[Georgiapeach]

Poor Alfie! I groom my own dogs (I'm a pure amateur), due to the cost (4 dogs - yikes!!), and I've never done anything like that - OUCH!! I hope everything turns out okay.

One thing I noticed on this forum is that most of you keep a lot of facial hair on your dogs, which is really cute! I've only noticed one or two that have the face shaved. Rosie came to me with facial hair, but it got so messy and smelly, so I shaved it off. Since she's just a pet, I guess it doesn't really matter.

I groom Rosie and also 2 poodles that I have. Luckily, the lab just needs a good brushing a few times a week, and a bath every so often. After a weekend of grooming, I have a whole new appreciation for why groomers charge so much, especially the good ones!