westiemum Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Very funny Perse You'll keep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Very funny Perse You'll keep! he,he,he...... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Why feel sorry for the dogs??? They don't care what they look like andprobably love all the extra attention they get during the grooming process and afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Very clever - and all the dogs look quite happy. If you are a dog I don't suppose it matters if you are green and purple. And they probably love all the attention :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clover Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 It's not like they are harmed being creatively groomed, I would rather see that than a matted horrid mess of a dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal House Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I thought it was really creative, if somewhat over the top. But big $ in prizes probably reeled em in and they tend to take things quite seriously over there. They are being looked after, and probably enjoy the fuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Have to admit, if I had a big fluffy dog I'd so be turning it into a tiger and walking down the street with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozzie Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Does he look like he wants you to feel sorry for him???? It's great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trisven13 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Why feel sorry for the dogs??? They don't care what they look like andprobably love all the extra attention they get during the grooming process and afterwards. Ditto. It's not like they are harmed being creatively groomed, I would rather see that than a matted horrid mess of a dog. And having seen some horrendously matted dogs, I would much prefer this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Does he look like he wants you to feel sorry for him???? It's great. But - which end to cuddle :) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Absolutely ridiculous to me. The dog would have to be trained to tolerate it & would put up with it, dogs do as they are told are trained to do even when they don't like it & I can't see it enjoying it. A good brush, a clip & a blow dry done gently may be of some pleasure but hanging around wet with bits of hair divided & spending long periods being positioned this way & that would not be an enjoyable experience with my knowledge of grooming dogs. They do get tired & not like long, drawn out work done on them & this would be very prolonged & awkward for them. There is a middle line between neglected & groomed to this extreme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozzie Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Well, I wouldn't be cuddling his bum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espinay2 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 (edited) This explains the process: http://www.petedge.com/library/library.jsp?pageName=bs_creativegrooming The dogs are not on the table for long amounts of time. 1 to 3 hour sessions. To put in context, it takes two hours on average for me to just wash and dry a Pyrenean. My dogs are well used to the grooming and even enjoy it as it is special one on one time. I have trained them from puppies to find it enjoying and certainly not stressful or painful. Edited June 21, 2013 by espinay2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trisven13 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 And I've seen standard poodles being groomed for easily 2 plus hours at a dog show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katdogs Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I like the Seseme street one :) Not much scope for me to play with black Lab fur but I wouldn't mind getting Sammy turned into one of those gold-figured black Wedgwood figurines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katdogs Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 And I've seen standard poodles being groomed for easily 2 plus hours at a dog show. Me too. Some of those poodle people then spend 3 hours on themselves I reckon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascalmyshadow Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Christina you took the words out of my mouth. Anything over an hour for grooming IMO is too much in one go. Any dog i groom is given a break if the whole process is going to take more than an hour. These dogs look like they are being treated as play toys for everyone's amusement. I have dyed my own dogs ears in the past but they were on the table for no more than 20 mins to have it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trisven13 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Christina you took the words out of my mouth. Anything over an hour for grooming IMO is too much in one go. Any dog i groom is given a break if the whole process is going to take more than an hour. These dogs look like they are being treated as play toys for everyone's amusement. I have dyed my own dogs ears in the past but they were on the table for no more than 20 mins to have it done. So are poodle exhibitors also going too far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascalmyshadow Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 A couple of the dogs look stressed and the one with the Madagascar theme looks frightened if you look closely at its stance. I think a lot of breeders/exhibitors are ridiculous with what they put their dogs through. Grooming should be there for comfort, seeing dogs harnessed up for hours on a table is awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I am sure those Poodles and other long coated breeds in full show coat would get more than an hours grooming in total before going into the ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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