My husband the dog Groomer

Mark decided he was going to groom our dogs. He bought a dog clipper, which as it turns out he can use to groom cows and horses as well as dogs. A little bonus he did not expect. I did not want to be a part of the grooming process. Some lessons in life I learn well. Not using an electric groomer is one lesson that will remain with me forever.

I made the mistake of thinking I could give my son, who was 8 at the time, a buzz cut. Quickly I learned electric groomers are not something a novice should attempt to use. After two quick strokes of the clippers on my Son's head I knew an emergency trip to the barber was needed. Never will I use electric clippers again.

My husband however did not heed my warning or choose to remember my mistake with our son. So after 20 minutes of grooming, two of our dogs look like they have mange, and could possibly get a sunburn because they have an 1/8 of an inch of hair on their backs, with little island tufts of fur on their sides, legs and necks. They look terrible. He says they look fine and will be cooler in the heat. Mark might be correct about being cooler but I can tell the dogs are depressed and know they look awful.

I really do not believe Mark thinks they look OK. The dogs need their lepto shots this month and Mark said maybe we could wait to bring them to the vet till the end of the month. That length of time should allow for some of the fur to grow back.

HA!