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Just two more. Hey folks, Im going to get groomed tomorrow, so they better not make me look all puffed up and silly. Im a bloke
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Well Mr. Scrappy went to the Groomer on Friday. She said he was very nervous at first but calmed down after a while. She did a great job on him I think. He just looks cheekier all soft and fluffy. Is is normal for dogs to be dusted with powder after a grooming ? We were all sneezing for a while after. Every time Abby went near him to investigate she sneezed, it was very funny. Scrappy is well settled in now and thinks he owns the house and all in it. He loves going out in the garden and sniffing around for ages. But at the same time he loves his comfort. He is a real snuggler and gets himself really cosy and sleeps for ages in between play and walks. I love to see what position he will end up in, usually with all four legs in the air and stretched out on his back, or if cool he curls up real tight to keep warm. I dont think the hair cut bothers him , feeling cold or anything.
Scrappy has no fear of anything now and is quite happy to go up to abby and try and take a toy or rawhide bone from her. This is the only time Abby gives out to him, but he just keeps trying.
I find we have to be quite firm with him as he really will take advantage if let away with anything and as he is a real foodie it is easy to use a reward system on him. We have been working on some of his little "issues", as directed by Emmaline and he is doing well.
Below are some pictures of the little monkey all clean and fluffy.
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He is so cute. Our groomer has put baby powder on the bichons and she told us to use it in between washes as it freshens up the coat. I really had to add these few pictures. Abby always had a mad excited time every night around 9. Now we have two lunatics having a mad time, but so much fun. It only makes me reinforce the fact that dogs love a friend.
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Well Mr. Scrappy has been here with us now for just over 2 months. He has definately settled in and is very much at home. He follows Abby around like a little lamb and sometimes she gives him a look that seems to say "Give me a break", but never gets mad with him.
They have great fun playing outside and will chase around like two lunatics for ages and then come inside and sleep for ages. They are both dogs who love their comfort and warmth.
Yesterday when Scrappy was out on his walk with Gerry, he decided to have a good old dig in some lovely black soot that was left after a bonfire. So he came home looking like a little chimney sweep. We wiped and brushed the heavy stuff off but it meant he needed a wash, which we had not done before.
So today into the water with scrappy and a good wash for him. it is so different the feel of his wet hair and harder to lather up . He hated the water near his face so I only got to do that a little. I put him outside for a few minutes so he could have a good shake and then towel dried him and then the brushing and blow drying started. Its quite a lenghty process with a bichon but I think I managed ok. He had no knots as I brushed him through before the wash. So just dried him thoroughly and brushed and combed him through. It is time consuming so we had little breaks for treats. I want him to associate this with something nice. This is something anyone taking on a Bichon should know. Unless you are prepared to pay a groomer every time a wash is needed, which would be very expensive.
It was funny when I was doing it as we had a miniature poodle when I was very young and remember combing her after a wash and it was the very same routine, one bit at a time carefully and slow.
When I was finished he ran around like a crazy thing. Up and down the stairs and in and out. He is so funny when he does this. He gets real excited and skips when he runs. He then settled down and had a big sleep.
He likes to sleep upstairs with us, so we have his bed here and he doesnt make a move all night. He is very good with his toileting. Since he was neutered he has only once done a wee in the house, he is very good otherwise and goes to the door if he needs to go out.
He is a great little eater and is not at all fussy which is great , so we often put some veg and potato in with his feed for a bit of variety.
I am enclosing a picture I took tonight. Scrappy loves to be where he can see everything so often lies on the arm of a chair, or on the back as you have seen in other pictures.
Mary.
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They are like an X ray black and white and well done their coats are a credit to you
Please tell me where you got the toy snake???
They are the best toy ever and last forever too.
All dogs love themAh Mary they both look great
Abby is such a sweetheart accepting her new little brother in the house!! ( He could teach my Charlie a thing or two ) Scrappy looks great after his bath!! They’re a credit to you and Gerry Hi folks, Scrappy here. I’m living here now a long time, 3 months I think I heard. I’m really happy here with my sister Abby. She is great fun and we have some great fun tearing around the house and making a mess !!! I keep getting called "trouble". Sure look at me how could I be trouble
Its just that I am learning lots from Abby and have a few tricks of my own. When we are eating rawhide bones, we keep swapping and hiding them around the house, its great fun really.
Poor Abby got hurt the other day when we were out for a walk. She has big long Dew claws and when she was skidding along after the ball she must have banged it or caught it on something becasue it got broken and was bleeding and hanging off. It looked really yuk Poor Abby looked very sad. It was night time so the folks put a bandage on it until the next morning when she had to go to the vet. I dont like those vets, so glad it wasnt me.
Gerry came back without her and told me she had to stay there for a few hours and would be back later. I really missed her, but kept a lookout for when she would come back.When she came back she had a big bandage on her paw and was really sleepy and sad looking so I was good and just had a look at it, then we both had a nice sleep together. I minded her.
She is much better now and we are back playing and getting into trouble again. I have to get groomed again on Thursday. I dont really like getting brushed and stuff. Mary gives me a brush and comb most days, so I dont get matted whatever that is. So because I dont like it I sort of whine and whimper a bit and Abby barks at Mary telling her to stop. Its a great trick
We went to the park today for a change as there is too much rubbish up on the green. I love it cos there is lots of nice smells there !!! But the park is cleaner and Abby has a big run and my lead is let out fully so I can have a ramble around. I am not allowed off the lead as the folks say I would run off and not come back. I dont think I would because the first time I did that I got really scared. I will have to be good and maybe then they will give me a chance. Sometimes I just get distracted too. Like one day on the green there was this really really big lump of bread. A french stick or something it was called, which is silly cos it was bread !!!! Anyway Gerry took it off me. Spoil sport
I will let you all know how the grooming goes, hope she doesnt make me all smelly again. I didnt like it, and Mary kept sneezing, so no smelly powder for me.Scraps.
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He is so cute. Our groomer has put baby powder on the bichons and she told us to use it in between washes as it freshens up the coat. 
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) Scrappy looks great after his bath!! They’re a credit to you and Gerry 
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