What a lovely lady! I had to take our two Shih Tzus in today and it's only been three weeks! Scruffy, the male, is not too bad, he's not into the standard Shih cut, he's still growing out from being completely shaved down like a lamb because he likes to roll. Sadie, the demon girl, is another story. SHe's jsut a little over a year old and a real tomboy (can dogs be that?). SHe delights in knotting her fur, which is the long silky type, unlike Scruffy's, which is curly/wiry, probably from having to be clipped down so close. She rolls and wallows every chance she gets, plus, is part goat, digging through trash, stealing from purses and backpacks (the girls', not mine, I keep my stuff out of her reach.) YEsterday, she had a bit of an upset tummy, probably from eating part of a wooden clothespin that she took from the laundry room (she stole it from the clothespin bag!!!). SHe spit up a little bit, and I washed her face the best I could with a wet facecloth. LAst night she went into DD11s blue jeans pocket (jeans left in a pile in the floor during shower time) and stole a tube of Burt's Bees lip balm, the peppermint flavor. I told her she smelled like a peppermint pattie mixed with other, not so nice stuff like dog food crumbs. So off to the groomer they went this morning. Picked them up this evening, dropped right at $100 at Petco between the grooming and the wee wee pads. They looked gorgeous, Scruffy is all soft and fluffy, like he had a blow out, Sadie's hair is all long, silky and knot free, she has a Valentine's bow in her ponytail, looks like a Shih-Tzu. Well, it won't do any good to post a picture now, her top knot is already askew and half of the hair is already out of the ponytail! Bad dog! I have to say she reminds me of the dog in Lady and the Tramp that sings "He's a Tramp", normally her bangs are in her eyes and she's peering at you with a look that says "yes I did it but I'm cute so I'll get away with it!" and she generally does!
