Okay, I lied, it isn't wordless.
Pallo has been driving me batty with all of his shedding, and normal brushing and bathing just wasn't getting rid of his undercoat.
So I decided to torture him by going to a self-service grooming shop, brushing him to within an inch of his life, shampoo, rinse, condition, rinse, condition, rinse, towel dry. Followed by the secret weapon to combat shedding: force-air dryer.
And since it took an hour and a half total, I can't really blame him. We saw four other dogs come in, get complete baths, and leave, in the time I spent on Pallo.
In the end, totally worth it. My dog is super clean, smells good, completely dry by the end of our extended time with the force-air dryer, and has not a bit of extra undercoat left to shed. At least, for the rest of the day. I'm hoping this may have at least leveled the playing field, giving me a chance to combat the shedding with daily brushing again, at least for a while.
And totally by accident, I ended up with this photo of Pallo, just a dog with his ball. And I think I love this photo. A lot.
Pallo's face is so expressive " Mum I'm clean now we can stop.." cute!
ReplyDeletewow washed to within an inch of him life! :) might have to try that on stormy, he is shedding somat rotton, my carpets are changing from pink to white thanks to him i have to do the hoover dance every night with my feet to get the big clumps out of the carpet LOL!!
ReplyDeleteGREAT photo of Pallo with his ball! I wish these places would have been around when I had Dakotah, my Malamute mix. I'd give him a bath, and then have to give MYSELF AND my bathroom a bath! It was an all day procedure.
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Poor Pallo!!! LOL. Forced air drying is the best, but it freaks my dogs out so it is air drying only for them!
ReplyDeleteOh. My. Goodness!! Pallo looks so mad at you for doing this to him!! But, oh well!! He will survive!! ;op
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures! He doesn't look happy LOL
ReplyDeleteDachshund Nola
Pallo-
ReplyDeleteI bet you look skinny after all the de-furring! Hope that keeps you out of the tub for awhile!
Wyatt
oh shedding season(s). So not my favorite!
ReplyDeleteI really can relate to your top photo of Pallo with the ball in his mouth and it's surround by a pillow of hair:) It's amazing how much fur shorthaired dogs lose. I couldn't believe what came out of Beryl the first time she shed.
ReplyDeleteOMG! I love that picture of Pallo in the towel!
ReplyDeleteLove the bath time woe face.
ReplyDeleteHe is gorgeous! I love the racing stripe down the nose :) My rattie has one too!
ReplyDeleteAwww poor Pallo :)
ReplyDeleteI've considered taking my pups to a place like this for a really good bath but I'm worried Hades would embarrass us thanks to his distaste for baths.
ReplyDeletethese photos are so cute and funny! desmond's not a fan of getting a bath, either, but he doesn't try to bail out of the tub or anything, which is great.
ReplyDeletei keep saying i need to brush him more to help with all...the...shedding... but we don't have a good spot to do it indoors, so i've been waiting for better weather.