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| "I'm sorry that I am such a cry baby" |
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| Yay! Finally, short nails |
In a spur of the moment decision, Linda took Chimmie to a salon to get his nails cut. They were so long that he was scratching her every single time they played. Plus, it had to be uncomfortable for him because he started biting at them. There is a place a few miles from her house that has been there for over 40 years. She stopped in after lunch today and talked to the owner. She said in her 44 years of dog grooming, there has never been a time when she could not groom or cut a dogs nails. Linda warned her that Chim would be a special case, but she said "Bring it on!" Chim peed on the floor as soon as he walked in. He was shaking so hard that his tags were rattling. The groomer had Linda hold him and started on his back paws. He wasn't just crying, he was SCREAMING, SCREECHING, HOWLING and WHINING at the top of his lungs. Because Linda did not really know how to hold him properly, her neck, chin and face got clawed to shreds by his front paws. The owner called in reinforcements and had her daughter hold him. Not only did all his nails get cut, she used the electric grinder on them to smooth the sharp edges out. Poor Chim, he was just a basket case when it was done. As a treat after, Linda took him to the Dairy Queen nearby and got him a kids cup of plain vanilla ice cream. He perked up a bit after that. Since the DQ was right on the path of the W & OD Trail, they went for a long run. It had the exact effect she wanted. He was totally drained of energy and fell asleep on the ride home.
