KimTheKerman
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Before the groomer. Massive patches of wool still stuck in the undercoat. Some mattet patches, too.
Couldn't brush him myself when he started molting due to my weakness from cancer. (It has been beaten now. All is good)
At the groomer. What you are looking at is a kilogram of wool next to him.
And this is when they were half done with his groom.
The rest of the groom was more about unmatting his coat and repairing any damage done without cutting his furr off
They estimated about 2 and a half hours to get hims done, but he was such a good boy that they finished in only 1 and a half hour.
This it the final result after the session.
I bought the same brush they used and will begin giving him a good 15-30 minute brush every sunday to maintain this silky soft coat.
Upside-down derp-dog tax?
Front page edit:
Thank you all for the upvotes and congrats on beating my cancer!
Love you IMGUR.
Send pupperinos if you're gonna send anything, cute, funny and derpy ones.
loyboys215
Woolf
SonvaCumberbatch
Unfloof the woof
bigyellowdog
Looks like it it time for belly rubs!
DruidRaccoon
Send the fur off to be made into yarn and make him a pillow.
TheMayorOfTittyCity
You can have it spun into yarn. Kinda cool to have it made into something.
Zahnradfee
Use that wool to spin yarn and make a piece of clothing. It looks soft.
PaulDam
A kilogram of steel is heavier
Croshnar
Brings sheep dog a whole new meaning
Longgone4now
Make a matching sweater with the leftover wool.
thehotpinkmess
So glad you are better!!
NotaCPA
Had to do soemthing similar. My mother didn't have cancer though, just a lazy alcoholic. Poor dog shedding so bad and overheated. 2 hours!
TCGView
I am kind of surprised there isn't a company out there that makes clothing out of shedded dog fur.
CHICKINGNUGGER
https://www.treehugger.com/pets/knit-your-dog-transforms-dog-hair-hand-knitted-clothing.html
drdavessardogs
Jordy says: "Did you say Derpy?"
RealiTiredCrusader
Save that fur that came off and make a coat
blackdragonx1186
Hopefully you're in a cool climate. Here in the desert I see so many of them
Kuvajainen
What brush was it?
BenedictEggpatch
Congrats on beating cancer and having a beautiful happy dog!
Kotleta2
Glad you tackled the problem! All the best with recovery for you and the dog! =]
stronomer
It's strange how wolved could ever survive in the wild, isn't it?
sarabear
Welcome to the survivors club! Been here a decade myself, IT’S THE BEST
mypatronusisapizza
Such a lovely looking floof
pyrokiller47
Poor baby. You should be ashamed! That is way too late, better late than never but no dog should become that matted. He is a very good boy.
Kotleta2
The owner was sick. They obviously knew about the fur problem and tackled as they could best. The dog is better now, no need to be harsh.
KimTheKerman
Sadly cancer made me unable to tackle the problem. Thankfully we live quite North so the weather has not been too warm yet.
DuckyBird101
You could knit yourself a sweater!
BlameTheDeer
Ah yes the annual cost sheeding for Malamutes. The amount of fur taken off from the groomers is 100% accurate. The fur apply never ends lol.
HuntFishWisconsin
Furminator....
chickenboo
awesome brush for summer with a norwegian forest cat
Kuvajainen
Not to be used for arctic doggos!
1LostPuppy
Explain????
tangybreath
Oh, why?
SkyeIngram17
The brunt of the work was mostly likely done with a slicker brush, dematting tool and a comb. Also a Mars comb if the groomer had it. And
SkyeIngram17
a really powerful force dryer to blow as much out as possible before brushing.
HuntFishWisconsin
We Had two huskies, and that FURminator was a savior when they were blowing their coat. I’ll have to look up the other tools you mentioned
alpacasaurusrex
I had one for my GSD/Vizsla mix & my pure GSD. Life. Savers. Especially the purebred.
HuntFishWisconsin
No matter how much home grooming what we did, they were always 10 pounds lighter coming back from the groomer
ssadhana86746
So adorable! I’m so glad he beat cancer.
KimTheKerman
I should clarify; it was the owner who had cancer. Not the poocherino (thankfully!)
KimTheKerman
I apologize for making it seem otherwise, terribly sorry. I deserve all the downvotes.
tiniweiner
Hey dogs are fantastic and your boy is very good but it's way better that you beat cancer. Congrats
ssadhana86746
No!! It’s great that the owner is doing better!! All love here
pbubs
No down votes for you! It's relatively clear what you meant ^^ glad you kicked cancers butt
Terwin94
Groomed him without cutting or shaving him? 10/10 good curl owner <3
Jennnanigans
Came to say this. Shaving huskies is very bad for them.
Worgenbully
Right? I watch 'my favorite dog groomer' on YT and get frustrated with the unnecessary shave downs
nyaargh
i mean.. u never shave a double coated dog, even in a hot country
Someshithead241
When they molt like that, it comes out with very little resistance, so I would be surprised if they had to
Gantzz321
only reason to shave a husky is for medical issues, not for change of season
KimTheKerman
Some groomers will shave if the furr is mattet. This is not nessecary or recommendet. It is just plain lazy and damaging to the coat.
PropaneTankNSpank
For huskies? Definitely. There are other breeds with curly fur where if it's terribly matted, you do need to shave. It suffocates the skin.
bemyoppa
What's heavier, a kilogram of steel or a kilogram of wool?
Josekell
*Scottish accent* I don’t get it...
Zahnradfee
The kilogram of steel. Kilogram is a unit of mass, so it's always the same. But if you want to find of "heaviness", you are measuring the >
Zahnradfee
weight force in a given environment, here probably the surface of Earth. Now, Earth has an atmosphere and in that atmosphere both steel and>
Zahnradfee
wool experience buoyancy, but the density of wool is smaller than that of steel so it experiences more buoyancy which makes it lighter.
ImNotGayBut20BucksIs20Bucks
sarabear
Found the scientist
tub8tor
What is the metric version of weight/pounds
Zahnradfee
Kilogramm is the SI-unit for mass. The unit of measurement for weight is that of force, which in the International System of Units (SI) >
amatte
So... What you gonna do with the fur?
KimTheKerman
No idea. I do know of an elder lady who likes to spindle wool. But i think Pets At Home sends it off to be used in some kind of charity.
KimTheKerman
Not sure about what they do with it though, so dont qoute me on that!
Zahnradfee
You should ask the lady if she wants it.
KimTheKerman
It is sadly out of my hands now. I forgot to ask what they were gonna do with the furr. Oh well, next time :)
AusThordis
One thing about dogs, especially spitz-types- there's always more fur!
OneBabyOneHamburgerBun
Been meaning to take my "little" girl in. How much does grooming run anyway?
sarabear
Grooming is one of the things I consistently find Groupons for. Many small business will honor the offer without actually buying the groupon
KimTheKerman
The first groomer i sought out asked 100 pound, and estimated an 8 hour job. Pets At Home asked 38 pound and did it 1 and half hour.
wetbandits23
...an EIGHT hour job? Jeez.
OneBabyOneHamburgerBun
Thanks for that. So 100% erratic mess when it comes to pricing. Shopping around it is then!
ImNotGayBut20BucksIs20Bucks
Do a lot of shopping around so many people over charge. We luckily found a good groomer who isn't badly priced and will even pick up the dog
EinsteinsFitAsAFiddle
The PetSmart grooming center did a furminator/groom on my fluffy girl for $90 before tip. 3 hrs and they did a great job.
HerrHat
38 pounds for an hour and a half work? Somebody's not getting paid properly.
pbubs
They get paid wages by the company :)
HerrHat
yes, but the company has to make money from somewhere. They can cover the cost with pet shop sales but the grooming doesn't stay afloat.
pbubs
Pets at home know what they're doing. They had a net income of £62m last year so their sales, up selling and other services etc.
missingdodo
Like 100 for 8 hours is any better...
HerrHat
yup. that's even worse.
1337firewife
I was gonna say that too! 12.50 an hour is too low for this kind of work
tangybreath
Is that low? That's 25 pound an hour
HerrHat
Yep, 25 pounds an hour, but from that they have pay wages, taxes, materials and tools, rent and make some profit. 1/2
HerrHat
Also, if they expected this to take an hour longer, they have to cover some of that hour with income from this. 2/2