome!
Thanks for sharing 🙂
Best,
Pedro