Dixie's Day At The Spa

As we continue to learn about the Shih Tzu breed, we realized it was time to take Dixie to a groomer  to get her hair cut.  It was difficult putting on her leash because her hair was so long we couldn't clip the leash to the harness, and her "girl parts" were getting dirtier every time she went out.

 

Today was her fist day  at "the spa," a lovely place called "Splish Splash Dog Wash".  It gives you the option to wash your own dog or have it done professionally.....we chose the professional services and got Dixie the "Full Groom."  That means, she got a bath, hair dried,  nails done, face trimmed and "butt cut" as well as the "sanitary" girl attention.  Now, for those of us who have been to a Spa, we know that this should have felt like heaven....but, this was Dixie's first time.  She was a bit skeptic and concerned and fluctuated between enjoying it and fussing like a straight guy attending a gay fashion show.

 

I have put my hair dryer on the floor next to her in anticipation of this procedure and have said over and over again, "Nice Hair Dryer."  It didn't matter, as soon as I turned it on, she bolted.   I have turned on my electric  razor so she can hear the sound of it and get used to it--she didn't.  She runs and hides whenever we turn on electrical appliances.  So, here we are, giving her to strangers, who gave her a bath, dried her off and then cut her hair and did her nails.....she was not a happy dog.

 

I couldn't take it...and I had to work at the hospital, so Tony was the one who braved the crying and fear.  He said it was tough initially because like any parent, you can pick out your baby's cry and he knew that she was afraid....but, after 2 hours, she emerged an absolute Goddess!  She has a "puppy cut (half of the length of her hair was cut off),  her eyes are not full of hair anymore, her  belly is trimmed as well as her little butt.  She lost about a half a pound just being trimmed and looks fantastic.

 

I have posted before and after pictures.  We will do this at least twice a year, maybe more.  We loved the facility and how Dixie looks.   She's really cute!    As she gets older, maybe she will enjoy her Spa days, but for right now, going there is like a guy going in for hernia surgery--you know it has to be done...but, geez!!!

 

 

Dixie Before:

 

 

 

 

Dixie After:



 

 

 

 

Is she cute or what!!!!