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February 7, 2012

Arabelle's Trip To The Groomer!

Well, I'll try to make this long story short.  I left Arabelle at the groomers around 9 a.m. and the groomer (Annie) asked me to pick her up at 1:00.  It was like leaving my child at the babysitter's the first day.  I was a wreck!  I worried about her all morning.  I was there to pick her up at 12:45 and anxiously waited for 1:00.  The door was locked to the shop because the owner was the only one working and she was in the back of the building.  She has a darling retail shop in the front and I guess she was afraid of someone coming off the street and stealing merchandise while she was grooming.  I waited and waited and around 1:30 I started to panic.  I kept thinking that maybe she left and I wouldn't be able to get Arabelle.  You all know by now that I'm crazy about my corgi girls and very protective.  I keep thinking about my baby being in there scared and tears starting falling.  At about 1:45, Annie and Arabelle came from the grooming area both smiling.  Arabelle looked like she was saying "Hi mom, what are you doing here?" Annie said "Didn't you get my message"?  She left a message on my home phone that she wouldn't be ready at 1:00 and I didn't go home.

The end of the story is Annie did a beautiful job  and got all the loose undercoat off Arabelle, which I've never been able to do. Tonight my granddaughter took this sweet picture of her.  She is exhausted and I am too!



12 comments:

  1. I can relate! After our one shepherd I am always worried how my other dogs will behave in new situations, and my pup is going for her spay next week, I'm so nervous!

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  2. Oh my Sharon! I know you had to have been worried about what happened! I know I would have. She looks absolutely beautiful! She does look tired too! lol That was a long day for her at the groomers. She has such long hair almost like a collie. Jazz needs a girls day like that. I usually just brush her as best I can and that's that. Both my girls are outside and so they don't stay beautiful for very long!

    Hugs,
    Angela

    ps I got your card in the mail. Thank you so much! I really appreciate your prayers and friendship during this difficult time!

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  3. Oh, Sharon -
    I can surely relate! Miss Arabelle looks wonderful, and I'm sure she's glad to be back home with you after her pampering session. (Now YOU need one! lol)
    Happy Wednesday, my friend.
    xoxo
    Donna and Tag

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  4. She looks like I feel! Look at how pretty she looks, and in her pretty pink chair.
    Hugs,
    Susan

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  5. I didn't mean I looked pretty, I'm exhausted too, I meant! She's gorgeous.
    Hugs,
    Susan

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  6. oh I love your blog !!!!
    beautiful dog

    marylin from FRANCE

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  7. Oh Sharon she looks adorable and yes very tired too! I am also very protective of my babies and would have been having a fit after 45 minutes! Hope today is quiet and lots of fun!
    Tina xo

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  8. Whew... I know how you feel, it's like has something happened? And to wait that long. I'm glad all is well

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  9. What a pretty little dog. By the way, that is a beautiful chair she is laying on! blessings,Kathleen

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  10. What a beautiful girl! And I love her name!

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  11. Oh Sharon - so much stress for you. She is so adorable!

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  12. I know the feeling well! The first (and only) time I left Stella The Fluff at the groomer's, she ended up being there the whole day practically! Stella won't tolerate anything noisy (motorized), so clippers were out, and the groomer had to hand scissor her. Took hours and hours. Stella came out of it looking very neat and tidy, but something like a corgi topiary and I decided from then on I'd groom her myself.

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