[Dailydrool] Our Day

[Kristin Mielke]

today I took Hushy to our local pet feed store.  They were offering free 
nail trims.  At the vet this is 16 bucks, at the groomer 14...so I was a 
gamer.  We have tried the dremel but no dice with Mr. Hushymouse.
Off we go. We get there. I begin my usual claw clip routine. Brace myself 
and hold Basset tightly, were next in line.  While we wait there is a golden 
getting clipped and putting on a first class show.  We are talking Kujo 
here. Teeth, foaming moath, the whole deal. He is done, and heads for the 
door dragging his slave.  We approach the table....
I ask  the nice lady "Are you a groomer?" turns out she is a Vet in her last 
year of Vet school Residencey I guess. Perfect...I am getting happier about 
this by the minute.  All her utencils are there and I notice she is 
stearalizing between victims.  Or at least cleaning with some antiseptic 
stuff, so we go for it.  I put all 58 pounds of Hushmouse on the table and 
hold my breath and him.
Andddddddd.......Mr. Hushy decides that he will indeed cooperate and gives 
her a paw. WHAT...What....What the hell...this is the dog the vet threatened 
to put under the next time for claw clipping. The holy terror the groomer 
refuses to do, with the too close to the quick nails.
He just sat there having his pawdicure while she happily stuffed cookies in 
his mouth.  The whole producion took about 15 minutes.  We have an 
appointment to go back in two weeks for another trim to help bring the quick 
back. .
I left her a sizable tip, and made a donation to Rescue which was benefiting 
from the Claw Clip Clinic.
Hushy got a cookie and a toy. His nails are trimmed and nicely filled into 
little ovals. Folks this was FREE...I repeat FREE. Husband could not believe 
it.
In other news we are trying a new kibble. I know I am a SUCKER.  But I just 
keep trying to find a kibble that I can use when a raw diet is not an easy 
deal.  I think it is called naturally Wild and is make by the Eukanuba 
people. The venison and potato variety is what we are trying.  It meets the 
allergy needs of Hushy, so I am giving it a go ..but only as a back up to 
the raw diet.  So far it has worked out.  Hushy ate it for dinner and it is 
still down.  Also, when I soaked it, it did not swell up.  Kibble that does 
goes directly in the garbage, as we have done the Bloat dance and do not 
want to EVER do that again.
So things are generally good. Drool to everyone. Especially Rupert our 
newest member of the Zipper club. For the Ruperts slaves "It could be 
worse...foreign object removal starts at 2000.00$ here..that does not 
include meds, Xrays, and follow up....plastic is fantastic LOL)

Kris (I still can't believe it..FREEEeeeeeeeee)
Hushy (She had some very good cookies...)