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Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:24:57 +0000

[...] my recent post about the importance of dog grooming, I used a manly motorcycle metaphor to divide the chores into [...]

By: Edie

Edie — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:45:52 +0000

Not at all, Mary. I was just kidding about your depriving me of more to write about; as one who shies away from brevity herself, I’ve got plenty! And you’ve hit it right on the head with that observation about grooming, a topic that I’ll get back to — honest — as soon as I get some philosophical musings off my chest..,

By: Mary Haight

Mary Haight — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:57:48 +0000

Well I stepped in it, didn’t I. Sorry Edie, I gotta learn to stop coloring outside the lines. And here I thought my new attempt at brevity–given the tomes I was putting out in previous comments–would stop me…sheesh:( Fail!

By: Rebecca Boren

Rebecca Boren — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:53:21 +0000

September 2009? Not what I would call prescient. But maybe we are with the immortals here!
As for daily grooming, I happen to share life with five — count ‘em 5 — dogs. Fortunately, two of them are wash and wear types, but still, daily???????
Please, please don’t tell them!

By: Edie

Edie — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:48:12 +0000

Thanks for the mention, Eric. Hope future posts help with Project Eric and Buddha Clean Up (or is that Tune Up?).

I in turn am wondering at your time traveling tendencies. I couldn’t help but notice that your Weekend Update was dated September 5, 2009… Very prescient.

By: Weekend Update September 5, 2009 | Dog Spelled Forward

Weekend Update September 5, 2009 | Dog Spelled Forward — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:41:44 +0000

[...] How about grooming? I’m sporting a bit of a Grizzly Adams look at the moment and need all the help I can get taking care of a fuzzy character like Buddha. Will My Dog Hate Me gave me a new perspective on what grooming means and how to make it seem more manageable. [...]

By: Edie

Edie — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:51:57 +0000

Frankie thanks you for the praise, which he revels in. I don’t tell him everything of course. He’d be impossible to live with.

But uh, oh, you’ve now covered everything I was going to say in my next post – I’d better come up with something new (or at least some good elaborations on the points you made)!

By: Edie

Edie — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:29:35 +0000

I love that story about the police officer, Jim. It proves that grooming is considered essential even in macho professions like police work. I don’t know if the FURminator folks would be quite as pleased to know that their product doesn’t hold up to daily use.

I have corrected my attribution of Zeus’s background to reflect that he is all American Pit Bull Terrier — a fact of which he (and you!) should be proud. And, yeah, I saw the picture of Zeus and his blankie that you posted on Twitter the other day. Another badass, like Frankie.

I’ve also corrected the spelling of Su’s last name, so by the time she looks at my blog — I hope — I won’t be embarrassed by the typo.

By: Jim (DoggyBytes.ca)

Jim (DoggyBytes.ca) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:59:57 +0000

Funny you should mention the Furminator today. I work a couple days a week at a pet store and today a police officer came into the store with a broken Furminator – he handle snapped in two. I also noticed that the teeth on the brush were pretty beaten. Turns out he was on the K9 unit and they have to comb their dogs every day. We did an exchange up to a higher priced model for him, but I told him that these things aren’t really designed for commercial use, or as much combing as he was using it for. So, the Furminator seems to work pretty well for domestic use, but probably not going to hold up to daily combings.

Whew, am I ever glad my blog passed the “wussie test” LOL. I guess the combination of my dogs, my blog and I can appear pretty controversial, but you are right, I am a big softie, especially when it comes to my dogs. Oh, by the way, even though Zeus was a stray, the information I’ve gathered and talking to other pittie owners, I think Zeus is a purebred American Pit Bull Terrier. At the moment, he’s got his head on my left leg and I’ve got my laptop precariously perched on my right, as is the norm most nights.

And THANK YOU for mentioning my blog and Su’s guest post, she will be thrilled when I let her know. =)

Frankine certainly does look like a bad *ss. LOL

By: Mary Haight

Mary Haight — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:01:57 +0000

That Frankie is just a star! Grooming is an important topic. With daily brushing, you have ample opportunity to see any changes in your dog’s skin condition, color, and any growths that may need medical intervention. I look forward to your tune-up series!