[nagdu] Nails was Re: Worlds best pet store + dog grooming = wicked amazing!

[Nicole B. Torcolini at Home]

I think that they also sell something that looks like a giant fingernail 
file for dogs. I'm 99% sure that that is what Lexia's groomer uses on her.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ava Foster" <avapup.7 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Worlds best pet store + dog grooming = wicked amazing!


>I have always washed my current dog, Cocoa - a Lab - myself. My first
> dog, a Rough Collie, I would wash myself, but often opted for a
> groomer because all of that fur took a LOT of work to keep looking so
> shiny and clean *smile*. Recently I decided to spoil Cocoa and took
> her to a groomer for a bath. As we left, and I handed over a small
> fortune, I really doubted the wisdom of my choice. I think we're back
> to bathtub bathing from now on! Also, Cocoa loves those antlers. I
> have to make sure I take them from her before they become small enough
> to swallow, though. There is a local chain near me called "Wash Your
> Dog" that sounds like your "Launder Mutt" *grin*. They will let you
> use their grooming equipment for less than if they did a full
> grooming. Oh! But the one thing I can't do, is trim my dog's nails. It
> just scares me, my hand shakes, so I always end up asking either my
> dad or someone at the vet's office to trim them, if they don't wear
> down enough. Ava
>
> On 2/19/12, Mark J. Cadigan <kramc11 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Worlds best pet store + dog grooming = wicked amazing!
>>
>>
>>
>> Do any of you have a pet store that is your absolute favorit? Do you shop 
>> at
>> small one of a kind shops, or big chain box stores?
>>
>>
>>
>> I was at the pet store today, and gave my dog a bath. That made a mess!!!
>> The pet shop has the cutest name ever!!! It's the launder mutt.
>>
>>
>>
>> Do you bathe your dogs yourself, or do you pay someone to do it?
>>
>>
>>
>> I found a few things there that you and your dogs may be interested in. I
>> got my dog an antler. He loves to chew on it; it is supposedly good for 
>> his
>> teeth and the like. I also got my dog a "z ridge" this works on a similar
>> principle to greanys, except it is grain free and all natural. It is
>> supposedly better, and so far lasts longer. He has been working at it for 
>> at
>> least 45 minutes, while greanys take maybe 5 minutes. He hasn't even 
>> eaten
>> 1/3 of it yet.
>>
>>
>>
>> Historicly, I gave my dog "solid gold" beef flavored treats. I found a 
>> new
>> brand I like better. The brand is "real meat" and, that's pretty much all
>> that's in them.
>>
>>
>>
>> Your dog fur saturated friend,
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
>>
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