Hot Dogs

My poor little Scooter was buzzed cut down to his skin today at the groomers. Even his ears! I asked the guy to cut him close, boy, was there a miscommunication there. When I was talking to the groomer (okay, I use that term loosely) about Scooter's needs and watched his reaction I felt uncomfortable. When I drove away to work, I thought, "I should go back and get Scooter and take him home". I had a "feeling" this guy was terrible, and I did not listen to it. When will I take my intuitions seriously! I talked about trimming the INSIDE of his ears, and cutting him close, but NOT to the skin. His ususal groomer has been unavailable for over a month so I was desperate to get him trimmed. He is traumatized and I had to put his sweater on to keep him warm. My hot dog is a cold dog. My poor, sweet Scooter! (That white scar on his leg is where he had tendon surgery, on both legs...we call him our bionic dog).

Robert McClintock has a wonderful technique with his Dogs The He Knows. And these classic images of Dogs of Virtue by Tara McGovern (a must see). Art Paw and the Art Dog Blog.

Dog as Art, Ruth Kolman Brophy dog portraits, Crazy dog art by Jonathan Palmer, Pop ARF by Nathan Janes.

Making fun things out of Hot Dogs with instructions.

And in case you have missed these wonderful opportunity to see other people's furry loves: Dog in my bed flickr group, Dogs with attitude, My Dog can Fly and Dog Expressions.