I generally try to avoid ice cream--it's been years since I last went to a Dairy Queen!--but every once in a while a person needs some serious comfort food. Dulce de Leche ranks right up there. Timber gets this blissed-out unfocused look when he eats ice cream, and Taenzer sits and drools while waiting for her bit; therefore, ice cream is a VERY high-value food reward that I generally save for things like nail-clipping and grooming.
And boy does Timber need groomed. I got a Yorkie puppy out of about 2 square inches of his britches this evening. I'm seriously thinking of taking him to the professional groomer to have his winter coat extracted, except then he'll stink like smelly shampoo for months. (A healthy dog smells just fine, thanks. I wonder if they make unscented dog shampoo?)
I ordered a new set of nail clippers--it's always easier to clip with really sharp clippers--and a metal nail file. Timber's claws are very odd; I guess they want to really curve, like cats' claws, and even though I keep his dewclaws clipped, the underside is so curved I'm afraid they'll start growing into his leg if I don't get them filed. He's going to hate it. I wonder if Taenzer will let me file her claws? She doesn't like having her feet messed with, period, but maybe filing would be less hateful than clipping.
BTW, I got the dropped stitch in my Bayerische Sock picked up. It's probably messed up, but I didn't feel like ripping back 5 rows, and you know what? Nobody'll even notice.
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There is some unscented dog shampoo out there! ;o) Nail clipping is a "fun" session with our dogs too. I clip the nails, while my son feeds them treats. Our dogs have very different nails, that I always found odd. They have never seen a professionel dog groomer, except the ones which work with the Vet, but they didn't do anything to them! ;o) Mine like licking the peanut butter container as well.
My daughter is knitting black socks with cable and lace, she dropped a stitch and noticed it about 4 " !!! later. She tried to hook it up, but in the end, she just cut the stitch and made a knot inside. ;o) That's MY girl!
Both Ts have grooming phobias. With Taenzer it's her claws, and I don't know why. She's 3-1/2 and she's *better* --slightly--but it's still the best I can do just to clip as fast I can without quicking her--quite a feat since she keeps jerking. Actually, we have come a long way; I used to have to treat for each toe, and now I can usually get all four feet done before we both make a mad dash to the kitchen for liverwurst or half a hotdog or something.
Timber hates being combed, poor guy. I figure it's because when he first came into rescue he was so filthy and matted he had to be bathed and combed and clipped and combed and brushed and combed... We've also made some progress; it used to be that if I picked up any kind of grooming implement his ears disappeared into his ruff and he disappeared into his crate. Now he just looks deeply unhappy, but will stand still for, oh, 3 or 4 minutes at a time. But I never get him really thoroughly combed out. I have hopes that some day he'll lie flat on the floor and I'll sit beside him and brush and comb and we'll both find it a relaxing, rewarding experience, but I have a feeling that's still some years in the future.
I like your daughter's solution--I've been known to do something like that myself!
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