Ever feel like this?

Me too!! I couldn't resist snapping a photo of Cody after going on a walk. He looks exhausted doesn't he?!? He since has gotten a MAJOR haircut but I refuse to post any new photos on the grounds that it may embarrass him!!

I had been brushing his hair every night for a good 30 min. or so, but when my Dad got sick and died a few weeks ago, poor Cody got highly neglected. He ended up getting a bunch of mats that were nearly impossible to get out. I managed to comb out a few, but it was too difficult a task and I didn't want to put Cody through all of that, so we had him groomed. He is now a bit scrawny looking, but he's still our same 'ole sweet dog...plus he's so much softer, believe it or not!

The only thing that gets me mad about getting him groomed, was that the groomer was careless and she buzzed the pads of 2 of his paws causing him to bleed. It's like when you skin your knee - the top surface of skin is all cut up. Poor Cody has to walk around on his cut up pads until they heal! No walks for him this week, that's for sure!!! We're pampering him and are watching to see that he doesn't get any infections, but you can be sure that he gets NO more cuts from that groomer! She will never lay a hand on our precious pooch ever again!!! Sometimes a good groomer is so hard to find...why is that??? It's so frustrating.