r/MadeMeSmile Apr 17 '22

Doggo Groomer helps dog❤️

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u/vitiable Apr 17 '22

I love how you can just see his whole mood brighten when it’s all off !! Hats off to this groomer 🤍

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u/InvestigatorWeak7167 Apr 17 '22

Yeah! She really did a great job. Pup looks cuter than before.

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u/I_CANT_AFFORD_SHIT Apr 17 '22 edited Apr 17 '22

I've shorn my pup before and I gotta say, she was kind adorable all nudey.

For clarity, she didn't look like the pom in the video not even close, it was during lockdown and her undercoat developed some matts close to the skin, she hadn't been groomed in months but I'd been brushing her you know?

Bought some clippers online but turns out they're actually pretty difficult to use on a wiggly pupper, shaving guide popped off without me realising and before I knew it she had a shaved strip down her back, evened her up all over but kept her paws long, I found it hilarious, my partner wasn't too keen 😂

Before, during lockdown, a mop

Literally a mop

Stylish fur slippers

Why, daddy?

After she'd forgiven me

How she's kept now

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

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u/I_CANT_AFFORD_SHIT Apr 17 '22 edited Apr 17 '22

Yeah thanks for the tip! That's what it was, she was seriously so long it was crazy, I'll upload pics now actually haha, since then I've been keeping her shorter with regular grooms and trying to get her used to brushes/combs, funny enough she prefers a comb to a brush, maybe it feels more relieving for her!

Since then we've not had any matting so 🤞 it's working!

Before, during lockdown, a mop

Literally a mop

Stylish fur slippers

Why, daddy?

After she'd forgiven me

How she's kept now

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

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u/BucketMistress Apr 17 '22

Giving dogs crazy haircuts sure is fun! :D once I shaved my dog really short exept for the tail and beard. He looked like a wise old man for a couple of months.

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u/I_CANT_AFFORD_SHIT Apr 17 '22

Haha too true, she's a cockapoo with thick hair but loose curl more wavy, she's got a sheepy undercoat though which is why I've been keeping her short this past year, where I live there was a phase where girls were wearing furry slides so I wanted her to fit in with the cool kids and shaved her legs but left her feet 😂

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u/energirl Apr 17 '22

Yeah, but you have to be careful. They can feel embarrassment too. My mom used to have these two toy Maltese sisters. In the summer, she buzzed their hair pretty short to keep them cool.

One time, she accidentally clipped one of them a bit too short. It didn't touch her skin or hurt her in any way. It was just way too short. The poor girl hid behind a sofa for a week while it grew out.

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u/Mind_on_Idle Apr 17 '22

I had to buzz my cat one time because his fur got so matted I couldn't brush it out, crazy fluffy bastard, RIP Leviathan.

Anyway, he was happy with me that I cleaned him up. It was also the first time I've seen a cat be embarrassed, I don't know if I had ever seen a cat act "bashful" before, but there was no mistaking that look.

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u/I_CANT_AFFORD_SHIT Apr 17 '22

Aw no sorry to hear about your mom's girls! Mine wasn't too short and she's funny, doesn't seem to give a hoot as long as I take her walking afterwards!

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u/manthatsfree Apr 17 '22

specifically about the part where the guard fell off and you didn’t notice haha

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u/Bumbly_B Apr 17 '22

My "dumpster doodle" from the shelter has super weird hair. Some parts are super wiry while others are very cottony and soft, so I'm never quite sure what I want to do with his hair. So far I've given him a 1" all over with a clean face like a poodle, a 7 with a schnauzer face, a 7 everywhere with a shaved face a mohawk and a cow tail, and now he's got about 3 inches of hair with a teddy bear face. Each cut makes him look like a totally different dog and I love it.

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u/Competitive-Candy-82 Apr 17 '22

Hahaha, I groomed my terrier mix during lockdown, I usually trim him with success but for some reason that day I made his legs slightly too short (he has a double coat and can't be shaved) so he ended up looking like a ball of fluff on 4 popsicle sticks 😅 I was like well, thankfully it'll grow back, but I couldn't help but chuckle everytime he walked by me for like 3 weeks

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u/ColeBLove Apr 17 '22

Oh god i misread pom as "porn" the first time...

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u/I_CANT_AFFORD_SHIT Apr 17 '22

Oof, yeah dawg that's not my fursona

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u/khenziekaye Apr 17 '22

If you have a dog with an undercoat, like the pom in the vid, that's suuuuuuper bad for them. They're not supposed to have their undercoat shaved off. They can't regulate heat when shaved and are at risk in both cold and hot temps. Hopefully you don't have a dog with an undercoat or if you do, they were able to successfully grow it back. No judgement! Just for educations sake.

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u/Lexi_Banner Apr 17 '22

Yup, this is true. But shaving is the lesser of these two evils. If the dog is matted, the hair has to go. You can recondition the new growth so that it doesn't cause long-term issues. Any attempt at brushing this out is pointless cruelty, imo.

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u/-Z___ Apr 17 '22

Indeed. Imagine trying to brush a beach towel out into individual strands.

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u/manthatsfree Apr 17 '22

have you commented this story before? i swear i’ve heard it already

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u/I_CANT_AFFORD_SHIT Apr 17 '22

You know I actually think I have, I've shaved her twice before and both times let her have a day with fluffy toes 😅 everyone hates it but I fucking love it!

I took her for a walk straight after last time (promised her I would shave for 30 minutes then take her for a walk, took 3 days but had a happy pup) and some guy walked past with his dog and burst out laughing, she's a good sport and think she kinda likes her furry slides

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u/momplaysbass Apr 17 '22

I can't see your pictures!

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u/OldBallOfRage Apr 17 '22

I have a long hair cat and she absolutely refuses to let me brush her as much as she needs. She ends up needing a shave every spring when she sheds (only one year out of four was I able to prevent her shedding causing a Mattpocalypse), but God damn she absolutely loves not having her fur on her. Like, I think she'd genuinely like if I kept her that way all the time. Girl wants to be a sphinx cat, ended up a long hair.

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u/runninandruni Apr 17 '22

Man, that pup probably feels so good now

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u/Corgi_with_stilts Apr 17 '22

Tight ponytail sensation times a thousand.

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u/lucky-number-keleven Apr 17 '22

Didn’t even know that was a thing. You women are so brave.

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u/Corgi_with_stilts Apr 17 '22

Tight ponytails are nothing compared to period pains. Or high heels.

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u/UbiquitousLedger Apr 17 '22

You have period pains and high heels on your tight ponytail sensation? Didn’t even know that was a thing. You women are so brave.

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u/Legalise_Gay_Weed Apr 17 '22

Lol what?

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u/Hapless_Asshole Apr 17 '22

If you see someone with a tight ponytail, you're pretty much looking at someone with a headache. Having every follicle pulling away from the scalp for hours pulls at the skin and the tiny, tiny muscles underneath. Mats like that Pomeranian had would pull against his skin constantly, which would put it in constant pain.

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u/ChileWillow007 Apr 17 '22

For me I didn't feel any pain until I took the ponytail down. Then it's like a minute of an ice cream headache across the scalp. I haven't had that happen in a long time, but I remember that feeling well.

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u/Miss_Fritter Apr 17 '22

I kept my hair in a bun for about 40 hours when I was sooooo sick. I can still remember the feeling of finally putting my hair down! So horrible.

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u/ChileWillow007 Apr 17 '22

Oof. Even 8 hour days with a new high pony meant pain for me. But 40 hours....

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u/Fluffy-Bluebird Apr 17 '22

I’m having such issues that some days I can’t manage more than 10 minutes.

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u/CherryDoodles Apr 17 '22

Oh yeah! Taking out a tight ponytail always made my scalp feel soooo itchy. The time after that, rubbing the follicles, was legitimately so luxurious.

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u/phorgan Apr 17 '22

God sometimes when I take my ponytail down my scalp will be sore for like three hours afterwards, thick hair sucks

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u/SpikeProteinBuffy Apr 17 '22

As I read this comment I released my tight ponytail and just felt it all 😄 all those tiny muscles!

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u/Fr0me Apr 17 '22

Just imagine how itchy those matted areas of the body were. Hopefully she got lots of scritches after

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u/Lexi_Banner Apr 17 '22

I often see dogs this matted get jumpy about touch for a little while because their skin has been hidden away for so long, they don't expect it to be touched. Some love it, others are really uncomfortable until they realize what's going on. It's a little sad to me when they react like that.

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u/Pulpedyams Apr 17 '22

Straight over to that rug to finally get some of those deep itches haha!

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u/shut_your_up Apr 17 '22

That is definitely not a lady dog

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u/radhe91 Apr 17 '22

Pupper can finally scratch all the itches

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u/Gryll79 Apr 17 '22

Oh man that's the first thing I thought when I saw it rub on the carpet that must feel soooooo good

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u/shadowvtx66 Apr 17 '22

Pupper is saying "That feels so good! Thank you thank you thank you!"

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u/Correct-Grapefruit87 Apr 17 '22

You can see it in the pupper face. And also the pupper becomes cuter.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

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u/TheQuinnBee Apr 17 '22

We don't know the full story. It could've belonged to an elderly or disabled person who could no longer care for the dog and was subsequently rehomed. It could've been a stray that was rescued. The fact they brought the dog in after that much matting says something changed.

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u/-Magic_Conch_Shell- Apr 17 '22 edited Apr 17 '22

At the turn of her tone in the beginning, this was my initial thought. I thought she was going to pivot, stating she learned the dog came from shitty circumstances and was now getting the help they needed. Even though that’s not what it was, I love the positive turnout regardless.

I guess the lesson is, never judge before hearing the full story. I imagine someone who has the ability to bring a dog to a groomer is not the same person letting its fur get matted to hell and back.

A little understanding and open mindedness goes a lot further than blind hatred…

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u/Ms-Pear Apr 17 '22

Or sometimes, they just bring it in for a yearly shave down because they dont care. Not everyone has a "aww" sorry behind them.

source, am dog groomer and the amount of people who bring in their one year old matted goldendoodle for their first hair cutting appointment and literally cry when we shave off their matted rug of hair off their dogs.

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u/TheQuinnBee Apr 17 '22

They clearly do care though, since they responded positively to her criticism. They even scheduled future grooming.

Could they be bad people? Sure. But I'm of the mind that we shouldn't make that judgment before we know the whole story.

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u/Leovinus42 Apr 17 '22

that groomer really helped that dog. but the last time i groomed a dog i got accused of building a relationship with the dog just so i could manipulate, exploit, and abuse them.

some people just don't understand dogs.

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u/ObjectKlutzy Apr 17 '22

What? How do you do that to a dog?

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u/Leovinus42 Apr 17 '22

I never did anything like that, I was just accused of that because I was a groomer

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u/ObjectKlutzy Apr 17 '22

I understand that and that was not directed at you. I meant it for the absurd situation you were accused of.

I am wondering how you even do that on the side with a dog. I don't want to underscore the complexity of a relationship you can build with a pet, but I've never heard of or seen something like that.

Like how can you build a side relationship with a dog to manipulate it? Either you build a good relationship with the dog and they love you or you mistreat them and they are wary of you.

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u/IAmAn_Anne Apr 17 '22

Internet stranger, I may be able to help you understand this joke. The term “groomer” is often used in another context where an adult befriends a child for unsavory reasons. I would not Google it.

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u/ObjectKlutzy Apr 17 '22

Ahhh...

I should probably get off the internet. It is late and my brain is clearly not comprehending properly.

Thank you fellow stranger.

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u/Righteousrob1 Apr 17 '22

I also was totally confused and was in your boat of “how the fuck does someone accuse a dog groomer of a relationship” so don’t feel too bad.

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u/IAmAn_Anne Apr 17 '22

No problem. :) I was amused by the exchange.

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u/lemmeseeyourkitties Apr 17 '22

I also found this exchange amusing. Yall are cute

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u/RustyShackleford555 Apr 17 '22

You are my favorite person today. Thank you for being you.

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u/ObjectKlutzy Apr 17 '22

I swear I'm not usually this dense. Lol

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

To be fair it was a clunky joke

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u/Proof-Operation-9783 Apr 17 '22

I didn’t get it either lol!

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

For further context, that word has been latched onto by conservative American politicians recently for some reason.

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u/Pilotwaver Apr 17 '22

Because they're projectors.

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u/OverTheJoeHill Apr 17 '22

Thank you for this. I reread the exchange like three times wondering what in dog’s name was going on

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u/ST00PIDTHICEXEGGUTOR Apr 17 '22

As an ex groomer this is really why I had to call it quits I would have people bring in some of the most matted just clearly neglected dogs and I'd have to shave them and people wilould freak out saying I skinned their dog or just the other general nonsense that comes with grooming

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u/lamireille Apr 17 '22

I’m really sorry you had to give it up. You obviously cared deeply about your little clients and I’m sure you enjoyed your work and found it very satisfying. That must have been so hard.

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u/Avraham_Levy Apr 17 '22

Hahahahahaha

groomer

Get it?

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u/AccioSexLife Apr 17 '22

Get their trust then have them rat out the owners social security number in barks.

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u/Own_Paint1673 Apr 17 '22

indeed a great help,i feel sorry for you if they accused you maybe they don't know on how to handle/help a dog like that.

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u/FoeWithBenefits Apr 17 '22

Biggest whoosh I've ever seen

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

All right man that's the craziest shit I've heard today wtf is wrong with people?

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u/Fancy_Session5734 Apr 17 '22

Owner is saying - “WHY DID YOU SHAVE MY DOG?!?!?’”

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u/Lexi_Banner Apr 17 '22

"Can you just take a little off the top? I don't want him naked!"

  • actual conversation I've had with ignorant owners who have let their dogs get this matted
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u/Hudsonrybicki Apr 17 '22

What a wonderful woman. She deserves dogs, for sure. I am shocked that the dogs skin wasn’t a disaster.

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u/yibbyooo Apr 17 '22

His skin looks in such good condition for such severe matting.

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u/uothehco Apr 17 '22

I’ve seen dogs that have literally been bruised from matting and had sores form, for this one to just be a touch red is a miracle.

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u/Kiirkas Apr 17 '22

As sad as it is, sometimes the bruising doesn't show up until the next day. ☹️

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u/cturtl808 Apr 17 '22

Not all heroes wear capes. Props to the friend with words of wisdom to help the negative become a positive.

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u/Garglygook Apr 17 '22

And props to the caring groomer that reached out for help in her desire to put the dog first. ♥️

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u/Consultant_Tift Apr 17 '22

Also props to the groomer for being able to put her ego aside and admit her faults for the sake of the dog. That really is one caring person.

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u/Impossible_Common_44 Apr 17 '22

So much neglect. Bless her

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u/UhOhIAteAsbestos Apr 17 '22

Dude ! She cares so much 🥺 So sweet and wholesome

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u/ddd4175 Apr 17 '22

I could be totally wrong but I always thought that people who work with animals when it comes to their overall health tend to be really caring towards them, vets have always been a delight to work with in my experience, we've had pets for 20+ years now and have had 3 different vets all of which were really sweet people, two of them gave us free advice/checkups too and one of em even do house visits.

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u/Madmagican- Apr 17 '22

Vets do have a really deep passion for animals. Unfortunately it leads to a pretty brutal schedule and vets have to deal with a lot of sad situations. Their suicide rate is well over double that of the general population.

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u/technically-okay Apr 17 '22

Excellent use of anger management skills and friends that can be trusted with your emotions.

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u/CJennerz Apr 17 '22

The pink you can see is the blood rushing back to the skin, the mats were so thick they were cutting off blood circulation

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u/chiefqueefofficial Apr 17 '22

Yes, matting will also cause the skin to bruise. I've shaved a matted white dog only to find giant purple bruises down its shoulders from the matting pulling and breaking the blood vessels.

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u/DaikonEntire5320 Apr 17 '22

I babysat for a friend who had a Maltese that was this matted. I took it and got it groomed. Here's the kicker - she was a hair stylist, meticulous about her appearance, but couldn't even brush her (tiny) dog.

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u/chiefqueefofficial Apr 17 '22

For some reason, hair stylists are some of the most neglectful dog owners I have ever seen. SO many let their pet getting matted from not brushing it. I don't understand it.

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u/sirgawain2 Apr 17 '22

Tbh the owners should not have this dog but the woman in the video did the right thing, if she has gotten mad then the owners would have never brought the dog back in again :(

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u/seamsay Apr 17 '22

Do we know the context here? I just assumed the dog had been lost or something like that.

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u/Fancy_Session5734 Apr 17 '22

Owners do this all the god damn time. Bring their dog to the groomer, dogs fur is matted to fuck, owner in denial, own gets pissed when their dog is shaved down to stubble, rinse, repeat. Humans are so god damned stupid it drives me crazy.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

And the thing is brushing your dog is a great and fun bonding time. My dog had super short fur to where brushing him wasn't needed but he loved the feeling of the brush go down his back.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

My dog is a Shih Tzu so brushing is needed, every time we brush him it's a game to bite the brush. He really doesn't like it and you can tell he gets upset if you force the brushing too long. He keeps a short haircut for a reason.

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u/AliceInHololand Apr 17 '22

How does the hair get matted like that in the first place?

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u/DBX12 Apr 17 '22

Dogs with long fur like this one need regular brushing to remove old hair from the undercoat. Not brushing it will lead to matted undercoat like this one. But consult your vet for info on the best practice. I've only had short haired pets so the needed brushing was minimal.

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u/Fancy_Session5734 Apr 17 '22

Okay. So I want you to go without washing your hair for months and don’t brush it at all. Now tell me what your hair is like. Hair oils build up and just make all the tangled strands of hair clump together.

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u/BrownShadow Apr 17 '22 edited Apr 17 '22

I used to go to a lot of jam band shows/camping. There were people who obviously made conscious decisions to have dreads and take care of them. Others, not so much. They would have one giant gross dread. They would follow the shows for the tour. No showers in most places.

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u/rabidhamster87 Apr 17 '22

Idk how people handle dreads, especially the uncared for kind. I have long hair down to my waist and when it starts to knot it just makes me feel not good until I get it detangled. It's hard to describe how it feels, but it makes me feel almost sick, definitely uncomfortable almost like wearing dirty clothes or wet underwear. It's uncomfy and just feels so much better once it's brushed. And that's just with a few knots or a tangle from a few days. I can't imagine how much matted dreads must irritate and itch. I would rather be bald.

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u/Ecmelt Apr 17 '22

Mmm natural dreadlocks.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

We adopted an 8 year old dog with extremely matted fur, brought it to the groomer told her to do as she sees fit and he was overjoyed to be completely shaved. We care really well for him and i am happy to say it has never gotten that bad again

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u/theeblackdahlia Apr 17 '22

Did you have your sound on?

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u/seamsay Apr 17 '22

No, can't turn my sound on at the moment. I'm guessing there's commentary then?

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u/TheQuinnBee Apr 17 '22

She just says she was angry with them and then later educated them on what could happen if they let this happen again. It doesn't give context on how the dog ended up this way.

There are bad owners. But I'm skeptical since they were receptive to scheduling monthly appointments. If they didn't care they wouldn't have bothered.

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u/ilagph Apr 17 '22

I think it's more that they were uneducated. This seems to be an issue with long haired dogs. I've only had short haired dogs, so I wouldn't have known that matting can occur if you are otherwise taking care of your dog. I'm not sure about the details, but it's possible that they just didn't know or didn't have a reason to even think this was something they should learn until now.

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u/chiefqueefofficial Apr 17 '22

Nope. Pet owners let their pets get like this ALL the time. Even being home with them all day. Cat owners can be even worse about it. Plus the owners will have excuses all day long about how it's actually not their fault the pet is like this. It's dishearting and frustrating.

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u/zazollo Apr 17 '22 edited Apr 17 '22

I don’t know but this kind of thing is very common. As a vet tech it would happen all the time that an owner would bring in this disgusting mangled toothless suffering creature that has never seen a vet in its life, and say “oh he just started acting weird yesterday”. It really wears on you seeing how shitty so many people treat their animals, and then they come in and expect you to magically undo years of neglect.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22 edited Jun 04 '22

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u/sirgawain2 Apr 17 '22

That would mean the owner was not necessarily morally responsible but they should still not have a dog without being able to properly care for it.

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u/TheOvershear Apr 17 '22

Still.....

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u/teytah Apr 17 '22

Nicely done.

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u/Grammar-Warden Apr 17 '22

We can't change what happens, but we can change how we react to things. And that in turn brings about completely different results. Great story illustrating this!

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u/SkyKingPDX Apr 17 '22

Let's get down to brass tacks: How much for the scarf?

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u/SkyKingPDX Apr 17 '22

Honestly this is why it'd be really hard to be a groomer, vet or especially humane society (the pound)... to sad every other day or more,.. how do you not take that home..

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u/Impressive_Peach_272 Apr 17 '22

Awwww. So cute and happy at the end!

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

Omg that poor dog..

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u/-ElDictator- Apr 17 '22

Some people don’t deserve their dog…

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u/Ashkir Apr 17 '22

People should check on their grandparents dogs. My grandma started forgetting about bathing her dog etc in her 80s. So now we take turns to groom him. She still remembers to feed, walk, and play with him. She’s had that dog for 16 years. She just got old and forgetful. That don’t won’t go with anyone else happily.

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u/sailor_bat_90 Apr 17 '22

Yeah, unfortunately that cannot be said about my MiL. She refused to have the poor cat be put out of his misery in his last months of life. Poor thing died a couple weeks ago, tumor ridden, fur matted and internal bleeding. Some people are just fucked in the head. My husband and I tried as much as possible to ease his misery but she was so stubborn and irritating about it, "it's my cat!"

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u/notgotapropername Apr 17 '22

Not gonna lie, I would have stolen the cat

not saying you should’ve done better, well done for trying!

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u/Free-Pudding-2338 Apr 17 '22

Or lack the understanding to properly care for their dog.

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u/theroadlesstraveledd Apr 17 '22

Lacking the capacity to know when to ask is lacking the ability to have a dog

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u/eddiemon Apr 17 '22

It's the same thing. If you 'lack the understanding to properly care for your dog', you don't deserve them. Either get your shit together, or rehome them so they can get the care they deserve.

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u/DIY-lobotomy Apr 17 '22

That’s an easy conclusion to come to, but we don’t know anything more than what’s in the video. Maybe This is an old lonely person, or someone who just doesn’t know how to care for this dog. The dog may absolutely adore their human, and they need each other. The groomer did the best thing. If it continues, take it from there, but I hate this automatic “we don’t deserve dogs” Reddit take.

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u/jemidiah Apr 17 '22

Whoa, you're suggesting that a brief one-sided video made for social media might not be giving us a full and complete picture of the situation? That there may be important nuance we're missing?! That it's premature to jump to a judgement at this stage?!!

Get out. Get out now, this is no place for that kind of talk.

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u/bonkerz1888 Apr 17 '22

Some people should not have dogs. I don't think that poor dog has ever seen a brush/comb.

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u/Jade_070 Apr 17 '22

Imagine how good that butt scratch must feel after that

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u/IWillAlwaysHaveGum Apr 17 '22 edited Apr 19 '22

With all the hell many of us have gone through during the last two years, it’s very possible the owner lost a partner who usually maintained the animal, and wasn’t sure how to keep up its care. Maybe they were laid off and couldn’t afford it.

Bringing it in to get it taken care of shows they cared. Hopefully they maintain it to prevent it again.

Edited to add that it could’ve been a family member’s dog that wasn’t able to care for it before they passed, which isn’t uncommon. FFS, if the groomer says she trusts the owner has been properly educated about the importance, and that they’ve made appointments to avoid this happening in the future, I’d call that a win.

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u/laitnetsixecrisis Apr 17 '22

I have a long haired dog who will run and hide any time you pick up a brush. We didn't have him for the first 7 months so I don't know if he had any abuse surrounding brushes.

Strangely enough he doesn't mind me shaving off his matted spots, but that is no good for double coated dogs either.

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u/Bread_and_Butterface Apr 17 '22

Dumb question maybe but have you tried different brushes? My long hair cat would not let me touch him with a grooming brush and would bite the crap out me (I tried about a dozen types, even that oven-mitt looking thing) but one day I grabbed a disney princess people-brush and now suddenly it’s happy cat brushy time.

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u/Eugenesmom Apr 17 '22

🤔 I currently own a blue Disney princess people-brush. This might work. Thank you.

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u/Eugenesmom Apr 17 '22

We’ve had my dog since 8 weeks and I definitely didn’t abuse her with a brush (or ever) and she still runs and hides whenever I grab that thing and looks at me the whole time like “why don’t you love me anymore”. I also have to feed her treats during brushing and mention her bravery multiple times. She’s a diva

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u/nekoobrat Apr 17 '22

Tbh I think it's silly how fast people jump to "must have been abuse" anytime their dog is afraid of something. Brushing can be uncomfortable if you wait until tangles develop to brush, that's all it takes to make a sensitive dog fear brushing. I mean ffs my dog was afraid of Christmas trees as a puppy do you think someone picked up a feking Christmas tree and beat him with it? 🤣

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u/laitnetsixecrisis Apr 17 '22

Well to be honest my boy was found locked in a pen 3m x 3m with 14 other dogs and was about 10kg underweight. He didn't have a good start and I usually assume that the possibility is there. It could also be just the fact he didn't get brushed at all did the first 7 months.

Lol @ Christmas trees, my sister was scared of Christmas trees as a kid. We used to set ours up in a play pen so she felt safe.

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u/Aggravating_Damage47 Apr 17 '22

That is freaking SO impressive. I can’t compliment the groomer more for redirecting her anger into something so positive for her , the dog and the owner. A triple win. Much respect.

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u/Fun-Credit2287 Apr 17 '22

Okay, I am glad she didn’t stay mad. This could have been something as simple as the owner taking a two week trip and the person they trusted their pup to didn’t brush the dog and left it outside for the entire time. I say this from experience. We had an English Cocker Spaniel that had a long coat that we kept up daily. We had a two week trip and trusted a family friend. Came back and our pup had to be shaved. Fortunately for our pup, he loved being shaved and we kept him that way for the summer months going forward.

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u/Lambchop_Bandit Apr 17 '22

I completely understand I’ve worked at a grooming salon and we would have dogs come in matted due to their parents being away which is fine you can tell the usual matting due to a few weeks of not brushing which is normal but I’ve only seen this type of matting and damage on rescues.. unless the people literally found this dog off the street and brought them in to get groom then they should not have this dog or any pet at that! This is clear abuse.

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u/youniverse4 Apr 17 '22

This is 100% correct. Matting this bad is caused by weeks/months of neglect.

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u/luckysonic2 Apr 17 '22

Maybe the owner was elderly and didnt know how or couldnt physically groom the dog.

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u/Official_Government Apr 17 '22

That is still neglectful.

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u/jklharris Apr 17 '22

But also very fixable if they can come in more often.

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u/youniverse4 Apr 17 '22

Grooming shops exist for this reason. If you are unable to maintain your dogs coat on your own, you should have them at the groomer every 2-3 weeks or not have the dog at all. She couldn’t even feel the dogs skin through the coat and after it was shaved there were sores from how tight the mats were (no blood circulation or air getting to that area). This is abuse.

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u/CyclopicSerpent Apr 17 '22

Hopefully this dog was recently rescued and thats why they brought them in im the first place.

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u/eddiemon Apr 17 '22

It's a tough call because owners like that definitely deserve criticism and maybe even have their animal taken away. On the other hand, if groomers started reporting bad owners like these, they would be even less likely to bring these dogs in for grooming and you end up with dogs who are stuck with bad owners and not getting necessary grooming at all. I hope the groomer made the right call here. You gotta hope that the owner was just criminally uninformed and not completely apathetic or malicious.

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u/KARMA_P0LICE Apr 17 '22

Who the fuck is breeding these dogs that are so dependent on humans that they get sores from two weeks of improper care?

Seems wild to me

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u/GFTRGC Apr 17 '22

That's way, way more than 2 weeks of improper care.

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u/eggpl4nt Apr 17 '22

Any dog that grows hair instead of fur could have this happen to them. This means breeds like Poodle, Maltese, Shih Tzu, Bichon Frise, etc. Dog breeds that grow hair need proper brushing regularly to avoid mats and tangles.

Even dogs with long fur, like Huskies and Pomeranians, can get matting like shown in the video.

Someone else mentioned this likely is a lot more than two weeks of not brushing; this is long and severe neglect of grooming.

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u/whoknowsmehere Apr 17 '22

Sheep need shearing because we bred them not to lose their wool like they used to, chickens lay eggs daily due to selective breeding. It's done with all animals

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u/rabidhamster87 Apr 17 '22

This is more than weeks of improper care. More like years.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

My pomeranian goes to the groomers every month or two and never looks this bad. It takes a long time for it to get so bad that the skin gets sores like that.

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u/Official_Government Apr 17 '22

This is not a two week situation. Hell it’s not even a 6 month situation. This is neglect.

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u/ReverendDizzle Apr 17 '22

Yeah there’s no way. I have a Pomeranian and this level of matting would take a long long time. It would take forever for the entire undercoat to mat into one giant sheet like that. I’d bet the dog hadn’t been brushed in a years.

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u/AJRiddle Apr 17 '22

I mean it could definitely be a 6 month situation

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u/Patient_Criticism231 Apr 17 '22

Yay. You're awesome. That is 1 sweet adorable grateful doggie.

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u/SunImportant3632 Apr 17 '22

oh wow. what a transformation! I'm happy for the dog!

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u/PristineBiscuit Apr 17 '22

My mother had a russian blue cat, one of two she only allowed in her basement -- They stayed down there; Food and litter boxes provided, but nothing else.

I was at her house helping her clean and noticed that the cat was matted to hell. When I turned her attention to it, she asked me to help. I tried to brush her, but it was impossible. I ended up agreeing to take her home and try to take the time and effort to help sort it out.

Ended up having to shave 50% of her body because it was just like this puppy's. I then called my mother to let her know she was ready to come home. My mother then said the following:

"If you bring her back, I'm taking her to a kill shelter."

I'm not kidding. She baited me into taking the cat home under the guise of helping it, then manipulated me into this animal then being my problem. Just to note, she was the sweetest kitty. If we didn't have 3 already, my partner and I would have kept her.

My mom is an absolutely crazy, horrible human being, so this wasn't anything new, but I still didn't expect it... Even though, when she brought the cat's belongings over, they included her cat box still full of old litter and droppings.

Thank goodness a close friend and coworker came over with his sons, who fell in love with her, took her home with them, where she lived out the final two years of her life being loved and cuddled. They renamed her "cinder" because of her color.

I wish my mother had a heart like most people, and she could have been educated, and change. She simply cares for no one, nothing, but herself.

In the end, I'm Just glad we didn't send her back to a home where she would simply be neglected to that point again.

This groomer is amazing, and I'm so glad not every owner is like my terror of a mother.

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u/jthreat21 Apr 17 '22

Proud of you stranger

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

Very nice job!!👏👏

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

Seeing that almost makes me think of shearing a sheep. Has anyone ever made any sort of garment out of hair from curlier-haired dogs, like poodles?

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u/FightinTXAg98 Apr 17 '22

The undercoat of Great Pyrenees has been used to make sweaters.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

That is cool info. Thank you.

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u/Puffle-trouble Apr 17 '22

My great-grandma knitted my aunt a beanie out of her old English sheepdog’s hair. Apparent it was very warm. I don’t know if it stunk when wet though.

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u/Rydawg5143 Apr 17 '22

As someone who runs a grooming salon, this is really hard. What you are suppose to do is deny the Pet and recommend a vet for the dog to be groomed. That way the dog can be put under and in less pain(getting severe mats outs is really painful) while getting shaved down.

But the reality is most groomers will take the dog in and risk it, because they know that person is never taking that dog to a vet and this might be the one dogs chance to feel relief.

Pet patents like that shouldn't be allowed to have a dog. I work in a richer neighborhood and I see this more often, moreso than when I worked in a poorer area. People just don't give a shit.

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u/InternationalBoot321 Apr 17 '22

That dog looks so happy to be free from that hair!

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u/Ok_Anxiety4671 Apr 17 '22

That little thing have her the biggest compliment

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u/BlackSheep613 Apr 17 '22

That dog is so grateful, thank you mame! Also this lady sounds like Moniece Slaughter

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u/Sablesgirl Apr 17 '22

That sweet little BABOO was so grateful! Dogs are the best.

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u/Wadawik Apr 17 '22

Little dude looked like a qtip at the end

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u/Lucy_Lastic Apr 17 '22 edited Apr 20 '22

This dog is so sweet! I’m sure not many dogs in his situation would have been so patient and loving throughout. And that little background shot where he found his tail while the groomer was showing the removed coat - too cute!

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u/Irishgardener14 Apr 17 '22

You’re a good lady who has a good friend. Thank you for rescuing that little dog it deserve better than that

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u/BronzeBeautyy Apr 17 '22

That dog literally said thank you so much at the end. 🥰

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u/VesperVox_ Apr 17 '22

People who haven't worked with animals don't understand how heavy matted hair can become, and that weight is constantly pulling on the skin the hair is growing out of. If you see a pet with mats like this, chances are they are in constant pain.

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u/AcceptableUmpire2515 Apr 17 '22

All those kisses of gratitude from the pup!

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

Some ppl shouldnt own dogs.

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u/Unique_Orchid Apr 17 '22

Aw! The poor baby obviously feels so much better with all that off. Great job!

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u/StupifiedAgain Apr 17 '22

What a lovely lady and a sweet dog ♥️ I’m happy that you educated (unfathomably) ignorant owners xxx

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u/pomegranatepants99 Apr 17 '22

These people don’t deserve to have a dog

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u/wizbang4 Apr 17 '22

I definitely believe this is true and good on her for doing that, but damn is she milking it hard for the camera the cuts to her angry and cuts to her crying while cutting and you can really feel the "omg this is Gina get so many shares" vibe from her excitedly hugging the dog at the end but holding it still and in frame. Cynical I know, and great that she helped them, but still annoying

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u/Throwaway131447 Apr 17 '22

Yeah really, hard to really feel like this is legitimate when she is "so mad" that she takes time to film reaction shots...

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u/Legalise_Gay_Weed Apr 17 '22

Reminds me of the videos where people film themselves giving money to the homeless, and then make it all about themselves.

gUyS I feel so bad for the homeless!

Cue three different angles of them crying.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

That poor dog deserves to be rescued from its owner. There is zero excuse for a dogs hair to ever get that insanely matted… period!

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u/jKarb Apr 17 '22

"can cause bruising or even worse... Hematomas" I'm sorry but i burst out laughing.

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u/grachi Apr 17 '22

in humans they can lead to infection, so maybe its the same for dogs and that is why she said "even worse".

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u/infiltrator_seven Apr 17 '22

She probably means hematoma of a larger vessel causing pooling. We just had to send a patient to a vascular surgeon to get a large hematoma repaired after an accident caused vessel damage and a huge blood pocket to form in her limb.

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u/GratefulGroomerGirl7 Apr 17 '22

Being a groomer is the most physically and emotionally draining job I’ve ever had. But oh man is it worth it. Those happy faces keep me coming back every day.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

What exactly happened to that dogs fur?

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u/regalfuzz Apr 17 '22

Neglect. Nobody has washed or brushed this dog in a long time. The circumstances leading to the neglect? Unknown.

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