October 26, 2000 - a day of surprises for Wendell de Dogg and Bijoux de la Brume Oceane.....

Although Wendell is used to getting clippered once or twice a year, our Bijoux has never had her hair cut more than an inch by her human mom. Today was a "red letter day" - we nervously took her to a recommended groomer who mostly does small white dogs and we had seen her work on two bichons - both done in a different way - one longish and one almost to the skin. Our thanks go out to Robyn Rosenthal, breeder and groomer of Coton de Tulear dogs in Virginia.  She sent us via e-mail some simple grooming instructions and a picture of a long puppy cut for Cotons. The groomer here, PetPourri, was really glad to get these instructions as she had never seen a Coton before (like so many people including vets).

Here are some pictures taken when we arrived home......
these are the BEFORE PICTURES:

AND NOW THE AFTER PICTURES:

Wendell is getting ready to do his most favorite thing - hunt for Geckos.....

This first picture is one of typical "doggie" behavior - checking to see if it really is Bijoux.

Bijoux still looks like a little lion with the wind blowing in her hair.

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