10/24/2009 Bash on the Boat (I'm with B.O.B.) Thread #21!

[JLDSMD]

Evening Cass. How are things north of the boarder?

 

[JLDSMD]

Cheryl, I have it set at the 2nd Click from the Right. Just waiting for the land to appear now.

 

[Cheryl N. WI]

We shaved both dogs for the first time last year and it was awesome!! They are so soft! Lilo seemed upset when we picked her up at the groomers so we decided against shaving her again, she is nice and sleek so she doesn't really need it anyway. Stitch on the other hand is a big ball of fluff. That before pic was taken last year and he was a lot fluffier than that before the shave but I forgot to take a pic. The groomer, who was a vet assistant for over 15 years, said that he is really shaggy because of his thyroid medication.

I take them into the river a lot during the spring/summer and Stitch gets really stinky because his coat takes forever to dry, but when he is shaved, he dries in minutes! I also like it because I love to pet my dogs but when Stitch has all his fur, he is smelly and yucky and I don't pet him much but as soon as he's shaved, he gets a lot more lovin'

Our groomer did both dogs in about 2 hours, she's awesome





We did it twice last year, once in April and again in August and we will probably do the same this year.

I just got so tired of Stitch's fur, it was smelly and yucky and hard to brush so one day out of frustration I yelled "I'm gonna shave you buddy!" and Rob overheard me and asked me if I was serious. I actually wasn't but we decided to try it and see. Turned out to be a great thing and I think he likes it too because he gets so much petting Never heard of someone shaving a Golden Retriever before and he does look a little funny for the first couple of weeks but then his fur grows in a bit and he looks good

When I was a little kid we had an Old English Sheep Dog, my dad had a friend that was a breeder and he gave one to my dad because my older sisters said they wanted a dog and would take care of it we all know how that works. Well poor Sam never got brushed like he should have been and he always turned into a matted mess of fur except for every summer when my parents would get him shaved. He'd look like a totally different, smaller dog.

 

[Timon]

Evening Cass. How are things north of the boarder?

Ehhh...I'm sick so I'm a little crabby It's been almost a week now and I feel like I am getting worse

On the plus side, the weather is awesome! It was 17ºC today and it's just after 11pm here and it's still 10º

If I am feeling better, tomorrow will be our first zoo trip of the year

How's things in Wisconsin?

 

[Cheryl N. WI]

Cheryl, I have it set at the 2nd Click from the Right. Just waiting for the land to appear now.

When you set it at that zoom you can see the plane move every few seconds

 

[Cheryl N. WI]

Hey Chris, I've lost 10 pounds so far and I weigh in on Monday morning...I'm sure I've lost at least 20 more pounds since last Monday

Great job on the weight loss Cass I'm still stuck at the 5 pounds I really need to start exercising again!

 

[Cheryl N. WI]

Weight loss and exercise FO

 

[JLDSMD]

Ehhh...I'm sick so I'm a little crabby It's been almost a week now and I feel like I am getting worse

On the plus side, the weather is awesome! It was 17ºC today and it's just after 11pm here and it's still 10º

If I am feeling better, tomorrow will be our first zoo trip of the year

How's things in Wisconsin?

Oh sure, blame the crabbiness on being sick.

17*C, isn't that about 60 or 62 F? That's warm. I think we got to maybe 43 today.

Things in WI are good. I'm off next week with DS - Easter break. I have 3 returns (really only 2, because one is all worked up) to do, so I'll be done by tomorrow or Sunday night.

 

[Timon]

When I was a little kid we had an Old English Sheep Dog, my dad had a friend that was a breeder and he gave one to my dad because my older sisters said they wanted a dog and would take care of it we all know how that works. Well poor Sam never got brushed like he should have been and he always turned into a matted mess of fur except for every summer when my parents would get him shaved. He'd look like a totally different, smaller dog.

Hahah, I know what you mean! I joke around and say "Who is this gorgeous skinny doggie???" He looks so different, I call him my little lab. It's funny because when they were puppies they were blonde-ish, and then both turned red one day I didn't even know a Golden Retriever could get so red. People at the dog park are always asking me if they are Irish Setters but now Stitch is all blondie again well, except for his face

 

[JLDSMD]

Cheryl - SHE'S OVER LAND!!!

 

[Cheryl N. WI]

Hey Jeff the planes over land now even when you zoom it as far as you can.

 

[Cheryl N. WI]

We must be posting at the same time

 

[JLDSMD]

Hey Jeff the planes over land now even when you zoom it as far as you can.

29 minutes of air time left. Hope Chris left the house.

 

[JLDSMD]

We must be posting at the same time

Now I never do that.

 

[Timon]

Great job on the weight loss Cass I'm still stuck at the 5 pounds I really need to start exercising again!

Thanks Cheryl! I've been doing pretty good since I started 5 weeks ago. That Mother Goose sure keeps me motivated with all that exercising she's doing

 

[Cheryl N. WI]

29 minutes of air time left. Hope Chris left the house.

Unaccompanied minors are the last ones off the plane and then by the time she gets through customs I'm sure Chris will be there

 

[JLDSMD]

Unaccompanied minors are the last ones off the plane and then by the time she gets through customs I'm sure Chris will be there

I don't know, have we gotten confirmation the "hair" was done yet? (and I'm not talking about Chris')

 

[Cheryl N. WI]

Thanks Cheryl! I've been doing pretty good since I started 5 weeks ago. That Mother Goose sure keeps me motivated with all that exercising she's doing

I need her or someone to kick me in the but and motivate me. I was doing so well for awhile and then I got the stomach flu well over a month ago and I haven't been able to get back into that routine

 

[Timon]

Oh sure, blame the crabbiness on being sick.

17*C, isn't that about 60 or 62 F? That's warm. I think we got to maybe 43 today.

Things in WI are good. I'm off next week with DS - Easter break. I have 3 returns (really only 2, because one is all worked up) to do, so I'll be done by tomorrow or Sunday night.

True...I am crabby even when I'm not sick

Yeah, it's around 62ºF and it was like that all week It's nice to see that almost all the snow is gone now and all my paths where I go walking are all clear now

Well, enjoy your time with him, any father and son plans for next week?

 

[Cheryl N. WI]

I don't know, have we gotten confirmation the "hair" was done yet? (and I'm not talking about Chris')

His light is off so maybe that means they've left.