Dolce's magic haircut!

Last week I knew that we were in for warm weather over the 4th of July weekend, so I scheduled Dolce to get summer haircut. Poor little guy gets so overheated when we let his fur grow out..constantly panting and stretching out on the cooler floors.

I asked for some suggestions for a groomer because let's be honest, Dolce deserves the best and I'm a crazy woman that won't let jut anyone touch him...or any of my other dogs for that matter. I heard about Euphoria in Noho (saying Noho makes me feel very cool and swanky, like I'm in on a secret or something...it means North Hollywood for those not in the cool circle), so I did my due diligence and made sure they had a near perfect score on yelp.

I happened to be hiking the afternoon that Dolce went to be groomed, so I had a slight freak out when I realized that:

1) Brett was going to take him and he's a bit verbally challenged. Will he warn them that Dolce is like a delicate flower? They CAN'T be rough with him. He has a healing jaw for God's sake! (I tend to be a little over dramatic).

2) What kind of haircut was Brett going to tell them to give him? Was Dolce going to come out with another uneven lion cut? Or worst of all was he going to look like a Chinese Crested?? (no offense to the Chinese Crested lovers) Turns out Brett didn't really know what to tell them so they had to bust out some dogs and do a little doggie grooming fashion show for Brett to choose from.

Lucky for Brett, we picked up Dolce and he still looked cute. They shaved all of him except his tail, which now makes him look like a tiny-itty-bitty horse when you look at him from the back (I'll have to upload a photo), and kept his ear fur long. But BEST OF ALL, they trimmed the fur on the top and bottom of his feet!!! Let me explain why this is AWESOME!

Dolce had LONG fur on his feet (especially on the bottom) and the last groomer that we went to didn't even touch his feet! So he was given a lion cut and still had his little furry boots on! The poor guy slips and slides all over our hard wood floors. The worst and funniest thing he would do is walk backwards to get somewhere. It's true! Dolce would walk down the hall slowly and backwards to get to the kitchen. Since he's so independent and hates being picked up to get from point A to point B, I figured that as long as he's able to get himself where he wants, then he can continue in reverse. So with his feet now trimmed no more reverse only! He's running around the house, turning in circles and having a great time! Woohoo Dolce!

Best of all since he had his haircut it's like we have an all new dog! He's less grumpy (did you read a recent blog entry where I wrote that he growls at EVERYTHING?!?) and seems like he's so much happier! In fact we took Dolce and Brownie on a walk on Monday evening and he had the best time! His little itty-bitty horse tail was constantly wagging and he was SO HAPPY to be on a leash walking. Keep in mind this was the FIRST time we've ever taken him for a walk!

I don't know what it is about this haircut but it seems like it was magic. Dolce is happier, we're happier...win...win! I'll try my best to take a video tomorrow and upload it so you can see how excited he gets and happy he is!