Stop Raining, Will Ya
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 5:18PM 
Muddy floors, muddy feet - life is so good when you are a dog but can I train them to wash their feet? I think not. We are going through so many pads. I truly grow tired of the rain.
Yesterday I was grooming a dog and someone on pickup thought I was killing the dog. Is that dog okay? Yes, he is fine. I had to call them in to watch me so they saw what I was doing. I was embarrased. If I picked up his foot, he screamed like he was dying. I do not think he likes his nails done. Nathan did the same with a dog today and it took both of us to do it. Now that first dog the person who came in to watch laughed and laughed. I told him to lift his foot and he did it for them. I never hurt a dog. I so love them but some are either drama kings or queens or they love controlling what you are doing. One dog that I do doesn't like me to shave the hair on the bottom of his feet so one holds and I shave. You adjust to make the dog comfortable with what you are doing. So, if you are doing this at home, be aware they are trying to get you not to do it but if you don't they will slip and their nails will curl over making walking painful and difficult. I tell you this as you need to know if you are holding their feet and they are screaming, you aren't doing anything wrong. Dawgs are funny.
Harlow was in the cedars today after a baby squirrel. It was a baby. Not sure where mom was but it was crying. I went back out when the rain stopped again and it was gone. Hopefully mom moved the lil one. Harlow was curious. She was just sniffing. Benji joined in and it wasn't as if they wanted to hurt the baby. I think they wanted to help him/her.
Hazel is a spirited pup. She was jumping on Socks, then Jeannie and then Neesi, Rain and Hope. She was expelling energy. She was having a blast. The older dogs tolerated her craziness but Neesi, Hope and Rain was delighted. The 4 pups have a spirited amount of energy. Tomorrow Coco will join the puppy fun. It's going to be a blast for them. I have a lot of grooming tomorrow but hopefully it won't rain. We shall see.
Nathan made me steak, mushrooms and asparagus. So, I need to get to it and finish off the blog.
Reader Comments (7)
I truly wish I had kept my two using pads. They won’t use them now, rather they hold themselves until the rain dies down. I swear Patches has a bladder the size of a horse. Radar screams like that when you try to clip his nails, he screams as soon as he sees the clippers almost. I am glad my groomer does it now. ❤️
We're in the area of the power outage, but we have a gas generator as a backup, enough for the power cables to the fridge, freezer, and wifi internet. Hopefully we'll get hydro by midnight, luckily it's tolerable temps since we haven't the ac on.
I can trim both of mine pads no problem, I use a #30, a show groomer suggested that and actually they feel it less than the #10, finer teeth, less possibility of catching skin. I do get Tom to help with the nails, just holds them so they are secure, I do less trimming but every 2 weeks with their baths.
I groom the dogs, but I’m not comfortable doing nails. When I take them for nail trims, it usually takes two of us to hold Trigger. He is all fight. Quiet, but powerful.
Neesi is usually good about her nails. She squirms
But that’s about it. I’m petrified of cutting too
Much off but she does get them trimmed.
Is that Neesi hiding under a chair?
Nails are tough... Some humans do not like their feet touched. I guess it is same for the dogs. But just saying just because they are screaming doesn't mean you are hurting them especially if you just touch the feet and do not clip and the loud noises come out. Dogs are fun!
Not sure if it is Neesi. Have to look back but today her and Ollie have been playing non stop. You will find them in today's gallery.
Dorothy - Do you have power on again?
We got power at about 2pm today, 26+hrs of no hydro, oh such fun!
We managed fine, switching cables for coffee, microwave, recharging phones, internet and the tankless water heater, just not the ac. The doggies didn't enjoy hearing the gas generator, it's a bit loud.
We survived😁
Glad you survived. Glad it wasn't winter and heat was not extreme. I remember one year going a week in the middle of winter without and we had no generator but we did have fireplaces. Generators can be loud. Keep wanting to save for one but not doable yet. One day. I bet you are enjoying the silence now.