Finally Friday and a Clean Start to the Weekend

We made it through another week and now look forward to the long 3 day President's weekend. Little does the Oz know he will be going for a bath this afternoon. His Pop is taking him this time so he will probably be confused to where he is going. He knows if he goes out with Mom its either the groomer or the vets! Its well over do and Ozzie is getting a bit smelly. Though to him he probably doesn't notice it one bit. He is proud of his dog stink! All I can say is that we will all breathe a lot easier this weekend!

Clean as a Whistle!

Ozzie survived another bath yesterday! As usual he wasn't too happy when we arrived at the Petsmart groomers but he was delighted when I came to take him home. He swaggered out of the grooming area looking quite dapper. Stopping at each of the cashiers to get a treat he revealed in his new cleanliness. I decided to take him over to the veterinarian area to use their scale. Anticipating some more weight gain at the very least. Ozzie very willingly got up on the scale. I took a deep breath and watched the numbers soar. Hm, 82.4 pounds....he weighed 82.6 last time. It is weight loss no matter how minuscule! Hope this is a trend! We will continue to work it!

Bath and Beyond!

Ozzie doesn't know it yet, but he is going for his bath later this morning. Never an easy task to get him in the car then out of the car into the groomers. He has already done breakfast and now is settling in on his morning nap. I will have to wake him in an hour or so. This isn't going to be pretty! I will keep you all posted later!

Mr Clean!

Well Ozzie had his bath yesterday. As usual he was not to pleased with the whole process but the end result is worth the mild torture he had to endure. Oz got the works this time, ears cleaned, teeth cleaned, special shampoo and conditioner plus the furminator treatment. Yes that's the item you may have seen on infomercials late at night. Well believe me it works! Natasha the groomer showed me the pile of hair that came off of Ozzie. You could of stuffed a mattress with it! ( not that one would want to, yuck!) I might add that the Oz man is looking very handsome these days. Also he smells less like a back end of a horse or how Will would describe it "He smelled like malt vinegar"prior to his bath. Now he is a joy to the olfactory senses. Sorry my camera's battery died just as I tried to take pictures at his grooming session, so I don't have pics to share. I will make sure I am charged up and ready to go next time. Remember a clean dog makes for a better smelling couch!

Dirty Dog No More!

Well I took Ozzie to be groomed yesterday for the first time since we had him. His only bath with us was the outdoor version with the garden hose! Since the weather no longer allows for it I decided to take him to our local Petsmart where they have grooming facilities. When I dropped him off he didn't look too happy but went in to the "salon" willingly. I asked the gal at the desk how long would he be. I thought it be an hour at the most and I would just peruse the aisles of the DSW shoe outlet next door! " Oh it will take at least 3 hours. Leave us your cell phone number and we will call you when he is ready." Whoa, I had no clue it would take so long. After all he is short haired and there is no clipping involved?! Okay I guess but I felt bad to leave him there for that length of time! I went about my day and around 3:00 I thought "Wow he's been there since 12:30 so why don't I mosey on down." When I arrived I went inside and asked the gal at the desk if Ozzie was ready yet. She told me that he would be another hour! What were they doing to him in there? Shiatsu message, botoxing his wrinkles away?! She explained to me they had to make sure he was perfectly dried. Hmm he doesn't have a long coat like an Irish Setter but he does have a lot of surface area! Alright, I ended up wandering the store and made a few purchases ( they really know how to make money off a shampoo?! ) So finally at 4:30 he was "fini"! As they brought him out from the back room he looked relieved to see me! " He was a good boy!" assured the groomer. At least he didn't smell like the back end of a horse any more! Ozzie made a made a rush for the door only to be sidelined by the cashier who gave him a biscuit for all his troubles. "Okay" he thought " maybe I will stay for another moment or two!" "Come Oz, lets go!"I pleaded. I had enough of Petsmart for one day! He immediately relieved himself outside. I guess that pee was well deserved! As I was pulling him to the car a women stopped and commented "What a handsome boy"! Ozzie wasn't wasting anytime in showing off his newly coiffed fur. "Yeah lady I am handsome all the time, just now I smell better!"