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Vengeance & Viron came today for their regular grooming appointment, with our Rabbit Groomer, Corinne. These two cute Lionheads come every 5 weeks to maintain their adorable style. #BayAreaBunnyStylist #lionheadbunny #exoticpets

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One of the First questions I ask clients who come to me for advice on behavior or training for obedience is, Why did you Choose this breed? So many times the... answer is, Because they are really cool dogs! This, of course, is not a valid reason for choosing one breed over another. When you see a dog doing what he was bred to do, harkening back to his ancestors whispering into their ears, telling them exactly how they should perform the task....well, it can make you weep. EVERY dog needs a job, a purpose to validate them. A job that makes them stand proud and causes his tail to wag and his heart to smile. Dogs were bred to work alongside humans, and they consider that a high calling.....along with educating us..... And if one does not have sheep for a Collie or rabbits for a Beagle, or rats for a Terrier, there are still other functions for them to perform within their households. Our job is to find that activity, introduce it to the dog, and enjoy the companionship. There's a woman that jogs with her GSD every day by the Indiana K9 Learning Center. She puts a prong collar on her huge working dog and off they go. We had a nice visit over the fence the other day. I complimented her on her dog's manners. I stood about six feet from her when we initially met and he was relaxed and unconcerned. (And no, I didn't ask if I could pet him). That's when I find out what a mean owner she is. Her large GSD carries a doggy style backpack with water in it and she's been told that's mean. She stopped at a yard sale, bought some books, put them in the backpack and she was told that's mean. She's been chastised for running her dog with her because running a dog is mean. I'm not sure why someone would feel that a 100 pound working breed isn't capable of carrying 10 pounds of books but someone did. I'd say that person has never looked up what a GSD was bred for. It's bred for work! I know a Canadian that has huge herds of sheep free ranging on hundreds of acres. He has two border collies that he sends out as a team to round them up and bring them in to be counted. They'd go out before the sun was up and by mid afternoon they'd have them gathered in a large pen for him. He'd do a head count, open the gate and off they'd go. Imagine the intelligence and duration those dogs have to do that seven days a week! Now take those dogs and put them in an apartment. Yowza! How about the frustrated woman who brought her German Short Haired Pointer in for classes...AKC's website said the breed is "easy to train" so she got one. She's a white collar wife with a young son who lives in a suburban neighborhood. That breed may be easy to train for a hunter or someone that is experienced with independent, strong willed breeds but she was really struggling with him. His energy level, strong personality and tenacity is a requirement for the job he was bred to do but a typical owner will really struggle with this breed. Can we all agree on something right here, right now? Every dog that is in a home, in a shelter, in the show ring, or anywhere else comes from someone that was breeding dogs for a purpose. It may be way back in the dog's pedigree but it's there. Hunting, fighting, chasing, pulling, retrieving, protecting, patrolling, killing...your dog laying at your feet right now has ancestors that did at least one of those tasks very, very well. Those instincts don't disappear when they walk through your front door and become your family pet. There's a reason terriers are tough! Because you have to be a tenacious little shit to go down a hole after a rodent bigger than you knowing you're likely to get bitten. There's a reason you can't get your beagle's nose off the ground during agility classes. Watch a youtube video of beagles in the field! There's a reason your whippet wants to chase every squirrel in the yard. Watch a youtube video of sighthounds lure coursing! There's a reason that cattle dogs go in low and nip anything moving. Watch a youtube video of them working cattle! Here's the kicker...a cattle dog that goes in low and nips is probably the result of someone's responsible breeding. Same with the beagle, the whippet and the border collie. Those are desirable behaviors in each breed. Understanding the propensity of certain behaviors in breeds and mixes will help owners understand where the behavior is coming from. It doesn't mean the dog gets a free pass for the behavior, but someone looking for an agility dog may not want to go with a bloodhound "because I just love their ears" or a herding breed "because I want a dog to lay around all weekend with." All of us in the dog industry, including shelters and rescues, have a responsibility to the dogs we're in charge of and the people that want to add them to their family. We're responsible to educate the uneducated. - Michelle Steigmeyer, Indiana K9 Learning Center Book reference: Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds by Caroline Coile, PHD. #SupportResponsibleBreeders #ResponsibleOwners #PurposeBred #Purebred #Dogs

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Okay, let me just start by saying this is going to be a long one. If you are a pet owner, please read this. Pet grooming is a career that is highly overlooked. ...We pride ourselves in the work we do. We build relationships with our clients, both human and animal. We care about your pets as much as you do. We praise your pets with all of their accomplishments. We mourn with you at the loss of a furry friend. We put blood, sweat, and tears into this job, every single day. Now, let me begin. This post is not to bash, maim, or hurt anyone’s feelings. I’m not saying all of this to whine about my job. This is simply meant to be educational and eye opening. Quarantine did not help the issues that I’m about to address, but these are things groomers see every day. It is incredibly important to be maintaining your dogs at home. We cannot simply brush out the tangles that have been collecting over the last couple months. We can’t save their ears or leave the tail long. It doesn’t work that way. You’re mad at us, you spit nasty words, because we live by the rule of humanity before vanity. Brushing these tangles out hurts them more. Leaving things such as brush burn and tears in their skin behind as a reminder that grooming is not a thing dogs want to do. Each time a dog comes in and endures this experience it puts a harsh memory into their brain, making it a hard experience every time, instead of a trip to the beauty salon. Consistency is key, both at home and at your groomers. Matting is extremely painful for dogs. Matted hair gets tighter and tighter over time. Thus resulting in pain, loss of blood flow, hematomas, cut off air circulation to the skin, skin infections, hot spots, etc. Remember when you were a child, and you used to put a rubber band around your finger? Your finger turned purple and sometimes became numb. You giggled at what you’d just done, but you only left it on there a few minutes. Imagine that all over your body for months and months on end. When you bring your dogs to us in this condition, it hurts our hearts. We cry as we shave the pelt off your dog. We go slowly and rub their nasty, dirty skin as all of the sudden blood rushes back and air hits it. We accept their bites, because we know they’re in pain. We peel back the crust off their eyes and stare at the open wounds that resulted in never wiping away the goop. The skin there always staying wet, a breeding ground for infection. We fight their tugging away, as we shave the pelts that have encircled their incredibly long nails and pads. We remove the hair from their ears in one solid piece, rubbing or placing a compression sock over their head, just waiting for the hematoma to arrive. We’re blamed for any razor burn or small nick that has resulted from our struggle to remove the hair. You’re angry with us because the hematomas have consumed the tips of their ears, causing blood to drip. You’re upset with us because they didn’t get a longer haircut length. We become angry, as you tell your dog how ugly they look, with their freshly shaved body, all the while knowing how much better they feel. This not only stands for dogs that need haircuts. The same issues can occur with short haired/double coated breeds, when the undercoat isn’t brushed out. We love your animals. We care about your animals wellbeing. We, as an industry, need you to understand, we don’t just shave them because we are lazy. You have no idea how many times we’ve heard these snarky remarks under your breath, or to our faces. This job is not simply something we do in our spare time. We are completely invested into each client on our schedule. We are entirely invested: emotionally, physically, mentally. We just want you to understand, we aren’t the bad guys. **Edited to add, not all photos are mine. I asked my groomer friends to please share their photos as well. We all see these types of things.

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