Mus-Mus; groomed, to his mom's requirements

Mus-Mus (pronounced as Moose-Moose). A rescued Shih-Tzu. He was almost crushed by his rescuer's car. After posting up notices, and waiting for the phone call that never came, his rescuer passed him over to his current and permanent owner. He's blind in one eye, and half-blind in the other. He is also going deaf... Poor old guy...

Doesn't he remind you of CJ7?

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Mus-mus going through the grooming process. He's always very stiff while grooming. As though he's petrified of me. We don't know what his history is, but i find this behaviour very common among puppy-mill (read puppy factory) dogs. Sometimes, we wonder if he was used as a breeding machine when he was younger, and then dumped on the street when he got too old to be of any profit making machine. Mus-Mus, if that be true, then on behalf of all humans, I am very very sorry.
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De-matting his ears
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De-matting his head... See how he leans away from me? I try to be as gentle as possible, and I still get the same reaction. Poor dude.
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End result. Having a shake.
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There... Feeling much better, and ready to relax on daddy's Lazy-boy couch
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Hi mommy, taking a picture of me looking like a cross between CJ7 and Lion?
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Illusion, the Beautiful Rescued Mixed Breed

Illusion, named after Cesar Millan's wife, was given away by a pet shop. They didn't know what to do with her, since nobody wanted to buy her and she was growing past sell-able age. Nobody wanted to buy her as she was a mixed breed, and they didn't appreciate her color. We have now started calling her our own miniature Afgan Hound since she resembles one. Her owners have had her for close to a year now, and her fur length has remained the same. How could anyone not want such a beautiful and gentle dog. Illusion, you have found a happy home. God bless you.

Illusion is still learning commands like "watch me", "sit", "poop in the garden" and "stay"

Balding Illusion. Her mommy and daddy has never seen her bald. Since it is now heat season, it's best to shave her bald so that it's easier to find ticks, as well as keep her clean.

Almost done...

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A little more here...

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Ear wax. Color of ear wax, should range from clear to yellow. Like the picture. If the wax is brown, ear mites are begining to develop. If it's black, there's an ear mite infestation. The next stage would be infection..

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Daddy, very very happy that Illusion's bald! "Hooray, now it's easier to find ticks, bathe her, and less fur flying around the house!"

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End result... Illusion, bald for the first time, feels naked and strange... Remember the first time you went bald? Feeling all light and airy?

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Daddy comforting Illusion "It's OK dear, you'll get used to it, daddy still loves you..."

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.The End...

Grooming Rescued Mini Schnauzer Named Cash

This is Cash the Mini Schnauzer. His mommy and daddy is soo busy at the moment and could not shower him with attention as often as they'd like to. What with wedding plans, fixing up their new house and meeting deadlines at work all happening at the same time... May & June truly is the busiest time of the year.

His mommy panicked and called me when she saw the wound behind his ear cause by scratching. Time to clean him up...

Grooming process begins with bribery with treats. Just like how children get sweets when they visit the doctor, or ice cream when they visit the dentist... We start off by trimming the nails first.

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Most of the fur is removed first. To check his skin for any scratches, wounds or ticks. It also helps that there's less fur to wash and dry, making the grooming process a lot faster. Fur from his ears are removed. The ear wax are removed with cotton, cotton buds and a special anti-mites ear cleaning solution.
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After Cash has had his bath, he is blown dry. Then a more detailed clipping process.
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Trimming with scissors around areas like face, legs and ears.
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Finish. For practical reasons, his fur is shaved right down to the skin from tummy to just before

his chest. Picture on the right shows cleaned ears.

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Top view of his head, and his paw is clean shaved so that it's easy to wash off mud and dirt.
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A happy dog feeling cleaned, pampered and light.