Barney and AnnieM's Jade spent the day at a grooming workshop today, with us of course!
Both Ann and I had a great time and learnt loads. There were three of us on the grooming workshop, and Lynette, the instructor, was fab.
Two of us were not intending to show and Ann is. Although I don't want to show Barney I did want to strip him, and trim him as if he was going to be shown, rather than clip him. The things I were shown to do were slightly different to how Ann was shown for how to groom for showing, so we all got what we needed to out of it, and ended up with fabulous looking dogs!
Compared to Jade, Barney
was a total fluff ball, and thats after I'd stripped some out at home.
I say
was because a beautiful rich red coat has emerged from beneath all that fluff!
I can't believe what a difference its made, its like I've come home with a different dog!
And he's so thin, he's looked like a barrel for months, but it was all pure fluff.
Ann's going to post pics of Jade, but I bet she's busy right now......she was going home to attack Amber!
I wish I'd taken a before pic, but this is the best I can do for before
and after
I don't think the pic does him justice really, might try again in daylight tomorrow. It doesn't show up very well that he really has a two tone effect, rich gold body and light gold feathering and legs.
Jade and Barney did so well, they put up with us all day and all they wanted to do was go to sleep in the end.
Both Ann and I felt very proud of what we achieved.
