"Toby"

This is Toby, a 3 year old Old English Sheepdog. The poor guy was in such bad condition. There wasn't a groomer around that would even look twice at attempting it. Besides the fact that he was recently adopted by the present owner from the pound, he had a major attitude problem. He was impossible to approach without him wanting to remove a finger or two with his beautiful, sharp teeth. The owner has tried to brush the dog with no luck. They came to me as a recommendation from the vet to see if I would even attempt the job. I was hesitant, but my heart went out to him. Even though he was not the friendliest of animals, if I didn't groom him, who would? I couldn't bear the thought of him suffering like that any longer. So after an assessment of the situation I came to the conclusion that with a full vet check, the only way to even attempt doing this dog would be full IV sedation under the watchful eyes of the vet. As you can see he is big and completely knocked out, and the safest way to do the grooming was on the floor. He had to be muzzled during the last hour because he woke up and managed to bite me and the owner. All in all, it was a success! It took 4 hours, and #10 & #30 blades to complete the grooming job. He woke up, and I'm sure went home and rolled around in the grass since he could feel his skin again!

Groomer: Candy Levine Doppert
Location: Surrey, BC, Canada