I seem to recall mentioning months ago that Lacie, our cocker spaniel, needed a furcut! But we just never got around to taking care of it. So, during Spring Break last week, some of my darling daughters decided that they would become Lacie's groomers.
They put her in a laundry basket to contain the mess (what thoughtful gals!) and grabbed their school scissors and got to work in the middle of the living room.
Katia is the official brusher with two old brushes.
So then I made the mistake of doing something in the kitchen. Well, Lacie is a food addict so she jumped out of the basket and headed for the kitchen, just in case I was doing something with food, and just in case a crumb fell to the floor!!! She took half the clumps of fur from the basket along with her!
Ha ha Lacie - love this picture! She's half done!!! Now the song kinda makes more sense - "With her ears cut short . . ."
Back in the basket and Mackenzie is keeping her occupied.
Now, how do we do her tummy and feet?
Obviously not using the laundry basket!
There's one paw finished!
Clip, clip, clip on the tummy fur. I love the way Lacie sits on Carlee's lap like a baby.
For all this hacking away with the little school scissors, Lacie only let out one yelp and went running away. Jordyn nipped her belly.
So while Lacie was recuperating, the girls vacuumed up - love ya Dyson!!! Then they realized that things were drying up and warming up outside, so they decided to finish the job out on the deck.
And Lacie got some doggy treats for her good behaviour and for allowing the girls to entertain themselves. Lacie is now sporting a hack job fur cut, but amazingly, she looks so much better!!! And her ears don't hang in her water dish and then drip water all over!!!
And as for my delight? I delight in dogs - a delightful creation and so many variations. And Lacie is even learning how to lick my feet from time to time (if she likes my flavour of moisturizing lotion!). Even now she is sitting at my feet, being a quiet and loyal companion.
And now, I must take my girls to go and take care of some friends dogs - Duke and Cassie. They're beautiful Labrador retrievers.
